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B/T: R/R HT/WT: 6-2/190 Born: December 6, 1978 in North Platte, NE Resides: Chicago, IL How Obtained: Claimed on waivers from NY Yankees, 8/16/07

2007: Joined the Red Wings from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Aug. 18, when he was claimed off waivers by the Twins from the Yankees...Made his Major League debut in 2007 for the Yankees after more than 2,900 Minor League at bats…had two stints for the Yankees and spent more than a month in the big leagues going 0-for-1 in five games…had his contract purchased by Yanks June 5…was optioned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on July 1…recalled by New York on July 27…optioned to S/W-B on Aug. 1...Had played 2B, SS, 3B, LF and RF for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre…played 11 games for the Wings, including nine at SS.

2006: Batted .267 with a team-high 22 doubles and 119 games played with Triple-A Norfolk…also recorded a team-best 17 stolen bases…appeared in 67 games at shortstop, 26 at third base, 11 at outfield and 10 at second base…

2005: Played in 93 games for Triple-A Norfolk, batting .272 with eight home runs…

2004: Split season between Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Norfolk…hit a career-high 14 combined home runs…

2003: Batted .272 with a career-high 25 doubles in 113 games with Double-A Binghamton before being promoted to Triple-A Norfolk…in 19 games with the Tides, batted .239…

2002: Spent most of season with Binghamton, batting .255 with 19 stolen bases in 109 games…in 17 games with
Triple-A Norfolk, batted .217 with five stolen bases…

2001: Won the Mets organization’s “Brian Cole Memorial Baserunning Award” after recording 30 stolen bases with Class-A St. Lucie…in 13 games with Double-A Binghamton, batted .372…

2000: Was named to the NY-Penn League All-Star Team after batting .349 with 32 stolen bases in 63 games for Class-A Pittsfield…led the league in batting average and ranked third in stolen bases, fourth in doubles (18) and fifth in hits (87)…was named the winner of the Pittsfield Doubleday Award and the Baserunning Award…

PERSONAL: Christopher Joseph Basak...wife Samantha (Everette)...Attended Mineonka Community High School and played baseball at the University of Illinois before being drafted by the Mets in 2000.

2007 and CAREER STATISTICS