Christopher Desmond Stynes (born January 19, 1973) is an American former Major League Baseball utility player.[1]

Early life

Christopher Desmond Stynes was born in Queens, New York, and attended Boca Raton Community High School in Florida.[2] He attended Florida Atlantic University.[3]

His grandfather Joe Stynes won the 1923 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship; his cousin Jim Stynes was a legend for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League.[4]

Career

Among the Minor League Baseball teams that he played for was the Knoxville Smokies.[5][6]

He played in the majors from 1995 to 2004 for the Kansas City Royals,[1] Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Baltimore Orioles.[1]

Noted for his base-running speed, he managed to steal 3 consecutive bases in a single inning (second, third and then home-plate) while a member of the Kansas City Royals on May 12, 1996, during an 8–5 win against the Seattle Mariners.[7]

In the 1997 season, Stynes had 7 hits in his first 7 at bats, setting an MLB record for most consecutive hits to start a season. The record was broken in 2021 by Yermín Mercedes, who went 8-for-8 to start the 2021 season.[8]

Stynes missed nearly a month of play during the 2001 season[9] after a pitch from Aaron Sele hit Stynes in the cheek, breaking the cheekbone in two places.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c Pete Palmer; Gary Gillette; Stuart Shea. The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing Company; 1 February 2006. ISBN 978-1-4027-3625-4. p. 680.
  2. ^ "Chris Stynes Trades and Transactions". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  3. ^ "Chris Stynes Stats". ESPN. May 19, 1995. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  4. ^ Bechtel, Mark (May 4, 1998). "Spotlight: Getting His Irish Up: Leftfielder Chris Stynes has become the Reds' red-hot spark plug". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 4, 2014. his grandfather, Joe Stynes, played Irish Rules football
  5. ^ Patton, Robes (July 24, 1994). "Halfway There". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  6. ^ "Chris Stynes Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. January 19, 1973. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  7. ^ "Retrosheet Boxscore Seattle Mariners 8, Kansas City Royals 5". Retrosheet. Retrieved May 27, 2008.
  8. ^ Zahn, Matt (April 3, 2021). "White Sox' Yermín Mercedes Becomes First Player Since 1900 To Start Season With 8 Straight Hits". CBS Chicago. Associated Press. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  9. ^ "Cubs Sign Infielder Chris Stynes". MRT. January 1, 2002. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  10. ^ Hickey, John (May 10, 2001). "Mariners Notebook: Both teams concerned after Stynes hit by pitch". Seattle PI. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
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