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Christopher Ellis Duffy (born April 20 , 1980 in Brattleboro, Vermont ) is a Major League Baseball player who plays Outfield for the Pittsburgh Pirates . Before his major league career he played baseball for two seasons at South Mountain Community College in Arizona. In 2000 he was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 43rd round of the Draft , but opted to attend Arizona State University instead. At Arizona in 2001 , he batted .373 with four home runs, 37 RBIS and 20 stolen bases and was named a First Team All-Pac-10 selection. That year, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 8th round and accepted a contract with them. He made steady progress through the Pirates' minor league system from 2002 to 2005 , spending time with their teams in Williamsport , Lynchburg , Altoona and Indianapolis . Over 5 minor league seasons and 524 games, he achieved a .299 batting average with 27 home runs and 190 RBI. In 2005, Duffy received his first call-up to the majors on April 7, but spent only two weeks with the team before returning to Indianapolis on April 21. On July 17, he was again called up and spent the rest of the season on the Pirates' roster. Before an injury in late August ended his season, he hit .341 with 1 home run and 9 RBI in 39 games with the Pirates. In 2006 Duffy is expected to be the Pirates' starting center fielder. |
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