Christopher Keith Sampson (born May 23, 1978 in Pasadena, Texas, United States) is a right-handed, Major League pitcher for the Houston Astros. Sampson is 6'0", and started his Major League Baseball career on June 2, 2006 when he entered a blowout game for the Houston Astros against the Cincinnati Reds in relief of starting pitcher Wandy Rodriguez. Sampson originally began his professional baseball career in the late 1990s as a shortstop. Wikipedia
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Chris’ improbable story was about to become more surprising. He got the call in June to play for the Round Rock Express, the Astros’ Triple-A diamond that included highly regarded prospects such as Jason Hirsh and Philip Barzilla, and put him under the a www.minorleaguenews.com/baseball/features/articles2006/08...