Christopher Deane Haney (born November 19, 1968) is an American former
Major League Baseball
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left-handed
pitcher
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. He pitched from 1991–2000 and in 2002 for the
Montreal Expos
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,
Kansas City Royals,
Chicago Cubs,
Cleveland Indians
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, and
Boston Red Sox
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.
Haney is the son of former
catcher
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Larry Haney. Haney's son, Jacob, pitched from 2017-2022 at the
College of William & Mary
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.
He attended
Orange County High School
Orange County High School is a public high school for students grades 9-12 located in Orange, Virginia.
History
Dedicated on November 9, 1952, at an approximate cost of US$1,150,000, Orange County High School combined students from the Orang ...
in
Orange, Virginia
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. Haney pitched for the
Charlotte 49ers
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and was the All-
Sun Belt selection in both 1989 and 1990 and remains the program's leader with 20 complete games.
He was drafted by the
Montreal Expos
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in the second round of the
1990 Major League Baseball draft
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. A year after signing, Haney made his major league debut for the Expos, and pitched for them for 1.5 years, then was traded to the
Kansas City Royals on August 29, 1992 with
Bill Sampen for
Sean Berry
Sean Robert Berry (born March 22, 1966) is an American former professional baseball third baseman and current coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for several teams from to .
Early life
Berry was born in Santa Monica, California, a ...
and
Archie Corbin.
Haney pitched for the Royals from 1992 to 1998. He had his best season in 1996, when he served as a full-time starter, finishing the year with a 10-14 record and a 4.67
earned run average
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.
On August 7, 1999,
Wade Boggs
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, of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, became the first major leaguer to hit a home run for his 3,000th hit, connecting against Haney. That October, Haney was left off the Indians' playoff roster. The decision to exclude him was blamed by some for the team's collapse against the Boston Red Sox in the
1999 American League Division Series
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.
In 2001, he played in Japan for the
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
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The team was formerly known as the Nankai Hawks and was based in Osaka. ...
. After retiring from baseball, he returned to
Orange, Virginia
Orange is a town and the county seat of Orange County, Virginia. The population was 4,721 at the 2010 census, representing a 14.5% increase since the 2000 census. Orange is northeast of Charlottesville, southwest of Washington, D.C., and ea ...
, the town where he grew up.
In 2002, Haney returned to MLB and pitched for the Red Sox. He made 24 appearances, all in relief. He did not pick up any wins but on June 5, 2002, he did pick up his one and only career save against the Tigers.
See also
*
List of second-generation Major League Baseball players
Dozens of father-and-son combinations have played or managed in Major League Baseball (MLB).
The first was Jack Doscher, son of Herm Doscher, who made his debut in 1903.
Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. became the first father-and-son duo ...
References
External links
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1968 births
Living people
American expatriate baseball players in Canada
American expatriate baseball players in Japan
Baseball players from Baltimore
Baseball players from Virginia
Boston Red Sox players
Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
Chicago Cubs players
Cleveland Indians players
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks players
Indianapolis Indians players
Kansas City Royals players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Montreal Expos players
Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
People from Orange, Virginia