Chris Widger

Christopher Jon Widger (born May 21, 1971) is an American professional baseball coach and former catcher who is currently the manager for the Sussex County Miners of the Frontier League.

He played for the Seattle Mariners (1995-1996, 2000), Montreal Expos (1997-2000), New York Yankees (2002), St. Louis Cardinals (2003), Chicago White Sox (2005-2006), and Baltimore Orioles (2006).

In January 2020, after a few seasons as a minor league bench coach, he was named the manager of the Wilmington Blue Rocks, then promoted to similar positions with the Quad Cities River Bandits in 2021 and the Northwest Arkansas Naturals in 2022.

Widger established himself as an everyday player during his tenure with the Expos, who acquired him from Seattle, along with Matt Wagner and Trey Moore in a trade for Jeff Fassero and Alex Pacheco.

[3] After playing the 2004 season with the independent Camden Riversharks, Widger made it back to MLB with the Chicago White Sox as a backup where he won a World Series in 2005.