Chad Chop

Chad Joseph Chop (born March 21, 1980) is a former minor league baseball outfielder and first baseman.^[1] From 2014–18, he worked as a special assistant for the San Francisco Giants, serving as a left-handed batting practice pitcher and video replay analyst.^[2]

Biography

Chop was born in Orange, California, and graduated from Tustin High School.^[3] He played two years at San Diego State (1999–2000) before transferring and playing two years at Vanguard University.^[4] He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft by the Montreal Expos.^[1] He spent four seasons in the Expos/Nationals' minor league system (2002–05) and one season with the independent Fullerton Flyers (2006).^{[citation needed]}

After retiring as a player, he worked as a firefighter for the Tucson Fire Department from 2007 until 2013.^[5]^[6] He met Hunter Pence in an Orange County gym, who hired him as a left-handed batting practice coach.^[1]^[7] Pence invited Chop to spring training, and in 2014 the Giants hired him as a left-handed batting practice pitcher and video replay analyst, sharing replay duties with Shawon Dunston.^[2] In 2019, Chop joined the Los Angeles Dodgers as a video replay coordinator.^[8] As of 2022, he is head baseball coach at Pusch Ridge Christian Academy.^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Chop's Unlikely Road to the World Series". Vanguard University. October 29, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Shea, John (March 29, 2014). "Baseball adds replay, but challenges exist". San Francisco Chronicle.
^ "Chad Chop". San Diego State Aztecs Athletics.
^ Thomas, Jim (July 14, 2003). "Trust in God leads Chop to Sand Gnats". Savannah Morning News.
^ "2015 San Francisco Giants Media Guide" (PDF). p. 66. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016.
^ Brown, Daniel (February 16, 2015). "Giants outfielder Hunter Pence takes a mentally challenging few weeks off". San Jose Mercury News.
^ Keeling, Brock (April 27, 2015). "He Might Be Giant: A Day in the Life of Hunter Pence". 7x7.
^ "2019 Los Angeles Dodgers Media Guide" (PDF). p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ Morales, Andy (April 13, 2022). "Baseball: Pusch Ridge keeps rolling". All Sports Tucson. Retrieved May 30, 2023.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

[unlikely-1] "Chop's Unlikely Road to the World Series". Vanguard University. October 29, 2014.

[Shea-2] Shea, John (March 29, 2014). "Baseball adds replay, but challenges exist". San Francisco Chronicle.

[3] "Chad Chop". San Diego State Aztecs Athletics.

[4] Thomas, Jim (July 14, 2003). "Trust in God leads Chop to Sand Gnats". Savannah Morning News.

[5] "2015 San Francisco Giants Media Guide" (PDF). p. 66. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016.

[6] Brown, Daniel (February 16, 2015). "Giants outfielder Hunter Pence takes a mentally challenging few weeks off". San Jose Mercury News.

[7] Keeling, Brock (April 27, 2015). "He Might Be Giant: A Day in the Life of Hunter Pence". 7x7.

[8] "2019 Los Angeles Dodgers Media Guide" (PDF). p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.

[9] Morales, Andy (April 13, 2022). "Baseball: Pusch Ridge keeps rolling". All Sports Tucson. Retrieved May 30, 2023.

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