Chris Robinson #8

Christopher James Robinson...wife's name is Amy...attended the University of Illinois, earning All-Big Ten Conference honors his junior season...majors in sports management... was first Canadian to play for Illinois in more than 20 years...signed by Marty Miller (Detroit)...previously selected by the Mets in 30th round of the 2002 June draft out of Lord Dorchester Secondary School (Ontario, Canada), but did not sign...named Ontario Player of the Year and best catcher in Canada in 2001.

2012

Spent the season with Triple-A Norfolk, batting .232/.298/.311 in 52 games ... Threw out 42.3 % of attempted basestealers (11-26) ... Had season-high 3 hits on three occasions; May 6 and June 6 and 18 ... Collected season-high 3 RBI twice; May 4 and June 18 ... Played in only 3 games after July 20

2011

Played for Triple-A Iowa for a 3rd consecutive season, batting .316 (71-225) with one home run, 15 doubles, and 29 RBI in 66 games...split time behind the plate for the bulk of the year with Welington Castillo...was the second time in three seasons with Iowa to bat at least .316 for a campaign (also 2009)...hit .239 in first 31 games through June 20, then batted .388 (45-116) over final 35 contests...posted .343 (23-67) average vs. lefties and batted .367 (36-98) in home games...had a .998 (1 E/492 TC) fielding pct. behind the plate with 3 passed balls...cut down 19 of 52 (36.5%) attempted base stealers, the highest percentage of his career...had 4 different games of season-high 3 hits, with seasonbest 4 RBI in one of those contests on May 15 at Reno...lone homer was July 17 vs. Oklahoma City off Astros farmhand Fernando Abad...went 2-for-4 with a double and 2 RBI in Iowa's season finale on Sept. 5 vs. Omaha, when the I-Cubs ran a Chris Robinson Jersey Shirt promotion for the fan favorite...caught a first pitch from Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich prior to game on July 15.

2010

Chris spent his second season at Triple-A Iowa ... batted .248 (57-for-230) with 10 doubles, a triple, two homers and 26 RBI...Hit .274 (23-for-84) after the Triple-A All-Star break, 41 points higher than his .233 average (34-for-146) in the first half...Had a .996 fielding percentage (2 E/478 TC) in 66 games behind the plate ... surrendered just one passed ball...With runners on base, hit .287 (31-for-108) with 25 RBI...Posted a .324 batting average (11-for-34) in June after hitting .182 (12- for-66) in May...Was on the disabled list with an injured left knee, August 23-31.

2009

Chris earned Iowa's Most Valuable Player award after hitting .326 (101-for-310) with two homers, 22 doubles, three triples, 37 runs scored and 48 RBI in 91 games ... 2009 marked his first campaign at the Triple-A level...Was the club's lone representative at the Triple-A All-Star Game...Had a .998 fielding percentage (1 ER/591 TC) in 75 games behind the dish ... also made four appearances at first base...Batted .337 (68-for-202) off right-handed pitching compared to a .306 mark (33-for-108) off lefthanders...Hit .388 (31-for-80) with seven doubles, a triple and 16 RBI in May (21 games)...Posted a .323 batting average (30-for-93) with 46 RBI with runners in scoring position ... went 6-for-16 (.375) with three doubles, a triple and 14 RBI with the bases loaded...Boasted a .403 clip (52-for-129) as the No. 6 hitter in the lineup...Hit .336 (43-for-128) in his final 38 games before he left the club to represent Canada in Baseball's World Cup.

2008

Chris was limited to just 49 games with Double-A Tennessee due to a stint on the disabled list ... batted .214 (34-for-159) with five doubles and 19 RBI...Batted .400 (4-for-10) with 10 RBI with the bases loaded...Was shelved, July 3-September 5, with dehydration ... it marked his first stint on the disabled list in his professional career.

2007

Chris hit .263 (76-for-289) in his first action at the Double-A level ... played 89 games for Tennessee...Hit .301 (28-for-93) in the No. 7 spot in the lineup...Batted .313 (21-for-67) with 12 RBI with runners in scoring position and two outs.

2006

Chris split the season between Single-A Lakeland and Single A-Daytona ... named to the Florida State League All-Star Game before he was acquired by the Cubs from the Tigers, August 20.

2005

Combined to hit .248 (40-for-161) with eight doubles, a triple, two homers and 19 RBI in 45 games between Single-A Oneonta and Single-A West Michigan.