Chayce McDermott

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82+22 innings pitched and was named second team All-Mid-American Conference. [4]

Professional career

Houston Astros

McDermott was selected in the 4th round by the Houston Astros in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft. [5] He signed with the team on July 17, 2021, and received a $375,000 signing bonus. [6] After signing, McDermott was assigned to the Rookie League Florida Complex League Astros, where he made one appearance before being promoted to the Low-A Fayetteville Woodpeckers. [3]

Baltimore Orioles

The Astros traded McDermott to the Baltimore Orioles in a three-team trade on August 1, 2022, in which the Houston Astros acquired Trey Mancini from Baltimore and Jayden Murray from the Tampa Bay Rays, the Rays acquired José Siri from the Houston Astros, and the Orioles also acquired Seth Johnson from the Rays. [7] The Orioles assigned him to the Aberdeen Ironbirds of the High-A South Atlantic League. [8]

On May 19, 2023, while with the Double-A Bowie Baysox, McDermott was part of a combined no-hitter that was thrown against the Altoona Curve. McDermott was the starting pitcher for Bowie, with Nolan Hoffman and Easton Lucas pitching in relief to seal the no-hit bid. [9]

McDermott had a career-high eleven strikeouts and took a perfect-game attempt into the seventh inning of a 20 Norfolk Tides away win over the Nashville Sounds on May 3, 2024. It was also the second time in two consecutive years that he started a combined no-hitter, with Hoffman and Kaleb Ort coming out of the bullpen to complete the achievement. [10] In 20 games (19 starts) for Norfolk, he compiled a 3.96 ERA with 129 strikeouts across 91 innings pitched. On July 24, 2024, McDermott was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [11]

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Chayce McDermott
Baltimore Orioles – No. 60
Pitcher
Born: (1998-08-22) August 22, 1998 (age 25)
Anderson, Indiana, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 24, 2024, for the Baltimore Orioles