Christopher Matthew Parmelee (born February 24, 1988) is an American professional baseball right fielder and first baseman in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. He stands 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and weighs 230 pounds (100 kg), and bats and throws left handed. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees.\n', '

The Twins selected Parmelee with their first round (20th overall) pick in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft after he hit .407 with 11 home runs and 26 runs batted in (RBIs) as a senior at Chino Hills High School in Chino Hills, California. 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.\n', '

Parmelee began his professional career with the Twins\' rookie league affiliate, the Gulf Coast Twins. After batting .279 with eight home runs in 45 games, he earned a promotion to the single-A Beloit Snappers. He returned to Beloit for the 2007 season, where he hit .239 with a team-leading 15 home runs in 128 games. He returned to Beloit again in 2008 due to a glut of outfielders in the Twins farm system. Although he missed a good part of the season due to a broken wrist and had the same .239 batting average, he nearly equaled his output from 2007, hitting 14 home runs in just 69 games while increasing his on-base percentage from .313 to .385 and his slugging percentage from .414 to .496.\n', '

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