Christopher Michael Bando (born February 4, 1956) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the 1980s, spending most of his career with the Cleveland Indians before playing for the Detroit Tigers and Oakland Athletics. He currently manages the Texas AirHogs of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.\n', '

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Bando attended Arizona State University, where he played college baseball for the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team. He hit a home run in the championship game of the 1977 College World Series (CWS). He was chosen as the best catcher in the CWS during the 1970s.\n', '

In the 1978 MLB draft, Bando was selected by the Cleveland Indians as their second round pick. He began his minor league career that year with the Chattanooga Lookouts, batting .228 with four home runs and 21 runs batted in (RBIs) in 76 games. Bando also spent the following two seasons with the Lookouts, Cleveland\'s AA affiliate. In 1979, he played in only 21 games, posting a .242 batting average and driving in seven runs. His number of appearances jumped by a hundred the next year, as he saw action in 121 games for Chattanooga in 1980. His batting average also rose significantly, as he hit .349 for the season, while homering 12 times and collecting 73 RBIs.\n', '

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