Christopher James Tremie (born October 17, 1969) is an American former professional baseball
catcher
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. He began his
Major League Baseball
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(MLB) career in with the
Chicago White Sox
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. After his MLB debut, Tremie had stints with eight minor league teams (Nashville, Reading, Oklahoma, Atlantic City, Newark, Calgary, Round Rock, and New Orleans) and three MLB teams (
Texas Rangers,
Pittsburgh Pirates
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, and
Houston Astros
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). Tremie retired in 2005 as a member of the Astros' Triple-A affiliate
Round Rock Express
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. Tremie played
NCAA
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baseball
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with the
University of Houston
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Cougars.
Tremie
managed the
Gulf Coast Indians
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(rookie-level affiliate of the
Cleveland Indians
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) to a 21-29 record in 2006. He served as the manager of the Single-A
Kinston Indians
The Kinston Indians were a Minor League Baseball team of the Carolina League (CL) located in Kinston, North Carolina, from 1978 to 2011. They played their home games at Grainger Stadium, which opened in 1949.
The team began play in 1978 as the Ki ...
in 2009,
of the
Arizona League Indians
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in 2010, and of the
Akron Aeros
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in 2011. He was the manager of the
Columbus Clippers
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(2013–2018). He compiled a 852-809 record as a minor league manager in the Cleveland Indians organization before being hired by the Cincinnati Reds as a minor league field coordinator.
[Storm, Stephanie.]
New Aeros manager Chris Tremie on familiar turf at park
, Akron Beacon Journal, April 11, 2011.
See also
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List of University of Houston people
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References
External links
1969 births
Living people
American expatriate baseball players in Canada
Atlantic City Surf players
Baseball players from Texas
Birmingham Barons players
Calgary Cannons players
Chicago White Sox players
Gulf Coast White Sox players
Hickory Crawdads players
Houston Astros players
Houston Cougars baseball players
Major League Baseball catchers
Minor league baseball managers
Nashville Sounds players
New Orleans Zephyrs players
Newark Bears players
Oklahoma RedHawks players
Pittsburgh Pirates players
Reading Phillies players
Round Rock Express players
Sarasota White Sox players
Texas Rangers players
Utica Blue Sox players
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