Chris Oxspring
| Chris Oxspring | |
|---|---|
 At 2010 MLB Australian Academy | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: 13 May 1977 Ipswich, Australia | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| debut | |
| 2 September, 2005, for the San Diego Padres | |
| MLB statistics (through 2005 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 3.75 |
| Strikeouts | 11 |
| KBO statistics (through 2015 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 49–40 |
| Earned run average | 3.90 |
| Strikeouts | 567 |
| ABL statistics (through 2013 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 12–8 |
| Strikeouts | 202 |
| Teams | |
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Baseball | ||
Representing  Australia
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Athens 2004 | Team |
Chris Andrew Oxspring (born 13 May 1977 in Ipswich, Australia) is an Australian right-handed pitcher currently playing for the KT Wiz of the Korea Baseball Organization.
Oxspring joined the Hanshin Tigers in Japan for the 2006 season. On 15 December 2006, Oxspring signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. On 10 July 2007, his contract with the Brewers was sold to the LG Twins of the Korea Baseball Organization just one day before serving as the Pacific Coast League's starting pitcher in the 2007 Triple-A All-Star Game.
Internationally, Oxspring was a star for Australia in the 2004 Olympics, pitching 2–0 with wins both against Japan, earning him a silver medal.
Oxspring had the honour of throwing out the first official pitch of the Australian Baseball League to catcher Andrew Graham when the Blue Sox played the Canberra Cavalry on 6 November 2010. Oxspring threw six shutout innings in a game Sydney won 1–0.[1]
On 8 December 2010, while playing with the Sydney Oxspring signed a minor league deal with an invitation to Spring training with the Detroit Tigers. At the end of the 2010–11 Australian Baseball League regular season, he led the league in innings pitched (68.2), game started (11) and strikeouts (71).[2]
In June 2011, Detroit released Oxspring after struggling for their AAA affiliate, the Toledo Mud Hens conceding a 6.53 ERA over 20.2 innings. He shortly after signed with independent team the Somerset Patriots for the remainder of 2011.
Since 2013, Oxspring has been playing with the Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization.
References
- ^ Sydney vs Canberra Boxscore 6 November 2010 – Australian Baseball League
- ^ ABL League Pitching Leaders – Australian Baseball League
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization
- Chris Oxspring at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Baseball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Australian expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Australian expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Australian expatriate baseball players in South Korea
- Major League Baseball players from Australia
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- San Diego Padres players
- Hanshin Tigers players
- LG Twins players
- Lotte Giants players
- KT Wiz players
- 2009 World Baseball Classic players
- Olympic baseball players of Australia
- Olympic silver medalists for Australia
- Cook County Cheetahs players
- Lake Elsinore Storm players
- Fort Wayne Wizards players
- Mobile BayBears players
- Portland Beavers players
- Nashville Sounds players
- Olympic medalists in baseball
- Sydney Blue Sox players
- Somerset Patriots players
- 2013 World Baseball Classic players
- Toledo Mud Hens players
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Peoria Javelinas players