Chase Shugart

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72+2⁄3 innings pitched, and in 2015, as a senior, he was 10–2 with a 0.67 ERA along with batting .544 with nine home runs and 27 RBIs. [2] [3] Shugart was not drafted out of high school 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] Shugart transitioned from a reliever to a starting pitcher as a junior in 2018. [7] [8] He pitched for Texas in the 2018 College World Series until the Longhorns were eliminated by the Florida Gators on June 19. [9] He finished his junior year with a 5–3 record and a 4.36 ERA in 84+2⁄3 innings pitched. [10]

Professional career

On June 6, 2018, Shugart was selected in the 12th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft, with the 370th overall pick, by the Boston Red Sox. [11] On June 22, Shugart announced via Twitter that he would forego his final year at Texas in order to sign with the Red Sox. [12] He signed with Boston on July 6, [13] [14] 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. [15] In late August, he was assigned to the Lowell Spinners of the Class A Short Season New York-Penn League, [15] with whom he made one scoreless appearance.

On March 22, 2019, Major League Baseball suspended Shugart for fifty games "after a second positive test violating the drug prevention and treatment program." [16] [17] Shugart subsequently made his first appearance of the 2019 season on May 27 with the Greenville Drive of the Class A South Atlantic League, [15] 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. [15] 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. [18] 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. [19] He opened the 2022 season with the Portland Sea Dogs of the Double-A Eastern League and moved into the bullpen. [20] In early July, he was promoted to the Worcester Red Sox of the Triple-A International League. [21] On August 4, he pitched two innings of a combined no-hitter alongside Michael Wacha and Andrew Politi versus the Durham Bulls. [22] Over 45 games (one start) between the two teams, Shugart went 5-5 with a 5.31 ERA and 63 strikeouts over 62+2⁄3 innings. [23]

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Chase Shugart
Boston Red Sox – No. 87
Pitcher
Born: (1996-10-24) October 24, 1996 (age 27)
Bridge City, Texas
Bats: Left
Throws: Right