McKay Christensen

McKay Christensen
McKay Christensen
	Outfielder
	Born: August 14, 1975; Upland, California
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
	April 6, 1999, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
	April 7, 2002, for the New York Mets
MLB statistics
Batting average	.250
Hits	32
Home Runs	2
Teams
	Chicago White Sox (1999–2001); Los Angeles Dodgers (2001); New York Mets (2002);

McKay Christensen (born August 14, 1975) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.

Christensen played for three different ballclubs during his career: the Chicago White Sox (1999–2001), Los Angeles Dodgers (2001), and New York Mets (2002). He made his Major League Baseball debut on April 6, 1999. Christensen last played in a Major League game on April 7, 2002 and is now retired and working as a real estate developer.

Christensen is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and reportedly passed up a million-dollar signing bonus in order to serve a mission in Japan.[1] Christensen was originally drafted by the California Angels and was traded to the White Sox while in Japan as a missionary.

References

Robinson, Doug (August 31, 2005). "Closer to home: Christensen hangs up cleats, joins family business". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 24 September 2005.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

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[1] Robinson, Doug (August 31, 2005). "Closer to home: Christensen hangs up cleats, joins family business". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 24 September 2005.