Chase Robert Silseth (born May 18, 2000) is an American

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for the

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(MLB). Silseth was born and raised in

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, where he played baseball for

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. He played

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at the

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, and the

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. Silseth was selected in the 11th round of the

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by the Angels and signed with the team, forgoing his senior year of college. He made his MLB debut on May 13, 2022, becoming the first player in the 2021 draft class to reach the major leagues.

Amateur career

Silseth grew up in

and attended

. As a junior, he pitched to a 8–2 record with a 0.56 ERA and 116 strikeouts. Silseth committed to play college baseball at Tennessee in November of his senior year. He was named the New Mexico Gatorade Player of the Year in his senior season after he went 7–3 with a 1.25 ERA and 53 strikeouts in 56 innings pitched and also batted .328. Silseth began his college baseball career at

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. He went 1–1 with a 4.35 ERA in 18 appearances as a freshman. Silseth transferred to the

after his freshman year and played one season before transferring to the

. In his lone season with the Wildcats, he posted a 8–1 record with a 5.55 ERA and 105 strikeouts in 18 starts.

Professional career

Silseth was selected in the 11th round by the

in the

. After signing with the team he was assigned to the

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before being promoted to the Double-A

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. Silseth returned to the Trash Pandas to start the 2022 season and was named the Southern League Pitcher of the Month for April. After the season, he was chosen for the

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. On May 13, 2022, the Angels selected Silseth's contract and promoted him to the active roster. He made his major league debut that night against the

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, pitching six scoreless innings while striking out four batters. Silseth became the first player from the 2021 MLB draft to debut in MLB. Silseth made seven starts for the Angels in his rookie campaign, posting a 1-3 record and 6.59 ERA with 24 strikeouts in 28.2 innings pitched. Silseth began incorporating a cutter the next year in spring training, but struggled and was optioned to the Triple-A

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to begin the 2023 season. He was promoted to the active roster on April 26, 2023. He made his first appearance of the season that night against the Oakland Athletics, pitching 2 scoreless innings in relief.

References

External links

Tennessee Volunteers bioArizona Wildcats bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Silseth, Chase 2000 births Living people People from Farmington, New Mexico Baseball players from New Mexico Major League Baseball pitchers Los Angeles Angels players Tennessee Volunteers baseball players Southern Nevada Coyotes baseball players Arizona Wildcats baseball players Arizona Complex League Angels players Rocket City Trash Pandas players Salt Lake Bees players