Chris Iannetta
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| Colorado Rockies — No. 20 | |
| Catcher | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
|---|---|
| August 27, 2006 for the Colorado Rockies | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2006) |
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| AVG | .260 |
| RBI | 10 |
| HR | 2 |
Christopher Domenic Iannetta (born April 8, 1983 in Providence, Rhode Island) is an American born baseball player currently playing catcher for the Colorado Rockies.
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[edit] High School
Iannetta attended Saint Raphael Academy, a high school in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
[edit] College
Iannetta attended University of North Carolina and played catcher and first base.
[edit] As a sophomore (2003)
Finished fourth on the squad with a .319 average and ranked third with 55 RBI
- Started 63 games, mainly at catcher
- Posted 74 hits, including 13 doubles and eight homers
- Compiled 21 multi-hit games on the season, including career-best equaling 4-for-5 efforts against the University of Maryland on April 12 and Princeton University on March 19
- Drove in a career-high four runs against Ball State University on March 10 and East Carolina University on April 16
- Doubled twice against both Elon (April 22) and NC State in the ACC Tournament (May 24)
- Named to the NCAA Starkville Regional All-Tournament Team
- Had five hits and four RBI in the Tar Heels' NCAA Tournament run. Summer 2003: Earned Defensive Player of the Year honors in the New England Collegiate Baseball League as a member of the Newport Gulls
- Also selected to the NECBL All-Star Game after and batted .302 with 20 RBI on the season.
[edit] The Majors
Iannetta was drafted by the Colorado Rockies. He played the majority of the 2006 season with Double A Tulsa Drillers before being promoted to Triple A Colorado Springs Sky Sox. Iannetta was promoted to the majors in late August.
Collected first career hit August 27, 2006 against the San Diego Padres.
[edit] Trivia
- Brother Matt also attended University of North Carolina. (2005-Current)
- Brother Matt also played for the Newport Gulls. (2006-2007)[1]
- Iannetta has worn the number 26 for most of his college and minor league career. When he joined the Rockies he started wearing number 20.
- Iannetta said that his favorite team as a kid was the Boston Red Sox and his favorite player was Alex Rodriguez.
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