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Full Name:
 

Christopher Alan Archer​

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Nicknames:

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“Flaco Fuerte"

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Born:  
   

September 26, 1988 

Raleigh, North Carolina

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Family:  

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Maternal grandparents: Donna and Ron Archer (adopted and raised him) 
Mother: Sonya Clark
Father: Darryl Magnum

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His father is an area firefighter in Raleigh, N.C.

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Friends:  

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Growing up his mentor was Ron Walker.

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School:  

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Clayton Middle School 

Mascot: Eagles

Clayton High School, Clayton, North Carolina.
Mascot: Blue Comets
Coach: Paul Willoughby

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Archer did not make the high school baseball team his first try.

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Baseball Related:

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2006 - Drafted by the Cleveland baseball team. 

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2008 - Traded from Cleveland (with Jeff Stevens, and John Gaub) to the Chicago Cubs for Mark DeRosa.

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2011 - Traded from the Cubs (with Hak-Ju Lee, Brandon Guyer, Robinson Chirinos and Sam Fuld) to the Tampa Bay Rays for Matt Garza, Fernando Perez and Zac Rosscup

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2012 - June 20th - Major League debut with the Tampa Bay Rays.

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2014 - Signed a 6-year extension with the Rays ($25.5 million).

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Extra:

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Has a home in Garner, N.C..

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Sample Heckles:

 

Not available

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Heckle him on twitter:

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@ChrisArcher22

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