Chris Herrmann

Christopher Ryan Herrmann was born on November 24, 1987 in Tomball, Texas.

The Minnesota Twins selected him in round six of the 2009 MLB Draft. Herrmann was used exclusivity as an outfielder during his first summer of professional baseball, batting .297 in 59 games for the Elizabethton Twins (Rookie). He began to mix in reps at catcher for the Fort Myers Miracle (High-A) in 2010, but still spent most of his time in the outfield. Herrmann began to spend more time at catcher over the next two seasons, and made his big league debut as a September call-up in 2012.

He was 1-for-18 (.056) for the Twins in 2012. His first career RBI came on an run scoring ground out against Chris Seddon of the Cleveland Indians on September 19th. Herrmann played four games at catcher, and two in left field.

The next three seasons were spent split between Triple-A and the Majors. Herrmann played 135 games for the Twins between 2013 and 2015, and 152 for the Rochester Red Wings. He continued to log time as both a catcher and corner outfielder, hitting .188 with six home runs and 32 RBI during his big league stints. Minnesota traded him to the Arizona Diamondbacks for outfield prospect Daniel Palka on November 10, 2015.

Herrmann spent two years with the Diamondbacks, batting .222 with 16 home runs and 55 RBI across 162 games. He played for the Seattle Mariners in 2018, and the Oakland Athletics in 2019. Herrmann continued to play professionally through 2023, spending time in various minor league systems and independent leagues.