Chad Chop

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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]

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chop's Unlikely Road to the World Series". Vanguard University. October 29, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Shea, John (March 29, 2014). "Baseball adds replay, but challenges exist". San Francisco Chronicle.
  3. ↑ "Chad Chop". San Diego State Aztecs Athletics. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  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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