Chris Parmelee

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chris Parmelee
Occupation	Baseball First Baseman
Date Of Birth	Feb 24, 1988(1988-02-24)
Age	36
Birthplace	Long Beach
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Aquarius

Chris Parmelee Biography

Chris Parmelee is one of the most popular and richest Baseball First Baseman who was born on February 24, 1988 in Long Beach, California, United States. Christopher Matthew Parmelee (born February 24 in 1988) is an American professional baseball first baseman and right fielder who is an unrestricted free agent. He is 6 feet and 1 inches (1.85 meters) and weighs 220 pounds (95 kg) and he bats and throws left handed. He was previously a player for Major League Baseball (MLB) with The Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees.

Parmelee began this season at Fort Myers, but was soon promoted into the Double-A New Britain Rock Cats. In his debut season at the level, he hit .275 over 111 games however his power numbers declined with only six homers. This resulted in Parmelee being back in New Britain for the 2011 season, in which he increased his stats to the .287 average batting with 13 homers across the 142 games.

With the Twins’ regular first baseman, Justin Morneau, starting the season as the designated hitter, Parmelee opened the 2012 season with the Twins as their starting first baseman despite not yet having played at triple-A. Morneau was placed on the disabled list in April, but Parmelee struggled as well, batting just .179 and without a home run through mid-May and was optioned to the triple-A Rochester Red Wings on May 16 when Morneau was activated.

With Morneau recovered, the Twins made Parmelee their starting right fielder on Opening Day of the 2013 season. In early May, Parmelee started sharing right field duties with Oswaldo Arcia. Ryan Doumit also got time in right field. Parmelee also got starts at first base filling in for Justin Morneau. At the All-Star break, Parmelee was optioned to Rochester. At the time, Parmelee was hitting .223 with 8 HR and 20 RBI. Playing first base and right field for Rochester, in 45 games, he hit .231 with 3 HR and 22 RBI. On September 9, Parmelee was recalled by the Twins after Rochester’s season was over. Parmelee split first base duties with Chris Colabello to finish the season. In 101 games with Minnesota in 2013, Parmelee hit .228 with 8 HR and 24 RBI.

Parmelee started the 2009 season with the Twins Advanced-A affiliate named The Fort Myers Miracle, with which he batted .244 with five RBIs and five home runs in the opening portion of the year. He was joined by teammates Carlos Gutierrez, Chris Cates Chris Cates, Carlos Gutierrez along with Ben Revere as All-stars for the Florida State League’s Southern division, and won the home run derby that was played prior to the game.

Chris Parmelee Net Worth

Chris Parmelee is one of the richest Baseball First Baseman from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chris Parmelee 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The Twins picked Parmelee in the 1st round (20th overall) selection of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft after the player was able to hit .407 which included 11 home runs as well as 26 run batted into (RBIs) in his senior year in Chino Hills High School in Chino Hills, California. The moment Parmelee was signed by the Twins signed Parmelee the following day, he quickly became one of the team’s best power hitting prospects and was expected to be a key player in their middle lineup in the coming years.

Parmelee began his professional journey as a player for the Twins affiliate in the rookie league called named the Gulf Coast Twins. After hitting .279 which included eight home runs over 45 games, he received an upgrade to Single-A Beloit Snappers. He was back in Beloit during the 2007 season. In 2007, the team scored .239 with an impressive 15 home runs for the team over 128 matches. He was back in Beloit for the second time in 2008 because of an abundance of outfielders within the Twins farm system. Even though he was out for a significant portion of the season because of fractured wrists and the similar .239 per-inning batting average, he almost matched the 2007 output hitting 14 homers within a mere 69 contests. He also succeeded in improving his on-base rate of .313 and up .385 as well as his slugging rate increased from .414 up to .496.

After clubbing 74 home runs and driving in 370 runs over six years in the minor leagues, Parmelee received his first call to the majors in September

2011. He, Joe Benson and Liam Hendriks all started for the Twins in their big league debuts on September 6. He hit a single in his first major league at bat to lead off the second, but was stranded at third as the Twins were shut out by Chicago White Sox pitcher Jake Peavy. The following day, he collected his first two major league RBIs with a double to center off John Danks in the Twins’ 5-4 victory over the White Sox. On September 17 against the Cleveland Indians, Parmelee went 3-for-3 and hit his first major league home run in the eighth inning off Josh Judy. He finished the year with a .355 average, four home runs and 14 RBI in 21 games.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Chris Parmelee Dating?

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On July 26, 2017, Parmelee signed a minor league deal with the Miami Marlins. He elected free agency on November 6, 2017.

Facts & Trivia

Chris Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball First Baseman. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Chris Parmelee celebrates birthday on February 24 of every year.