Christian is a native of Norristown, Pa., graduating from Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School in 2009... fellow Norristown natives include Hall of Famers Mike Piazza and Tommy Lasorda, as well as legendary UConn women's basketball coach, Geno Auriemma... was drafted by the Dodgers in the 49th round of the 2009 MLB Draft but opted to play at the University of South Carolina...Had a highly-decorated career at South Carolina, helping lead the Gamecocks to back-to-back National Championships from 2010-11, as well as runner-ups in 2012...logged 28 career hits in the College World Series, matching former UNC standout Dustin Ackley for the most in the tournament's history...was named to three straight All-CWS teams from 2010-12...Selected by Baltimore in the sixth round of the 2012 MLB Draft...signed by Orioles scout Chris Gale...Appeared in 13 games with the Orioles from 2014-15... was claimed off waivers three times prior to the 2017 season, culminating with the D-backs claiming him on March 28, 2017...took over full-time first-base duties following the club's trade of Paul Goldschmidt to St. Louis ahead of the 2019 season...Recieved the 2023 "Good Guy Award" by the Arizona chapter of the BBWAA, recognizing the player who most fosters a positive relationship with the media...Has a full sleeve of tattoos on his left arm, including seven total tattoos...a tattoo on his left forearm depicts a realistic sugar skull, which he got as a tribute to his father, who passed away in 2016...the tattoo features pot marigold flowers, which were his father's birth-month flower, in the eyes of the skull...Met his wife, Amanda, while freshmen at Kennedy- Kenrick High School in 2006...the couple owns two dogs, Jax and Millie, who are on Instagram @jaxandmaeeveryday...they also have two cats, Kit and Dottie, named after characters from the movie "A League of Their Own."..Is an avid woodworker, having made a portion of the furniture in his home in Columbia, S.C...Enjoys watching cooking shows on YouTube and TV... appeared in a “mystery box” cooking video with his wife, Amanda, for the Diamondbacks' YouTube channel in May 2020...Signed a three-year contract with the Astros on Dec. 23, 2024...the deal will keep him in an Astros uniform through the 2027 season.
2024
Won his third consecutive NL Gold Glove Award at first base and had another highly productive year at the plate, batting .251 (120-for-479) with 26 doubles, 26 home runs, 84 RBI, 55 walks, two stolen bases and a .803 OPS in 130 games...Led all first baseman in both fielding pct. (.998) and Zone Rating (.893), making just two errors in 1,055 total chances...ranked second among MLB first baseman with 13 Outs Above Average...became the second player in Diamondbacks history to win at least three consecutive Gold Glove Awards, joining RHP Zack Greinke (2016-19)…Notched his third season with 20-plus homers and 20-plus doubles, matching OFs Chris Young and Steve Finley for the most such seasons in Arizona's history...Logged a career-high five multi-homer games, surpassing his previous high of four from 2023...Reached a combined 95 HR and 281 RBI between the 2022-24 seasons, becoming one of nine players in the Majors and one of three first baseman to have at least 95 HR/280 RBI during that span...Was a part of five back-to-back homer combos, including four times with OF Joc Pederson)…the duo tied the Diamondbacks record for back-to-backs in a single season with Paul Goldschmidt and J.D. Martinez (2017)…Among MLB first baseman between Opening Day to July 30 (min. 80g), ranked second in homers (23), tied for second in RBI (71), tied for second in runs (62), third in walks (48), tied for third in total bases (191), fourth in slugging percentage (.476), fifth in extra-base hits (43) and sixth in hits (102)…Recorded his first career walk-off homer -- and second career walk-off hit -- on April 30 vs. the Dodgers (two-run HR in the 10th)…In April, led the D-backs in in RBI (17) and walks (18) and was tied for first in homers (5)…Surpassed Chris Young (132) for fourth place on the club's all-time homers list on June 12 vs. the Angels...Logged multiple hits in a career-high five consecutive games from June 29-July 4...Tallied 11 total bases on July 3 at LAD, matching his career high (also: Sept. 26, 2023 at CWS)…Was on the 10-day IL (strained left oblique) from July 30-Sept. 2.
2023
Hit .258 (150-for-582)/.830 OPS with 36 doubles, two triples, 33 homers and 103 RBI in 157 games in his seventh season with Arizona…received the D-backs’ "Good Guy Award" by the Arizona chapter of the BBWAA, which recognizes the player who most fosters a positive relationship with the media...Set career highs in hits, doubles, RBI and stolen bases (11)...For a second consecutive season, led the team in games, doubles, homers, RBI, extra-base hits (71) and sacrifice flies (8)...Ranked among National League first basemen in extra-base hits (6th), doubles (T-8th) and RBI (T-10th)...Posted a career high 13-game hitting streak from June 16-29, hitting .400 (20-for-50)/1.195 OPS with eight doubles, three homers, 12 RBI and five walks in that span (previous: nine games in 2019)...Recorded career bests with 11 total bases and six RBI on Sept. 26 @ White Sox, going 3-for-5 with a triple and two homers...Collected his 100th career homer in the Majors on May 31 vs. Rockies…on June 14 vs. Phillies, hit the 100th homer of his D-backs career...Was 11-for-11 on the season in stolen bases...Recorded his first career 30+ home run and 100+ RBI season in 2023, becoming the first D-back to reach the feat since Eduardo Escobar (35/118) in 2019…became the first D-backs first baseman to do so since Paul Goldschmidt (36/120) in 2017...Was one of just three first basemen in the Majors to record 30+ and 100+ in 2023 (also: Pete Alonso/NYM and Matt Olson/ATL)...Became the only first baseman since Paul Goldschmidt and Anthony Rizzo in 2015 to record 30+ homers, 100+ RBI, 35+ doubles and 10+ stolen bases in a season…has only been accomplished by 11 first basemen in MLB history and one other D-backs first baseman (Goldschmidt)...Together with Corbin Carroll, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Ketel Marte were 1 of 2 quartets of teammates in MLB to each accrue 25+ doubles, 2+ triples, 20+ homers, 60+ RBI and 30+ walks in 2023 (also: Braves; R. Acuña Jr., O. Albies, M. Olson, A. Riley)...Won back-to-back National League Rawlings Gold Glove Awards® in 2022-23...Became the D-backs' fifth back-to-back winner...Finished the season with a career-high .998 fielding pct. (2 Errors in 1,154 TC)...Led all first basemen in Outs Above Average (12) and runs prevented (9) for the second consecutive season…his nine defensive runs saved ranked second among first basemen, behind only Carlos Santana/PIT-MIL (11)...Won the defensive Fielding Bible Award for first base by Sports Info Solutions for the second straight year, joining Matt Olson and Albert Pujols as the only players to win the Award in back-to-back years…he and Paul Goldschmidt (2013, '15, '17) are the only D-backs first basemen to win the award.
POSTSEASON: Batted .217 (13-for-60)/.360 OBP with five doubles, one homer, seven RBI, 13 walks and six stolen bases in 17 games...Reached base in 15 straight games, which ranks second all-time in franchise history, behind Ketel Marte's 21 games since 2017…was the longest Postseason on-base streak for a first baseman since Max Muncy (15) in 2020...Led the team in walks (13) and stolen bases (6)…set the club record for most walks in a Postseason (previous: Reggie Sanders nine in 2001) and owns the club record for career Postseason walks (13) ahead of Steve Finley (12)...Recorded a pair of three-hit efforts in Game 1 of the Wild Card in Milwaukee and Game 4 of the World Series vs. the Rangers.
2022
Named the D-backs’ Player of the Year by the Arizona chapter of the BBWAA after hitting .242 (141-for-583) with 25 doubles, two triples, 36 home runs, 94 RBI and 69 walks in 160 games...set career highs in games, triples, home runs, RBI, walks...Ranked among MLB leaders in homers (seventh) and AB/HR (ninth, 16.19)...His 23 solo home runs ranked third in the NL...His 18 home runs when the team was behind tied for the most in the NL (also: Juan Soto)...Tied for fifth in club history with 36 home runs in a season (also: Paul Goldschmidt in 2013 and '17)...His 21 home runs on the road tied for the third most by a D-back in franchise history (also: Paul Goldschmidt in 2018)...His .312 (64-for-205) average from Aug. 9-end of season was the sixth-best in the NL in that span...His .235 isolated power (SLG minus AVG) was a career-high [min. 50 PA] while his 19.6 strikeout pct. marked a career low...Homered in a career-high three straight games (May 16-17 and Aug. 14-16)...Won his fi rst NL Rawlings Gold Glove Award® in 2022...Led all first basemen with 17 defensive runs saved, the most by a first baseman since Joey Votto's 18 in 2017 [source: The Fielding Bible]...Was also awarded the 2022 Fielding Bible Award for first base by Sports Info Solutions, joining Paul Goldschmidt (2013, '15, '17) as the only other D-backs first baseman to win the award...Finished the season with a career-high .996 fielding pct. (5 E in 1192 TC)...Was a 2022 NL Louisville Slugger® Silver Slugger Award™ finalist with Paul Goldschmidt (STL) [*won the award], Freddie Freeman (LAD), Pete Alonso (NYM) and Matt Olson (ATL)...Was 1-of-8 players in the Majors to play 160+ games in 2022 and became just the sixth D-back in franchise history to play 160+ games in a season and first since Paul Goldschmidt in 2013 (160).
2021
Played in 115 games due to a pair of stints on the injured list and hit .244 (98-for-401) with 23 doubles, 1 triple, 10 home runs and 46 RBI... Posted a career-high .993 fielding pct. (6 E in 816 TC)... Had a .768 OPS in the second half (.620 mark before the All-Star break)... On the 10-day injured list twice with right oblique issues: April 12-May 2 (strained right oblique) and May 12-28 (right oblique soreness)... Matched his career-high with four hits Aug. 27 @ Phillies and Sept. 30 @ Giants (fourth time).
2020
Hit .271 (59-for-218) with 18 doubles, 1 triple, 7 home runs and 34 RBI in 57 games with Arizona...Ranked third in the NL in doubles...Led the team with 83 hard hit balls (95+ mph) and ranked eighth overall in the Majors…also led the team with a 48.5 hard-hit pct., 90.4 average exit velocity and a 417-foot average per home run...Hit .313 (21-for-67) off breaking balls, compared to .259 in 2019...Had an RBI in a career-high 5 straight games from Aug. 24-29 (10 RBI total)...Made 14 starts as designated hitter in 2020 and batted .373 (22-for-59)...Was the first-ever D-backs designated hitter on an Opening Day.
2019
Hit .259 (137-for-529) with 26 doubles, 29 home runs and 73 RBI in a D-backs' rookie-record 152 games in his first full season in the Major Leagues …also set a club rookie record with 86 runs scored...Among NL first basemen, ranked sixth in slugging pct. (.475) and OPS (.822), tied for sixth in home runs (27) and ninth in RBI (68) [stats as 1B only]...Ranked among NL rookies in home runs (2nd), RBI (2nd), total bases (2nd, 252), runs scored (T-2nd), slugging pct. (3rd, .476), OPS (3rd, .825), average (4th), doubles (4th) and hits (5th)...Finished second among D-backs rookies all-time in home runs, RBI, slugging pct., OPS and total bases, third in on-base pct., tied for third in hits and tied for fifth in doubles [min. 350 PA].
2018
Hit .163 (8-for-49) with 2 doubles, 3 home runs and 6 RBI in 37 games over 5 stints in his second season with the D-backs...Hit 2 pinch-hit home runs (both off Clayton Kershaw/LAD)...Suffered a facial fracture on Sept. 24 vs. Dodgers and was placed on the 60-day disabled list on Sept. 29...Batted .299 (97-for-324) with 25 doubles, 18 home runs and 71 RBI in 84 games with Triple-A Reno... Named Pacific Coast League Player of the Week for July 9-15.
2017
Hit .250 (3-for-12) in 11 appearances in his first season with the D-backs...Named Pacific Coast League Most Valuable Player after batting .309 with 34 doubles, 32 home runs and 114 RBI in 133 games with the Aces...He was named a PCL mid- and postseason All-Star, and ranked among the Minor League leaders in RBI (1st), extra-base hits (1st, 75) and home runs (T-2nd), while he led the PCL in runs (104) and total bases (307). POSTSEASON: Played in 2 NLDS games vs. Dodgers as a pinch-hitter.
2016
Led Class AAA Gwinnett with 18 HR, 64 RBI, 131 games and 64 runs scored...played left field and first base for the Tides, while also serving as the designated hitter...hit .312 as the DH or the first baseman....was International League Player of the Week for 8/15-8/21 (.333, 4 2b, 3hr, 7rbi)...hit 14 of his 18 HR off righthanded pitchers.
2015
Enters 2016 as a top Orioles prospect, according to Baseball America (No. 14), Baseball Prospectus (No. 10), and MLB.com (No. 13) • Tied for second in the International League in games played (138), led the league in at-bats (534), tied for third in doubles (33) and extra-base hits (52), and was fourth in total bases (226) • Led the Tides in home runs (18), RBI (74), and runs scored (68) • Named IL Player of the Week for the period of 7/20-26 after batting .414 (12-for-29) with four doubles, three home runs, 10 RBI, and nine runs scored over seven games • Slugged two solo home runs on 9/3 vs. Gwinnett, his lone multi-home run game of the season • Batted .306 (45-for-147) against left-handers while playing with Triple-A Norfolk • Hit .337 (33-for-98) in 25 June games with the Tides • Collected 13 extra-base hits and 21 RBI in 26 July games with Norfolk • Made his first stint of the season with the Orioles on 7/8 at Minnesota and went 1-for-2 with a walk (started at DH and batted fifth in the lineup) • Was called up for his second stint with Baltimore on 9/15 and appeared in six games for the Orioles following his second call-up of the season
2014
Named the Brooks Robinson Minor League Player of the Year...Hit a combined .288/.357/.489 with 53 extra-base hits, 96 RBI and 73 runs scored in 139 total games with Double-A Bowie (.301/.367/.516 in 95 games) and Triple-A Norfolk (.259/.335/.428 in 44 games)...Had his contract selected from Triple-A Norfolk, September 17 and made his ML debut that night, collecting 1st big league hit, a double off of J.A. Happ, in the 7th inning...Hit first ML HR, September 20 vs. BOS, a 4th inning solo shot (Rubby De La Rosa)...Led all Orioles minor leaguers in home runs (26) and RBI (96)...Named the first baseman for the Eastern League Season Ending All-Star Team, finishing the season among the EL leaders despite being promoted to Triple-A in July, ranking 2nd in RBI (77), 3rd in slugging (.516) and 6th in average (.301)...Also was Named EL Player of the Week twice: weeks ending April 20 and May 18...Rated by Baseball America as the Orioles #3 prospect following the season, as the Best Power Hitter in the Orioles system, and as the Best Defensive First Baseman in the Eastern League...Selected by Baseball America to the Second Team All-Star Team and Double-A All-Star Team following the season.
2013
Named Organizational Player of the Month for April, as he hit .360 (31-for-86) with three home runs and 16 RBI...Selected to the MLB All-Star Futures Game...Named Carolina League Player of the Week for week of July 1-8.
2012
Batted .284 with two home runs and nine RBI in 22 games...Was named the New York-Penn League Offensive Player of the Week for July 16-23.
