Christopher Archer
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Archer with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2015
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Born: September 26, 1988 Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| Win–loss record | 44–53 | ||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 3.53 | ||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 860 | ||||||||||||
| WHIP | 1.20 | ||||||||||||
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Christopher Alan Archer (born September 26, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB).
He attended Clayton High School in Clayton, North Carolina. Archer was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the fifth round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his MLB debut on June 20, 2012. Archer was selected to the 2015 MLB All-Star Game.
Archer attended Clayton High School in Clayton, North Carolina, where he played for the school's baseball team. He signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Miami. Archer pitched to an 8–3 win–loss record with a 1.75 earned run average (ERA) during his senior season at Clayton.
Archer was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the fifth round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft. He joined the Rookie-level Gulf Coast Indians after signing. He also pitched in one game for the Burlington Indians of the Rookie-level Appalachian League.
Archer remained with the Gulf Coast Indians to start the 2007 season. In 2008, Archer had a 4–8 win–loss record in 27 games started for the Lake County Captains of the Class A South Atlantic League. On December 31, 2008, he was traded with John Gaub and Jeff Stevens to the Chicago Cubs for Mark DeRosa.
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