Steve Chitren
Major League Baseball pitcher
Stephen Vincent Chitren (born June 8, 1967) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics during the 1990 and 1991 seasons.
Chitren was born in Japan in 1967 where his father was stationed with the United States Air Force. His father was subsequently transferred to Las Vegas where Chitren grew up.
Chitren played college baseball at Stanford where he set the school records for most saves in a season and in a career. Chitren was also on the mound for the clinching outs of the 1987 and 1988 College World Series. In the 1987 series, he got a six-out save in the championship game. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in biology from the university.
He was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the sixth round of the 1989 Major League Baseball draft. He was assigned to the Southern Oregon A's of the Northwest League to begin his professional career.
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