Chris Latham

[William Malone]

Christopher Joseph Latham was born on May 26, 1973 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

The Los Angeles Dodgers took him in round 11 of the 1991 MLB Draft. He was one of four prospects traded to the Minnesota Twins in 1995 for veteran pitchers Kevin Tapani and Mark Guthrie.

Latham made his big league debut as a pinch runner on April 12, 1997. He came around to score a run that day, helping Minnesota defeat the Kansas City Royals. Latham appeared in 15 games for the Twins that season, going 4-for-22 (.182) at the plate. His lone RBI and extra base hit came on a double against Allen Watson of the Anaheim Angels on April 16th.

He played 34 games for the Twins in 1998, slashing .160/.262/.202 with four stolen bases. Latham hit his first career home run on September 26th against Dave Burba of the Toronto Blue Jays. It was a game tying home run in the fourth inning. He was 2-for-22 (.083) in 14 games for the Twins in 1999. They traded him to the Colorado Rockies after the season.

Latham spent all of 2000 in Triple-A, eventually resurfacing at the big league level in 2001 with the Toronto Blue Jays. He also had a short stint with the New York Yankees in 2003.

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