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**Chris Ray**

Baltimore Orioles — No. 37
Relief pitcher
Born: January 12, 1982 (1982-01-12) (age 26) Tampa, Florida
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
June 14, 2005 for the Baltimore Orioles
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Win-Loss	10-13
Earned run average	3. A relief pitcher or reliever is a Baseball or Softball Pitcher who enters the game after the Starting pitcher is removed due to injury Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 19
Strikeouts	138
Teams
Baltimore Orioles (2005-present)

Christopher Thomas Ray (born January 12, 1982, in Tampa, Florida) is a current Major League closer for the Baltimore Orioles. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the In Baseball, a closing pitcher, more frequently referred to as a closer (abbreviated CL) is a Relief pitcher who specializes in closing out The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Ray graduated from Hillsborough High School in Tampa, Florida, ^[1] and was drafted in the third round of the 2003 MLB amateur draft out of The College of William and Mary. Hillsborough High School can refer to Hillsborough High School (Florida in Hillsborough County Florida Hillsborough High School (New Jersey Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to The College of William and Mary (officially The College of William and Mary in Virginia, also known as William & Mary or W&M) is a Public university He spent the 2003 and 2004 seasons in the Orioles minor league system before being called up in June of 2005. Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series He bats and throws right-handed and wears #37. Someone who is right-handed will prefer to use this hand for everyday activities such as writing, maintaining personal hygiene, Cooking and so forth 37 ( thirty-seven) is the Natural number following 36 and preceding 38.

In 2005, Ray allowed only 2 earned runs in just under 20 innings. However, during the month of August, Ray was optioned to the Orioles' Class AA affiliate, the Bowie Baysox. The Bowie Baysox are a Minor league baseball team located in Bowie Maryland. His stint at Bowie was brief, as he was called up again in late August. The second stint with the Orioles saw Ray allow 4 earned runs in 16 innings. Ray finished 2005 with a 2. 66 ERA in 40 innings pitched over 41 games, compiling a win-loss record of 1-3 with 8 holds. In Baseball, innings pitched (IP are the number of Innings a Pitcher has completed measured by the number of batters and Baserunners A hold (abbreviated HLD or H) is awarded to a Relief pitcher who enters the game in a save situation that is one of the following Ray also compiled a 1. 28 WHIP. In Baseball statistics, Walks plus hits per inning pitched ( WHIP) is a sabermetric measurement of the number of baserunners a Pitcher

The Orioles coaching staff had been so impressed by Ray's 2005 season that they were considering him their closer of the future. But, since the Orioles have had little success with rushing prospects into big league roles, they planned to ease Ray into the closer role sometime in 2007. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball However, closer B.J. Ryan left the Orioles as a free agent to the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Orioles were unable to sign a closer on the free agent market to serve as a short term solution, causing Ray to be the Orioles' de facto closer. Robert Victor Ryan Jr, more commonly known as B J Ryan, (born on December 28, 1975 in Bossier City Louisiana) is a closer in In Professional sports a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired and the player is able to sign a contract with another team if that player The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Closer Career

Chris Ray became the full-time closer of Baltimore Orioles for the start of the 2006 season. 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success Ray had a very successful first season as the closer for the O's. Ray compiled 33 SV, 2. 73 ERA, 1. 09 WHIP, 66 IP, 45 H, 27 BB, 51 K and an opponent batting average of just . 193. Given his success the Orioles stuck with Ray as their closer for the 2007 regular season. However, his success would not carry over, resulting in a sub par year. During the 2007 season Ray's numbers dropped to 16 SV, 4. 43 ERA, 1. 24 WHIP, 42. 2 IP, 35 H, 18 BB, 44 K. ^[2]

Among the worst moments of the 2007 Regular Season for Chirs Ray was, what is regarded by Orioles' fans as, the "Mother's Day Massacre"^[3]. On May 13, 2007 the Orioles took a 5 run lead into the 9th inning behind the pitching of Jeremy Guthrie. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Jeremy Shane Guthrie (born April 8, 1979 in Roseburg Oregon) is a Right-handed Starting pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles Chris Ray was brought on in relief of Danys Baez with 1 out in the 9th inning while the Orioles held a 5-1 lead with 2 runners on base. Danys Báez González (born September 10, 1977 in Pinar del Río Cuba) is a Major League Relief pitcher for the Baltimore Ray retired only 1 batter and botched a chance to win the game when he dropped a ball while attempting to cover first base. ^[4] Ray allowed 3 runs (2 earned) along with allowing both inherited runners to score, arguably the worst performance of his career.

Ray underwent Tommy John surgery on August 17, 2007 and is expected to miss the 2008 MLB Season ^[5]. Tommy John surgery known by doctors as ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (or UCL) is a surgical procedure in which a Ligament in the Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Calendar Major League Baseball See also 2008 Major League Baseball season Postseason October 1 – ALDS and

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