Christopher Myron Waters (born August 17, 1980) is an American former professional baseball

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. He pitched two seasons in

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(MLB) for the

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. Waters was originally drafted by the

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in the fifth round (160th overall) of the 2000 Major League Baseball draft. Waters made his major league debut with the Orioles on August 5, 2008, against the

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. He went eight shutout innings in Baltimore's 3–0 win, giving up only one

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. Later that same season, he threw a complete-game shutout against the

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on September 16. Before being called up to the majors, he made 166 starts in 193 games in the minor leagues. Waters made the start for the Orioles in the final game at

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on September 21, 2008, getting the loss in a 7–3 Yankees victory. In 2009, Waters played for

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of the

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where he went 3-1 with a 3.98 earned run average. The lefty struck out 28 batters in 40.2 innings pitched while allowing just 32 hits. He played for the

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in the

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in 2012, and signed with the

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of the

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for 2013.

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