Christopher Matthew Parmelee (born February 24, 1988) is an American former professional baseball right fielder and first baseman.

He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees.

As soon as the Twins signed Parmelee, he instantly became one of the organizations top power hitting prospects, and was projected to be a potential impact player in the middle of their lineup within the next few years.

He joined teammates Carlos Gutiérrez, Chris Cates, and Ben Revere as All-stars for the Florida State League's Southern division, and won the home run derby held before the game.

[5] Parmelee started the 2010 season with Fort Myers, but was quickly promoted to the double-A New Britain Rock Cats.

[2] This led to Parmelee returning to New Britain for the 2011 season, where he improved his numbers to a .287 batting average with 13 homers in 142 games.

[6] He hit a single in his first major league at bat to lead off the second, but was stranded at third as the Twins were shut out by Chicago White Sox pitcher Jake Peavy.

[7] The following day, he collected his first two major league RBIs with a double to center off John Danks in the Twins' 5-4 victory over the White Sox.

[8] On September 17 against the Cleveland Indians, Parmelee went 3-for-3 and hit his first major league home run in the eighth inning off Josh Judy.

[16] With Morneau recovered, the Twins made Parmelee their starting right fielder on Opening Day of the 2013 season.

[26] On November 30, 2016, Parmelee signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics that included an invitation to spring training.

[30] On March 9, 2019, Parmelee signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.