Chris Widger

Chris Widger
Sussex County Miners – No. 26
Catcher / Manager
Born: (1971-05-21) May 21, 1971 (age 53)
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 23, 1995, for the Seattle Mariners
Last MLB appearance
September 15, 2006, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
Batting average.238
Home runs55
Runs batted in222
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Christopher Jon Widger (born May 21, 1971) is an American professional baseball coach and former catcher who is currently the manager for the Sussex County Miners of the Frontier League. He played for the Seattle Mariners (1995-1996, 2000), Montreal Expos (1997-2000), New York Yankees (2002), St. Louis Cardinals (2003), Chicago White Sox (2005-2006), and Baltimore Orioles (2006).

In January 2020, after a few seasons as a minor league bench coach, he was named the manager of the Wilmington Blue Rocks, then promoted to similar positions with the Quad Cities River Bandits in 2021 and the Northwest Arkansas Naturals in 2022.