Christopher Adrian Colabello (born October 24, 1983) is an Italian-American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the Québec Capitales of the Frontier League.

His mother, Silvanna, was born in Rimini, and his father, Lou, played baseball in Italy for seven years, later pitching in the 1984 Olympics.

[5] Prior to joining the Twins organization in 2012, he played seven seasons in the independent Can-Am League for the Worcester Tornadoes (2005–2011) and Nashua Pride (part of 2007).

[7] He started the 2013 season with the Rochester Red Wings of the Triple-A International League, hitting .358 with 12 home runs in 46 games before being promoted to Minnesota.

On September 2, 2013, Colabello hit the first major league grand slam off Houston Astros' reliever Chia Jen Lo, and Twins won 10-6.

On December 21, Colabello announced that he would not pursue the opportunity to play overseas, saying "Going to Korea would mean giving up the dream of being a big-leaguer".

[12] In 2014, Colabello made the Twins starting lineup out of the gate, rotating between outfield, first base, and designated hitter.

In the ninth inning, he hit a tiebreaking two-run home run off closer Glen Perkins to help the Blue Jays win 6–4.

[22] Colabello continued his excellent batting on June 7, when he helped the Blue Jays sweep the Houston Astros by hitting a walk-off two-run single.

[24] Colabello finished the 2015 regular season with career-highs in nearly every statistical category, including batting average (.321), hits (107), home runs (15), RBI (54), and on-base plus slugging (.886).

[27] In response to the suspension, Colabello released the following statement: On March 13, I got one of the scariest and most definitely the least expected calls of my entire life.

[31] On December 20, 2016, Colabello signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians that included an invitation to spring training.

[34] He hit .301 in 44 games for the Sky Sox, but was not placed on the big league roster when teams expanded to 40 players in September.

On June 23, 2019, Colabello signed with the Kansas City T-Bones of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.

[40] During spring training, Colabello played in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, appearing at first base in all 4 games in which Italy participated.