About Chris Stynes
Born 1973. Chris Stynes is an American baseball player.
Christopher Desmond Stynes (born January 19, 1973) is an American former Major League Baseball utility player.
Early life Christopher Desmond Stynes was born in Queens, New York, and attended Boca Raton Community High School in Florida. He attended Florida Atlantic University.
His grandfather Joe Stynes won the 1923 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship; his cousin Jim Stynes was a legend for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League.
Career Among the Minor League Baseball teams that he played for was the Knoxville Smokies.
He played in the majors from 1995 to 2004 for the Kansas City Royals,
In the 1997 season, Stynes had 7 hits in his first 7 at bats, setting an MLB record for most consecutive hits to start a season. The record was broken in 2021 by YermÃn Mercedes, who went 8-for-8 to start the 2021 season.
Stynes missed nearly a month of play during the 2001 season after a pitch from Aaron Sele hit Stynes in the cheek, breaking the cheekbone in two places.
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Who is Chris Stynes?
American baseball player
When was Chris Stynes born?
Chris Stynes was born on 19 January 1973 in Queens.
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Chris Stynes is a baseball player.
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Chris Stynes is American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Chris Stynes. https://biography.guide/chris-stynes/
MLA: "Chris Stynes." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/chris-stynes/.
Chicago: "Chris Stynes." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/chris-stynes/.
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