| Chase Shores | |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Angels | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born:May 21, 2004 Clovis, New Mexico, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Robert Chase Shores (born May 21,2004) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Angels organization. He played college baseball for the LSU Tigers. The Angels drafted Shores in the second round of the 2025 MLB draft.
Shores attended Lee High School in Midland,Texas. [1] Shores posted an 18–2 career high school record with 211 strikeouts in 142 innings,while in his senior season worked 72 innings,recording an 8–2 mark and 123 strikeouts. Shores was the No. 1 ranked right-handed pitcher in Texas,number two overall in Texas for Class of 2022 by Perfect Game Baseball;played in Perfect Game All-American Classic while being ranked nationally as the No. 23 overall prospect and the No. 5 right-handed pitcher by Perfect Game Baseball. [2] He committed to Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college baseball. [3]
Shores missed his entire sophomore season in 2024 after undergoing Tommy John surgery. His numbers in 2025 were ok,going 5–3 with a 5.51 ERA but he was a crucial reliever down the stretch in the Tigers’run to the national title. He pitched the final innings in LSU's Game 2 National Championship win over Coastal Carolina,allowing only one hit and striking out four. [4] [5]
The Los Angeles Angels drafted Shores in the second round of the 2025 MLB draft,the 47th overall pick. He signed with the organization on July 17 for the slot value of the 47th pick,which is listed as $2,080,000 on MLB.com. [6]