He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, San Francisco Giants, and Seattle Mariners.

Ray graduated from Hillsborough High School in Tampa, Florida,[1] and attended The College of William and Mary, where he started on their baseball team.

Ray was traded to the San Francisco Giants, along with pitching prospect Michael Main, for Bengie Molina on June 30, 2010.

[11] Reassigned to minor-league camp on March 30, 2012,[12] Ray began the season pitching in the Triple-A Columbus Clippers opening game on April 5, 2012.

On July 13, Ray signed with the Oakland Athletics and was assigned to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats.

[15] In November 2012 Chris, his brother Phil Ray, and their families opened a craft brewery in Ashland, Virginia, Center Of The Universe (COTU) Brewing.

[16][17] Ray is an avid homebrewer and released a collaborative charity beer with Fremont Brewing Company in July 2011, benefiting Operation Homefront.

Named Homefront IPA, it was sold at Safeco Field, Fremont Brewing Company and various retail stores in the Seattle area.

[18][19] In 2013 Homefront IPA was collaboratively produced by nine breweries from all over the country, including Center of the Universe Brewing.