Michael Wayne Christopher (born November 3, 1963) is an American former

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. He is an alumnus of East Carolina University. Drafted by the

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in the 7th round of the

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, Christopher would make his Major League Baseball debut with the

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on September 10, 1991, and appear in his final game on May 11, 1996. One of the highlights of Christopher's career came on September 5, 1995. He pitched 4 innings of shutout baseball to hold down a 6-4 Tigers victory over the Twins and save the game for starting pitcher

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. It was the only save of Christopher's major league career.

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