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John Christensen
John Christensen
	Outfielder
	Born: September 5, 1960 (age 64); Downey, California
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
	September 13, 1984, for the New York Mets
Last appearance
	October 1, 1988, for the Minnesota Twins
Career statistics
Batting average	.224
Home runs	5
Runs batted in	33
Teams
	New York Mets (1984-1985); Seattle Mariners (1987); Minnesota Twins (1988);

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John Lawrence Christensen (born September 9, 1960 in Downey, California) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played four seasons in the major leagues between 1984 and 1988.

New York Mets

Christensen was originally drafted by the California Angels out of Troy High School in Fullerton, California in the 16th round of the 1978 Major League Baseball Draft, but elected instead to attend California State University. The New York Mets then selected him in the second round of the 1981 Major League Baseball Draft. After batting .313 at triple A Tiderwater, he debuted with the Mets as a September call-up in 1984, batting .273 with three runs batted in and two runs scored with the big league club.

Two blockbuster trades

Christensen's numbers tailed off considerably in 1985; he batted only .212 with the Tidewater Tides, and .186 with the Mets. Following the season, the Mets traded Christensen to the Boston Red Sox along with Calvin Schiraldi, Wes Gardner and La Schelle Tarver for Bob Ojeda, Tom McCarthy, John Mitchell and Chris Bayer. After spending all of 1986 with the International League's Pawtucket Red Sox, he was sent as the player to be named later in the deal that netted Boston Dave Henderson and Spike Owen from the Seattle Mariners.

Seattle Mariners

Christensen batted .385 for Seattle's double A Southern League affiliate, the Chattanooga Lookouts in 1987. However, it did not translate to major league success for him as he batted only .242 in 53 games for the M's. He was again batting .300 in the minor leagues when the Mariners released him on May 23, 1988. He joined the Minnesota Twins for the remainder of the season, at the end of which, he was released.

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 ==Seattle Mariners==
-Christensen batted .385 for Seattle's double A [[Southern League (baseball)|Southern League]] affiliate, the [[Chattanooga Lookouts]] in {{By|1987}}. However, it did not translate to major league success for him as he batted only .242 in 53 games for the M's. He was again batting .300 in the [[minor leagues]] when the Mariners released him on May 23, {{By|1988}}. He caught on with the [[Minnesota Twins]] for the remainder of the season, at the end of which, he was released.
+Christensen batted .385 for Seattle's double A [[Southern League (baseball)|Southern League]] affiliate, the [[Chattanooga Lookouts]] in {{By|1987}}. However, it did not translate to major league success for him as he batted only .242 in 53 games for the M's. He was again batting .300 in the [[minor leagues]] when the Mariners released him on May 23, {{By|1988}}. He joined the [[Minnesota Twins]] for the remainder of the season, at the end of which, he was released.
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