Chase d'Arnaud
| Chase d'Arnaud | |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 15 | |
| Shortstop | |
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Born: January 21, 1987 Torrance, California | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| June 24, 2011 for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Career statistics (through 2013 season) | |
| Batting average | .208 |
| Hits | 31 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 7 |
| Teams | |
Chase Jonathan d'Arnaud (born January 21, 1987) is an American professional baseball infielder with the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball.
High school and college
d'Arnaud graduated from Los Alamitos High School in 2005. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 44th Round of the 2005 MLB Draft, but he chose to attend Pepperdine University. He played for the Anchorage Glacier Pilots of the Alaska Baseball League in summer 2006 and he played with Orleans Cardinals in the Cape Cod Baseball League during summer 2007. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 4th Round of the 2008 MLB Draft.
Professional baseball career
In 2008, he played for the State College Spikes. In 2009, he played for the West Virginia Power and the Lynchburg Hillcats. In 2010, he played for the Altoona Curve. d'Arnaud was called up to the majors by the Pittsburgh Pirates for the first time on June 24, 2011.[1] In his major league debut, he recorded his first major league hit, a triple, off Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester.[2] d'Arnaud was recalled on September 10, 2012.[3]
On March 20, 2013, the Pirates placed d'Arnaud on the 60-day disabled list after surgery to repair a partially torn ligament in his left thumb.[4] d'Arnaud started a rehab assignment with the Bradenton Marauders on May 16.[5] On May 18, his rehab assignment was transfereed to the Altoona Curve, and then to the Indianapolis Indians on May 25. He was activated from the disabled list and optioned to Indianapolis on May 31.
Personal
He is the son of Lance and Marita d’Arnaud.[6] His brother, Travis d'Arnaud, plays for the New York Mets.[7]
References
- ↑ Pirates to call up shortstop d'Arnaud
- ↑
- ↑ http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120910&content_id=38200640&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
- ↑ http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130320&content_id=43025708¬ebook_id=43026026&vkey=notebook_pit&c_id=pit
- ↑ Dreker, John (May 16, 2013). "Minor Moves: Holmes Off DL, d’Arnaud Starts Rehab". Pirates Prospects. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ↑ Pepperdine Waves bio
- ↑ Baseball America Reports on the d'Arnaud Brothers
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Pepperdine Waves bio
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