Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Christian Colón was born May 14, 1989, in Cayey, Puerto Rico. He is an infielder in the MLB.

Colón batted .296 for the Omaha Storm Chasers of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League in 2014 before he was promoted to the major leagues on June 30. After entering the 2014 American League Wild Card Game as a pinch hitter, he knocked in the tying run on an infield single and scored the winning run on a single by Salvador Pérez.

Colón served as a utility player during the 2015 season. He entered Game 5 of the 2015 World Series (his first appearance in the playoffs) in the top of the 12th as a pinch hitter. After not making a plate appearance for four weeks, he hit a single to score Jarrod Dyson for the winning run to clinch the World Series, marking the first time in history that a player in his first at-bat in a World Series delivered the Series-winning run.