Chase De Jong #37

Chase Louis De Jong (pronounced “de-YOUNG”)…Wife’s name is Christina... One son; Clayton Bernhard (2/23/21)…Is a 2012 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, CA...His Pony League team traveled to Washington, PA, in 2008 and won the Pony League World Series... Was committed to the University of Southern California before signing with the Blue Jays...His father-in-law is Bernhard Langer, a two-time Masters Champion (1985 & 1993) and a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

2020

Began season with the Sugar Land Skeeters of the independent Atlantic League...Signed a minor league contract with Houston on 8/6...Had contract selected by the Astros on 8/23 and made season debut that night in the second game of a doubleheader at Los Angeles-AL (0.2ip/2er)…Was optioned to Houston’s alternate training site on 8/29 before being recalled on 9/7...Allowed four runs on five hits in 3.0 innings of work while starting the second game of Houston’s doubleheader at Oakland on 9/8 (his first Major League start since 9/28/18)…Struck out a career-high six batters while starting the final game of the season on 9/27 at Texas; allowed one run over his first 3.0 innings before ultimately allowing six runs in 3.2ip...Was on Houston’s roster for the American League Championship Series against Tampa Bay, but did not pitch.

2017

Seattle Totals - Was 0-3 with 6.35 ERA (20 ER, 28.1 IP) with 13 strikeouts in 7 games, 4 starts in Majors... Firsts - Major League debut on April 5 at Houston, and made his first start on April 30 at Cleveland... Up & Down - Four stints in Majors with Seattle: April 3-5, April 21-23, April 26-May 17 & June 14-16... Minor Totals - Went 4-9 with 5.99 ERA (75 ER, 112.2 IP) in 20 starts between AAA Tacoma and AA Arkansas (8/7-end)... Tacoma Time - Made 15 starts with Tacoma, going 3-6 with a 6.00 ERA (56 ER, 84.0 IP)... Arkansas - Went 1-3 with 5.97 ERA (19 ER, 28.2 IP) in 5 starts with Arkansas (8/7-end of year).

2016

Made 26 starts with AAA Oklahoma City and AA Tulsa, going 15-5 with 2.82 ERA (46 ER, 147.0 IP)…Texas League Pitcher of the Year and mid- and post-season All-Star…Baseball America Double-A All-Star…led Double-A pitchers in wins, WHIP (1.02), and opponents' average (.207, 1st)…Texas League Pitcher of the Week for period ending July 24.

2015

California League Pitcher of the Week on July 27…went 11-7 with 3.43 ERA (52 ER, 136.1 IP) in 25 games (24 starts) between Toronto and Los Angeles-NL Single-A affiliates… traded to Los Angeles-NL on July 2 with Tim Locastro for three international signing slots… in two postseason starts for Rancho Cucamonga, went 1-0 with 1.42 ERA.

2014

With A Lansing, was 1-6 with 4.82 ERA (52 ER, 97.0 IP) in 23 games (21 starts).

2013

Struck out 66 batters in 56 innings at R-Bluefield…had 3.05 ERA in 13 games (10 starts).

2012

Was 1-0 with 1.50 ERA (2 ER, 12.0 IP) with 15 strikeouts in 6 games with GCL Blue Jays.