Chase Shugart #55

Chase Colton Shugart..Is a 2015 graduate of Bridge City (Texas) High School...Pitched three years (2016-18) at the University of Texas at Austin and went 11-8 with a 4.33 ERA (180.2ip/87er) in 82 games (15 starts)...Pitched for the Cotuit Kettleers in the Cape Cod Baseball League in 2017.

2024

Began the season with Worcester (Red Sox’ AAA)...Picked up his lone save in his first appearances on 3/30 at Lehigh Valley...Pitched a season-high 5.0 scoreless innings and picked up his first win in a starting assignment on 5/8 vs. Buffalo (Game 2)...Went 1-0 with a 0.71 ERA (12.2ip/1er) in five relief appearances in June...Was selected to the big league roster on 8/12...Made his Major League debut on 8/15 at Baltimore and gave up a run in 2.2 innings of work... Was optioned back to Triple-A on 8/16...Was recalled on 9/1... Pitched 2.0 scoreless innings on 9/1 at Detroit...Was optioned back to Worcester on 9/8...Made four Triple-A appearances before being recalled again on 9/23...Picked up his first big league save on 9/24 at Toronto...Finished the season with three straight scoreless outings (2.2ip).

2023

Attended MLB Spring Training camp as an NRI, his first big league camp...Recorded his first career Triple-A save on 4/27 vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (1.0 IP, 1 SO).

2022

Made 45 appearances (one start) between Double-A Portland (25 G) and Triple-A Worcester (20 G/1 GS), his first experience at both levels. His 45 appearances ranked T-3rd among Red Sox minor leaguers...Tossed more than 1.0 inning in 16 of his outings. Recorded his 1st professional save on 4/15 at Harrisburg with Portland (1.0 IP, H). Recorded five consecutive scoreless appearances from 4/29-5/17 (9.0 IP, 4 H, BB, 12 SO). Struck out a season-high four batters on 5/3 vs. Reading (2.0 IP, H). Recorded a save in each of his three outings from 5/22- 26, throwing a scoreless inning in each. In his final 19 outings with Portland (4/29-6/29), struck out 29 batters and walked only five in 23.0 IP...Also allowed only 1 HR in that stretch. Promoted to Worcester on 7/3, where he spent the remainder of the season. Made two appearances of 3.0 or more innings with Worcester, including a season-high 4.0 IP on 9/3 vs. Buffalo (2 H, 3 SO).