Christopher Edwin Duncan (born May 5, 1981 in Tucson, Arizona) is a free agent Major League Baseball outfielder/first baseman. He is the son of former Oakland Athletics catcher and current St. Louis pitching coach Dave Duncan. His older brother Shelley is a corner outfielder/ first baseman in the New York Yankees organization.
Duncan is a graduate of Canyon del Oro High School in the Tucson suburb of Oro Valley, Arizona. While there he was a team...
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Christopher Edwin Duncan (born May 5, 1981 in Tucson, Arizona) is a free agent Major League Baseball outfielder/first baseman. He is the son of former Oakland Athletics catcher and current St. Louis pitching coach Dave Duncan. His older brother Shelley is a corner outfielder/ first baseman in the New York Yankees organization.
Duncan is a graduate of Canyon del Oro High School in the Tucson suburb of Oro Valley, Arizona. While there he was a teammate of Texas Rangers All Star second baseman Ian Kinsler. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round (46th overall) in the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft as a supplemental Pick for loss of Free Agent Delino DeShields to the Baltimore Orioles.
Duncan made his professional debut with the Johnson City Cardinals of the Appalachian League shortly after his signing. For the season, he batted only .214 with six home runs. After seven seasons in the Cardinals' farm system, Duncan made his debut with the big club on September 10,...
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