{{short description|American baseball player (born 1983)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Chris Seddon |image=Giants Seddon 49.JPG |caption=Seddon with the Yomiuri Giants |position=Pitcher |bats=Left |throws=Left |birth_date={{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1983|10|13}} |birth_place=Northridge, California, U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=September 3 |debutyear=2007 |debutteam=Florida Marlins | debut2league = KBO | debut2date = March 31 | debut2year = 2013 | debut2team = SK Wyverns | finalleague = MLB | finaldate = October 3 | finalyear = 2012 | finalteam = Cleveland Indians | final3league = KBO | final3date = June 9 | final3year = 2016 | final3team = SK Wyverns |debut3team=Yomiuri Giants |debut3date=April 9 |debut3year=2014 |debut3league=NPB |final2league=NPB |final2date=September 25 |final2year=2014 |final2team=Yomiuri Giants |debut4team=Lamigo Monkeys |debut4date=April 23 |debut4year=2015 |debut4league=CPBL |final4league=CPBL |final4date=June 20 |final4year=2017 |final4team=Fubon Guardians |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Win–loss record |stat1value=2–3 |stat2label=Earned run average |stat2value=5.47 |stat3label=Strikeouts |stat3value=44 | stat2league = KBO | stat21label = Win–loss record | stat21value = 26–16 | stat22label = Earned run average | stat22value = 3.90 | stat23label = Strikeouts | stat23value = 270 |stat3league = NPB |stat31label=Win–loss record |stat31value=4–5 |stat32label=Earned run average |stat32value=4.67 |stat33label=Strikeouts |stat33value=37 |stat4league = CPBL |stat41label=Win–loss record |stat41value=6–10 |stat42label=Earned run average |stat42value=4.83 |stat43label=Strikeouts |stat43value=109 |teams= * Florida Marlins ({{mlby|2007}}) * Seattle Mariners ({{mlby|2010}}) * Cleveland Indians ({{mlby|2012}}) * SK Wyverns ({{baseball year|2013}}) * Yomiuri Giants ({{npby|2014}}) * Lamigo Monkeys ({{baseball year|2015}}) * SK Wyverns ({{baseball year|2015}}–{{baseball year|2016}}) * Fubon Guardians ({{baseball year|2017}}) }}
'''Christopher Jon Seddon''' (born October 13, 1983) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Seddon was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the fifth round of the 2001 Major League Baseball draft. He later went on to play in the Devil Rays organization (2001–2007), the Florida Marlins organization (2007–2008), the Seattle Mariners organization (2009–2010) and the Cleveland Indians organization (2012). On September 3, 2007, Seddon made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Marlins. He has also played in Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) for the SK Wyverns and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants.
== Professional career ==
===Tampa Bay Devil Rays=== Seddon was drafted in the fifth round of the 2001 Major League Baseball draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays out of Canyon High School in Santa Clarita, California.
===Florida Marlins=== He was called up by the Florida Marlins and made his major league debut on September 3, {{mlby|2007}}. He spent all of {{Baseball year|2008}} playing for the Albuquerque Isotopes, the Marlins' Triple-A team and became a free agent at the end of the season.
===Seattle Mariners=== In December {{mlby|2008}}, he signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners. He was granted Free Agency after the {{Baseball year|2009}} season but decided to re-sign to minor league contract with the Mariners. On July 15, 2010, Seddon was called up by the Mariners.<ref>[http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=374&sid=343277 M's Open Second Half With Moves] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100724022247/http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=374&sid=343277 |date=July 24, 2010 }}</ref> He made his debut for the Mariners 2 days later.
Following the 2010 season, he accepted an invitation to Mariners' spring training.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.seattlepi.com/baseball/archives/229508.asp|title=Home}}</ref>
===Cleveland Indians=== On January 9, 2012, Seddon signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians. He also received an invitation to spring training.
Seddon's contract was purchased by the Indians on August 5, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indians promote LHP Chris Seddon from Triple-A Columbus|url=http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120805&content_id=36160754&vkey=pr_cle&c_id=cle|access-date=2012-08-05|archive-date=2013-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219072713/http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120805&content_id=36160754&vkey=pr_cle&c_id=cle|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was designated for assignment on November 30, 2012, to make room for Mike McDade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/11/indians-claim-mike-mcdade-designate-seddon.html|title=Indians Claim Mike McDade, Designate Seddon|date=November 30, 2012|accessdate=November 30, 2012}}</ref>
===SK Wyverns=== On December 6, 2012, Seddon had his contract sold to the SK Wyverns in South Korea.
===Yomiuri Giants=== He signed with the Yomiuri Giants of the Nippon Professional Baseball League for the 2014 season.
===Lamigo Monkeys=== On April 13, 2015, he signed with the Lamigo Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan.
===Second Stint with Wyverns=== Seddon signed with the SK Wyverns for the 2015 season.
===Fubon Guardians=== Seddon signed with the Fubon Guardians of the Chinese Professional Baseball League for the 2017 season. On June 23, 2017, Seddon was released by the Guardians after struggling to a 5.92 ERA in 65.1 innings pitched.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cpblstats.com/guardians-released-chris-seddon-market-new-foreign-pitcher-foreign-players-updates-vol30/|title = Guardians released Chris Seddon. Jeremy Guthrie on watchlist?|date = 23 June 2017}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == *{{baseball stats |mlb=434629 |espn=28894 |br=s/seddoch01 |fangraphs=3833 |brm=seddon001chr}} *[http://eng.koreabaseball.com/teams/playerinfopitcher/summary.aspx?pcode=63810 Career statistics and player information] from Korea Baseball Organization
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