Win–loss record 22–31 Role Baseball player Name Chris Welsh | Strikeouts 192 Earned run average 4.45 | |
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Education University of South Florida, St. Xavier High School | ||
George grande chris welsh on johnny cueto s growth what s next for cincinnati reds
Christopher Charles Welsh (born April 14, 1955) is a former professional baseball pitcher and a current sportscaster. He played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres, Montreal Expos, and Texas Rangers. Welsh spent his final season as an active player with the Cincinnati Reds, and later became a sportscaster for the team.
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- George grande chris welsh on johnny cueto s growth what s next for cincinnati reds
- Chris welsh was a fan of luis castillo in his major league debut for the cincinnati reds
- Early life
- Playing career
- Broadcasting career
- References
Chris welsh was a fan of luis castillo in his major league debut for the cincinnati reds
Early life
Welsh was born in Wilmington, Delaware. His family later moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, near Moeller High School, where he grew up with three sisters. Welsh graduated from St. Xavier High School in 1973. He began his collegiate baseball career at the University of South Florida under coach Jack Butterfield, and later played a role in selecting former Major League Baseball pitcher Robin Roberts as the South Florida Bulls baseball coach. Welsh played his final collegiate baseball season under Roberts.
Playing career
Chris Welsh was first drafted by the New York Yankees in the 24th round of the 1976 amateur draft; however, he did not sign. In 1977 he was drafted again by the Yankees in the 21st round. He then went on to play for the former Yankees Class AAA organization, the Columbus Clippers. On March 31, 1981, Welsh was involved in a six-man trade with Ruppert Jones, Joe Lefebvre, and Tim Lollar to the San Diego Padres for Jerry Mumphrey and John Pacella. In his rookie season with the Padres in 1981, Welsh pitched 123.7 innings while compiling a 6-7 record and a 3.78 ERA. He had four complete games, two of which were shutouts. After two years with the Padres, he was purchased by the Montreal Expos. He was then traded on November 7, 1984 to the Texas Rangers for Dave Hostetler. With the Rangers he posted a 2-5 record with an ERA of 4.13. On April 4, 1986 Welsh signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Reds, and he was released by the team at the conclusion of the season on November 12.
Welsh was known for an unusual pitching delivery in which he would "straight-arm" the ball; i.e., extend his left arm and pitch the ball sidearm with the arm almost completely straight, with little to no bending of his elbow.
Broadcasting career
Welsh has been the TV color analyst for Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds since 1993 for Fox Sports Net Ohio, teaming with long-time sportscaster George Grande until Grande's retirement in 2009 to form the longest-running TV broadcasting partnership in team history. He commonly jokes about his playing career being nothing more than mediocre during broadcasts. He is also known as "The Crafty Left-hander" due to his unconventional throwing motion. His current broadcast partner is Thom Brennaman, although he occasionally works with Jeff Brantley, George Grande, Jim Day or Jim Kelch, as well as also doing some games on the radio with Hall of Fame broadcaster Marty Brennaman.