Chase Shores
| Chase Shores | |
|---|---|
 Shores in 2025 | |
| Los Angeles Angels | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: May 21, 2004 Clovis, New Mexico, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Robert Chase Shores (born May 21, 2004) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Angels organization. He played college baseball for the LSU Tigers. The Angels drafted Shores in the second round of the 2025 MLB draft.
College career
[edit]Shores attended Lee High School in Midland, Texas.[1] Shores posted an 18–2 career high school record with 211 strikeouts in 142 innings, while in his senior season worked 72 innings, recording an 8–2 mark and 123 strikeouts. Shores was the No. 1 ranked right-handed pitcher in Texas, number two overall in Texas for Class of 2022 by Perfect Game Baseball; played in Perfect Game All-American Classic while being ranked nationally as the No. 23 overall prospect and the No. 5 right-handed pitcher by Perfect Game Baseball.[2] He committed to Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college baseball.[3]
Shores missed his entire sophomore season in 2024 after undergoing Tommy John surgery. In 2025, he went 5–3 with a 5.51 ERA but he was a crucial reliever down the stretch in the Tigers’ run to the national title. He pitched the final innings in LSU's Game 2 National Championship win over Coastal Carolina, allowing only one hit and striking out four.[4][5]
Professional career
[edit]The Los Angeles Angels drafted Shores in the second round (47th overall) of the 2025 Major League Baseball draft.[6] He signed with the organization on July 17 for the slot value of the 47th pick, listed at $2.08 million.[7]
On April 7, 2026, Shores made his professional debut with the High-A affiliate Tri-City Dust Devils.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Chase Shores". lsusports.net. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
- ↑ "Chase Shores Class of 2022". Perfect Game Baseball. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ↑ Brandenburg, Jakob (October 21, 2021). "Legacy star pitcher Shores commits to LSU". NOLA.com. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
- ↑ Light, Mitch (July 9, 2025). "How Chase Shores, Ike Irish and the top unsigned Class of 2022 baseball recruits fared in college". nytimes.com/athletic. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
- ↑ Franques, Bill (July 13, 2025). "Chase Shores Selected in 2nd Round of MLB Draft by Los Angeles Angels". lsusports.net. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
- ↑ Brooks-Davis, Jair Ascencio (July 14, 2025). "Midland's Chase Shores drafted by Los Angeles Angels". First Alert 7. Archived from the original on July 29, 2025. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
- ↑ Christopher, Hadorn (July 17, 2025). "Legacy grad Chase Shores signs with Los Angeles Angels". Midland Reporter-Telegram. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ↑ Reisner, Riley (April 6, 2026). "Chase Shores from LSU national champion to spring training in Tempe". Cronkite News. Archived from the original on April 7, 2026. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
- ↑ Hadorn, Christopher (July 7, 2026). "Shores adjusting well to pro baseball in Angels organization". Midland Reporter-Telegram. Archived from the original on July 8, 2026. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- LSU Tigers bio
