Charles Joseph Fick (born November 20, 1985), formerly known as Chuckie Fick, is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and

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Professional career

Fick was selected by the Cardinals out of Cal State Northridge in the 15th round of the

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. In , Fick spent his first professional season with the Rookie-Level Johnson City Cardinals and the Single-A Quad Cities River Bandits in the Midwest League. He earned a win in his debut with Johnson City after pitching three

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with four strikeouts on June 20. He went 1–0 with 12 strikeouts and a 1.29 ERA in eight games. Fick debuted for Quad Cities of the Midwest League on July 27 and tossed two scoreless innings. He went 1–0 with 15 strikeouts and a 2.16 ERA in nine games. He went a combined 2–0 with 25 strikeouts, two saves and a 1.85 ERA in 39 innings pitched. In Fick went 6–5 with a 3.17 ERA in 20 games, 13 starts, with Quad Cities. He struck out a season-high eight on August 3. In 2009, he was promoted to the Class-A Advanced Palm Beach Cardinals, going 3–3 with a 4.92 ERA in 20 games, seven starts. With the Double-A Springfield Cardinals, Fick went 1–2 with a 1.50 ERA in 10 games, three starts. Fick went a combined 4–7 with 51 strikeouts, one save and a 3.96 ERA in 97 innings. In 2010, he advanced to the Triple-A Memphis. On May 26, 2012, Fick was promoted to St. Louis to replace struggling Fernando Salas in the bullpen. Fick was 1-0 with 2 saves and a 3.86 ERA in 21 games at Memphis. He was designated for assignment on July 25. Fick was claimed off waivers by the

on July 27. The Houston Astros released him on June 12, 2013. He signed a minor league contract with the

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on June 13, 2013 and was assigned to the

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. On April 2, 2014, Fick signed with the

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of the Mexican League. On April 29, 2014, Fick was released. On March 5, 2015, Fick signed with the Lancaster Barnstormers of the

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. Fick signed with the EDA Rhinos of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in May 2015. He made his CPBL debut on May 25, 2015 against the

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International career

Fick played for the United States national baseball team in the summer of 2011. He appeared in the

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, where the United States won silver.

Personal

Fick is the nephew of former MLB All Star

Robert Fick Robert Charles Fick (born March 15, 1974) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. In 2002, he was named to the American League All-Star Team. Career The left-handed batter, who throws right-handed, attended Ventura College and later tr ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fick, Chuckie 1985 births Living people Algodoneros de Guasave players American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Baseball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Cal State Northridge Matadors baseball players Colorado Springs Sky Sox players Fresno State Bulldogs baseball players Houston Astros players Johnson City Cardinals players Lancaster Barnstormers players Major League Baseball pitchers Memphis Redbirds players Mexican League baseball pitchers Oklahoma City RedHawks players Olmecas de Tabasco players Palm Beach Cardinals players Pan American Games medalists in baseball Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Sportspeople from Thousand Oaks, California Baseball players from Ventura County, California Quad Cities River Bandits players Springfield Cardinals players St. Louis Cardinals players Swing of the Quad Cities players United States national baseball team players Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games