Chase DeLauter #24

CHASE DANIEL DeLAUTER...2019 graduate of Hedgesville High School (W.Va.), growing up near the Maryland border...Slashed .402/.520/.715 with 15 homers and 70 RBI over 66 career games in three collegiate seasons at James Madison from 2020-22...Batted .437 (38-for-87, 8 2B, 8HR, 35 RBI) in 2022 junior campaign while producing a program-record .576 OBP after entering year on five different preseason All-America teams (season ended in April after 24 games due to a broken foot)...Received the Robert A. McNeese Outstanding Pro Prospect Award following his 2021 performance in the Cape Cod League (.298avg/.986ops, 9hr)...First player from James Madison University to be selected in the first round of the MLB Draft...Favorites- Movie: Happy Gilmore; Music: Kid Cudi; Athlete: Mike Trout; Team: Dallas Cowboys; TV Show: Shooter; School Subject: Math.

2025

Endured another tough season on the injury front, but season took a turn with his inclusion on the AL Wild Card roster (contract selected, 9/30), becoming the first player in club history to debut in Postseason game (Oct. 1; G2 AL WCS)...Sixth overall player to debut in the PS (2020: SD Ryan Weathers, TB Shane McClanahan, MIN Alex Kirilloff; 2015: KC Adalberto Mondesi; 2006: OAK Mark Kiger)...Was slated to play in the AZ. Fall League (DNP)...Started two games in CF (first hit, Oct 2, G3 off Jack Flaherty)...Never got on the field in Spring Training after March 4 core muscle surgery (suffered early in camp) and was activated from the seven-day MiLB IL on May 22 at AAA Columbus after a rehab with the ACL club (AZ)...At AAA: Batted .278 (35-for-126) with 8 2B, 3B, 5HR, 21 RBI and 25 runs in 34 games at AAA (.383/.476/.859)...Last played at AAA on July 11 due to right hand/wrist soreness that was eventually diagnosed as a right hamate fracture (surgery on July 23; last game was 7/11)....Batted .441 (15-for-34) off LHP at AAA... Starts AAA: 15 GS RF, 11GS LF, 8DH.

2024

Entered the 2024 season as the consensus top prospect in the organization, posting a season OPS of .841 in a combined 39 games around three stints on the injured list...Started the year in Akron, hitting .197 (12-for-61) in April before being placed on the IL on May 1 with a left foot sprain... Activated on May 28, suffering a sprained right big toe in his first game back and was subsequently placed back on the IL on June 10...Reinstated for second time on July 27 following brief rehab with the ACL club...Appeared in 13 games with Akron, batting .327 (16-for-49) with 7 XBH & 13 RBI in 13 games before being promoted to AAA Columbus on Aug. 19...Appeared in six games with Columbus, hitting safely in 5-G with 6 XBH and 7 RBI, before suffering a right hamstring strain on Aug. 28, ending his regular season...Recorded three doubles on Aug. 27 at Gwinnett...Activated for the AAA playoffs, appearing in two games...On the year, made 10 starts in center field, 18 in right field and four in left field. (7 GS DH)...Batted .281/.354/.535/.889 off RHP and .179/.294/.357/.651 off LHP (3 XBH)...Once again enjoyed a successful AZ Fall League season for Surprise, batting .340 (16-for-47) with 5 2B, 1 HR & 11 RBI in 12 games (.986 OPS) while also working out at the club's Goodyear Complex on scheduled off days.

2023

Professional career began on 6/5 in the Arizona Complex League following off-season left foot surgery (fifth metatarsal fracture) and was activated off the 60-day IL to make his affiliate debut at High-A Lake County on 6/29 ...Spent remainder of season on active LC roster before a 9/12 promotion to AA Akron, batting safely in all 6 games in Akron (had an 11-game hit streak to end season)...Had a 13-game hit streak, 7/1-8/1, and then a 12-gamer, 8/4-22...His combined average of .366 (68/186) between LC & Akron was the third-highest in the Minors (full-season clubs)...Hit .391 off RHP (1.019 OPS) and .257 vs. lefties (.613 OPS)...Batted .415 (22-for-53) with RISP...Had a tremendous Arizona Fall League showing, batting .299 (26-for-87) with five 2B, five HR and a league-high 27 RBI, earning a spot on AFL Rising Stars... Was T5th in HR, T6th in runs (19) and total bases (46).