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Chase Shugart

Chase C. Shugart (born October 24, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.

Chase Shugart
Boston Red Sox – No. 61
Pitcher
Born: (1996-10-24) October 24, 1996 (age 28)
Bridge City, Texas, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 15, 2024, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
(through 2024 season)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average4.15
Strikeouts8
Teams

Amateur career

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Shugart attended Bridge City High School in Bridge City, Texas, where he played football and baseball.[1] As a junior in 2014, he compiled a 10–1 win–loss record and a 1.64 earned run average (ERA) with 127 strikeouts in 72+2⁄3 innings pitched, and in 2015, as a senior, he was 10–2 with a 0.67 ERA and, as a batter, had a .544 batting average with nine home runs and 27 runs batted in (RBIs).[2][3] Shugart was not selected in the 2015 MLB draft, and he enrolled at the University of Texas to play college baseball for the Texas Longhorns.

As a freshman at Texas in 2016, Shugart made 32 appearances, all in relief, and pitched to a 2–3 record and 4.53 ERA.[4] In 2017, as a sophomore, he was 3–2 with a 3.43 ERA and 1.45 WHIP in 42 innings pitched out of the bullpen.[5] After the season, he pitched for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[6][7] Shugart transitioned from a reliever to a starting pitcher as a junior in 2018.[8][9] He pitched for Texas in the 2018 College World Series until the Longhorns were eliminated by the Florida Gators on June 19.[10] He finished his junior year with a 5–3 record and a 4.36 ERA in 84+2⁄3 innings pitched.[11]

Professional career

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On June 6, 2018, Shugart was selected by the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the 12th round of the 2018 MLB draft, with the 370th overall pick.[12] On June 22, Shugart announced via Twitter that he would forego his final year at Texas in order to sign with the Red Sox.[13] He signed with Boston on July 6,[14][15] and first pitched in mid-August for the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Red Sox, where he made three appearances with a 1.80 ERA in five innings of work.[16] In late August, he was assigned to the Lowell Spinners of the Low–A New York-Penn League,[16] with whom he made one scoreless appearance.

On March 22, 2019, MLB suspended Shugart for fifty games "after a second positive test violating the drug prevention and treatment program."[17][18] Shugart subsequently made his first appearance of the 2019 season on May 27 with the Greenville Drive of the Single-A South Atlantic League,[16] spending the remainder of the year there. Over 16 starts, Shugart went 6–4 with a 2.81 ERA, striking out 73 over 89+2⁄3 innings.[16] After the 2020 minor league season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Shugart was invited to participate in the Red Sox' fall instructional league.[19] For the 2021 season, Shugart returned to Greenville, now members of the High-A East, started 22 games and pitched to a 6–6 record, a 4.78 ERA, and 93 strikeouts over 105+1⁄3 innings.[20] He opened the 2022 season with the Portland Sea Dogs of the Double-A Eastern League and moved into the bullpen.[21] In early July, he was promoted to the Worcester Red Sox of the Triple-A International League.[22] On August 4, he pitched two innings of a combined no-hitter alongside Michael Wacha and Andrew Politi versus the Durham Bulls.[23] Over 45 games (one start) between the two affiliates, Shugart went 5–5 with a 5.31 ERA and 63 strikeouts over 62+2⁄3 innings.[24]

Shugart spent the entirety of the 2023 season with Triple–A Worcester. In 40 appearances with the club, he struggled to an 8.22 ERA with 39 strikeouts and 4 saves over 46 innings pitched.[25] He returned to Worcester to begin the 2024 campaign.

On August 12, 2024, Shugart was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[26]

References

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  1. ^ "His Texas future may be at first base, but Zach Zubia is already contributing at the plate". Hookem.com. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "SUPER GOLD: Shugart's success fueled by family". Beaumont Enterprise. June 23, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "BC's Shugart powers All-Leader Baseball Team". Orange Leader. June 18, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "How good will David Pierce's Texas baseball team be in 2017?". Burnt Orange Nation. June 29, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  5. ^ "Texas baseball aims to build on last season's success". San Antonio-Express News. February 15, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  6. ^ "#34 Chase Shugart - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  7. ^ "Cotuit Kettleers - Roster". Cape Cod Baseball League. 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2018 – via pointstreak.com.
  8. ^ "Chase Shugart finds a new role as Texas looks for another strong showing on the mound". Hookem.com. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  9. ^ "Bohls: Texas' Chase Shugart short, but not on swagger or results". Hookem.com. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  10. ^ Moyle, Nick (June 19, 2018). "UT eliminated from College World Series by Florida". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  11. ^ Vasquez, Cat (June 23, 2018). "Chase Shugart set to join Boston Red Sox organization". hookem.com.
  12. ^ "Bridge City grad drafted by Boston Red Sox". beaumontenterprise.com. June 6, 2018.
  13. ^ Eberts, Wescott (June 22, 2018). "Texas baseball players announce signings with major league teams". burntorangenation.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  14. ^ "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. July 2018. Archived from the original on February 6, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  15. ^ Wade, Van (July 9, 2018). "Shugart signs Minor league deal with Red Sox". The Orange Leader. Orange, Texas. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  16. ^ a b c d "Chase Shugart". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  17. ^ Cotillo, Chris (March 22, 2019). "Boston Red Sox prospect Chase Shugart suspended 50 games for second positive drug test". masslive.com. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  18. ^ @jcmccaffrey (March 22, 2019). "MLB announces Red Sox minor league RHP Chase Shugart, who is currently on the Single-A Greenville roster, has received a 50-game suspension without pay after a second positive test violating the drug prevention and treatment program" (Tweet). Retrieved March 26, 2019 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ Hatfield, Chris (October 4, 2020). "Red Sox 2020 Fall Instructional Camp roster and details". SoxProspects.com. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  20. ^ "Greenville Drive announces 2021 Opening Day roster". wyff4.com. May 4, 2021.
  21. ^ "Pitching prospects highlight Sea Dogs' Opening Day roster". pressherald.com. April 5, 2022.
  22. ^ "Cup of Coffee: Mata strikes out five; Downs reaches five times". soxprospects.com. July 4, 2022.
  23. ^ "Devlin Granberg's 9th inning diving catch saves WooSox no-hitter". masslive.com. August 5, 2022.
  24. ^ "Chase Shugart Stats, Fantasy & News". milb.com.
  25. ^ "Chase Shugart - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  26. ^ "Red Sox Select Chase Shugart, Mickey Gasper; Designate Jamie Westbrook For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. August 12, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
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