Christian Michael Parker (born July 3, 1975 in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico

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) is a former American

United States

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 baseball

Baseball

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 player. He was drafted by the Montreal Expos

Montreal Expos

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 in the 4th round of the 1996 amateur draft

1996 Major League Baseball Draft

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. Parker has played in one Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 game during his career, which came on April 6, 2001. He pitched three innings for the New York Yankees

New York Yankees

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, and gave up seven runs in three innings, while striking out one.

Parker was the player to be named later in the trade that sent Hideki Irabu

Hideki Irabu

was a professional baseball player of Okinawan and American mixed ancestry. He played professionally in both Japan and the United States.-Early life:...

 to Montreal. Following the 2002 season, he was granted free agency

Free agent

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, and went on to sign with New York once more, although he never again appeared in a Major League game. He was granted free agency after the 2003 season, and ended up singing with Montreal again. He signed with the Colorado Rockies

Colorado Rockies

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 after the 2004 season.

On May 12, , while playing for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox

Colorado Springs Sky Sox

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 in the Rockies organization, Parker was suspended for violating the minor league steroid policy. He was again a free agent following the 2005 season, and has not signed with a team since.

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