Chase Petty
| Chase Petty | |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: April 4, 2003 Camden, New Jersey | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Chase Robert Petty (born April 4, 2003) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the first round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.
Early life and amateur career
[edit]Petty initially grew up in Millville, New Jersey, before his family moved to Somers Point, New Jersey, when he was 14.[1] He attended Mainland Regional High School.[2][3] He committed to play college baseball at the University of Florida during his sophomore year.[4] Petty's junior season was canceled due to COVID-19, after which he focused on physical training and increased his fastball velocity to 100 miles per hour (160 km/h).[5][6][7] As a senior, he was named the New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year after pitching to a 6–1 win–loss record with a 1.00 earned run average (ERA) and 99 strikeouts in 48+2⁄3 innings pitched.[8][9]
Professional career
[edit]Petty was selected with the 26th overall pick in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the Minnesota Twins.[10] He signed with the team on July 26, 2021, and received a $2.5 million signing bonus.[11]
On March 13, 2022, the Twins traded Petty to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Sonny Gray and Francis Peguero.[12] He opened the 2022 season with the Daytona Tortugas.[13] Petty was promoted to the High-A Dayton Dragons after going 0–4 record with a 3.18 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 17 appearances with 12 starts at Daytona.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Brookover, Bob (April 24, 2021). "Chase Petty is on fast track from Mainland High to first round of MLB draft". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "Mainland's Chase Petty's big summer expected to pay off in MLB Draft". The Press of Atlantic City. September 14, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ Gill, Mike (August 13, 2021). "Local Pitcher Chase Petty Rated as Top MLB Draft Prospect for 2021". 973ESPN.com. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "Meet projected Rd. 1 MLB draft pick whose triple-digit fastball looks effortless". NJ.com. March 30, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "MLB Draft prospect Chase Petty set to make season debut vs. top-ranked Holy Spirit on Tuesday". Press of Atlantic City. April 20, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "This NJ Kid Throws 100 mph Fastballs. The MLB Is Noticing". NBCPhiladelphia.com. March 15, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ Apody, Jamie (May 4, 2021). "Linwood, NJ MLB Draft prospect can throw 102 mph fastball". 6ABC.com. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ Minnick, Kevin (June 30, 2021). "Projected MLB first-round draft pick named Gatorade N.J. Player of the Year". NJ.com. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "Chase Petty wins Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year award". The Press of Atlantic City. June 29, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "Twins draft hard-throwing prep righthander Chase Petty with first-round pick". Star Tribune. July 12, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ "Twins sign first-round pick Chase Petty for $2.5 million". Star Tribune. July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Sonny Gray trade: Twins acquire right-hander from Reds for 2021 first-round pick Chase Petty". 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Mainland Alum Chase Petty Makes 2022 Pro Debut". 10 April 2022.
- ^ Nightengale, Bob (July 28, 2022). "Reds promote Chase Petty, one of their top pitching prospects, to Dayton Dragons". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)