Chase Strumpf

Chase Aaron Strumpf (born March 8, 1998) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the Chicago Cubs organization.

Chase Strumpf
Strumpf with UCLA in 2019
Chicago Cubs
Second baseman
Born: (1998-03-08) March 8, 1998
Atlanta, Georgia
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Career

Strumpf attended JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, California.[1] During his freshman year, he committed to play college baseball at UCLA.[2] After his freshman year, he played on the USA Baseball 15U National Team, helping Team USA win a gold medal in Barranquilla, Colombia.[3][4] He was not drafted out of high school in the 2016 MLB draft and thus enrolled at UCLA.

In 2017, Strumpf's freshman year, he appeared in 55 games (making 54 starts), hitting .239 with seven home runs and thirty RBIs.[5] That summer, he played in the Northwoods League where he was named an All-Star after batting .335 with six home runs.[6] As a sophomore at UCLA in 2018, Strumpf started 58 games in which he slashed .363/.475/.633 with 12 home runs and 53 RBIs[7] and was named to the Pac-12 First Team. After the season, he was selected to play for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team, but was unable to participate due to injury.[8] Prior to his 2019 junior season, Strumpf was named a preseason All-American by numerous media outlets including D1Baseball and Perfect Game.[9] He was named to the Pac-12 First Team for the second consecutive year,[10] and finished his junior year batting .279 with nine home runs and 44 RBIs in 63 games.[11]

Strumpf was considered one of the top prospects for the 2019 MLB draft.[12] He was selected by the Chicago Cubs with the 64th overall pick,[13][14] and signed for $1.05 million.[15][16] He made his professional debut with the Arizona League Cubs and was promoted to the Eugene Emeralds after seven games. After 26 games with Eugene, he was promoted to the South Bend Cubs,[17] with whom he finished the year. Over 39 games between the three clubs, Strumpf slashed .244/.374/.400 with three home runs and 17 RBIs.

References
  1. "UCLA commit Chase Strumpf immune to pressure". 247sports.com. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  2. "JSerra freshman Chase Strumpf commits to UCLA". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  3. "Baseball: All eyes will be on sophomore Chase Strumpf". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  4. "JSerra's Strumpf Makes USA Baseball 15U National Team". The Capistrano Dispatch. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  5. "UCLA Baseball: The Bruins' Road Leads to Salt Lake City This Weekend". Bruins Nation. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  6. "Huskies Strumpf, Tapani Named to Northwoods League Postseason All-Star Team". WDIO. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  7. "UCLA's Chase Strumpf uses a steady approach to become one of the nation's best players". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  8. "Strumpf Selected to USA Baseball Collegiate National Team". USA Baseball. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  9. "UCLA infielder Chase Strumpf named second-team All-American". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  10. "Baseball boasts bounty of Pac-12 awards as regular season comes to a close". Daily Bruin. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  11. https://www.mlb.com/press-release/cubs-sign-infielder-chase-strumpf
  12. "MLB.com 2019 Prospect Watch". MLB.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  13. https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cubs/ct-spt-cubs-chase-strumpf-draft-ucla-home-run-20190604-story.html
  14. https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/cubs-chase-strumpf-goes-to-cubs-in-second-round/
  15. https://670thescore.radio.com/cubs-sign-2nd-round-pick-chase-strumpf
  16. https://www.mlb.com/draft/tracker
  17. https://www.milb.com/eugene/news/strumpf-headed-up-to-south-bend/c-310046424
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