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Christopher Manno (born 4 November 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Born in the United States, he represented Spain internationally.

Career

A native of Brooklyn, New York, Manno attended Xaverian High School and Duke University. While at Duke, Manno played collegiate summer baseball for the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League, was named a league all-star, and helped lead the team to the league title. He was selected by the Washington Nationals in the 26th round of the 2010 MLB Draft.

On July 27, 2011, Manno, along with Bill Rhinehart, was traded from the Washington Nationals to the Cincinnati Reds for Jonny Gomes. On May 26, 2014, Manno was released by the Cincinnati Reds.

On June 9, 2014, Manno signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals. In 12 games split between the High–A Potomac Nationals and Double–A Harrisburg Senators, he accumulated a 3.44 ERA with 24 strikeouts across 18+1⁄3 innings pitched. Manno was released by the Nationals organization on July 27.

International career

Born in the United States, Manno is of Spanish descent through his grandparents. He played for the Spain national team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

References

1. "2008 Harwich Mariners". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
2. Nate Sandals (1 August 2008). "Cape League notes: Manno sparkles". capecodtimes.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
3. Nate Sandals (15 August 2008). "Harwich takes Cape League crown". capecodtimes.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
4. Reds send Jonny Gomes to Nationals
5. Minor League Transactions: May 23-29
6. Minor League Transactions: May 30-June 4
7. Minor League Transactions: July 25-31
8. "What Spain Lacks: Spaniards". WSJ. Archived from the original on 6 March 2013.
9. 2013 Spain World Baseball Classic roster

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Duke Blue Devils bio

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