Christopher Flexen Jr. was born on July 1, 1994, and now plays for the Seattle Mariners in Major League Baseball (MLB). He formerly played for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball and the Doosan Bears of the KBO League.
Flexen attended Newark Memorial High School in Newark, California, where he was the football team’s quarterback and a freshman on the varsity baseball team. Flexen appeared in seven games for the Kingsport Mets in 2012, going 1–3 with a 5.63 ERA (ERA).
Flexen pitched in 11 games for Kingsport in 2013, going 8–1 with a 2.09 ERA. Flexen threw 13 innings for the Savannah Sand Gnats in 2014, finishing 3–5, with a 4.83 ERA.
Among qualified American League pitchers that year, he finished in the top 10 in ERA (3.61), wins (14), ERA+ (111), Fielding Independent Pitching (3.89), and games started (31).
He also recorded the most starts of 7 innings pitched with 1 earned run or fewer allowed among all AL pitchers. Over the course of the 2021 season, he attempted pickoffs at first base 141 times, more than any other major league pitcher, and picked off three runners.
Flexen made the starting rotation to start the 2021 season and made his first start of the year on April 3 against the San Francisco Giants. He pitched five scoreless innings, allowed four hits and two walks, struck out six batters, and was credited with the win. His 2021 season with Seattle represented a marked improvement from his past performances in MLB.
There are no details about his marital status. He may be married or unmarried. There are also no rumors about his wife and girlfriend.