Chase Petty #61

Attended Mainland Regional High School in Linwood, N.J....Was the 2021 New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year (6-1, 1.15, 48.2 IP, 17 BB, 99 K)...As a senior on 4/28/21 vs. Millville, the same high school that produced Mike Trout, threw a seven-inning no-hitter with a career-high 18 strikeouts...In 2023, started the Chase Petty Foundation, dedicated to making a difference in the lives of underprivileged children in Millville, N.J.

2025

His fourth season in the Reds organization...On 1/21 was invited to participate in Major League Spring Training camp...On 3/15 was reassigned to Minor League camp and optioned to AAA-Louisville...Added to the taxi squad prior to the opener of CIN doubleheader on 4/30 vs. STL...in Game 2, made his Major League debut after having his contract selected from AAA-Louisville following the opener of the twin bill...At 22 years, 26 days old, on 4/30 G2 vs. STL became the youngest CIN pitcher to appear in a game since Homer Bailey (21 years, 150 days) on 9/30/07 vs. CHC...was also the second Red (of seven) to make his MLB debut in 2025, along with INF/OF Tyler Callihan, who debuted in the opener of the doubleheader vs. STL...Became the 28th CIN pitcher to open his career with a start at Great American Ball Park (opened in 2003), the first since RHP Rhett Lowder on 8/30/24 G2 vs. MIL...first career strikeout victim was Alec Burleson (first inning)...Petty and INF/OF Tyler Callihan on 4/30 became the sixth pair of Reds teammates since 1900 to make their Major League debuts in separate legs of the same doubleheader...The last instance came on 9/12/74 vs. ATL, with Rawly Eastwick making his debut in the opener and Pat Darcy debuting in the nightcap...Was optioned back to AAA-Louisville following Game 2 of the 4/30 doubleheader vs. STL...recalled from the Bats for the second time on 5/9...made one start (5/11 at HOU) before being optioned back to Louisville on 5/20...Added to the Taxi Squad on 6/20...recalled from AAA-Louisville on 6/21 and appeared in that day game at STL...optioned following CIN 6-5, 11-inning loss...For Louisville, led the Bats in starts (26), innings pitched (112.2), strikeouts (102), walks (58) and hits (123) while pitching to a 6.39 ERA...Named International League Pitcher of the Week on 5/11.

2024

Entered the 2024 season rated by both Baseball America and MLB Pipeline the Reds’ No. 5 prospect...Was Reds Minor League Pitcher of the Month for Sept. 2024 (4 GS, 24.0 IP, 1.88 ERA, 12 H, 6 BB, 22 K)...Led all Reds Minor League pitchers in wins (11), strikeouts (130), starts (28) and innings pitched (137.0)...Held opponents to a .243 batting average, ninth-best among all Reds farmhands...Spent most of the season at AA-Chattanooga before his promotion to AAA-Louisville on 9/11...At the time of his promotion to Louisville, ranked among Southern League leaders in starts (26, first), wins (10, T1st), innings pitched (127.0, third), strikeouts (123, second), WHIP (1.35, fifth) and opponents average (.244, fifth)...Made his Triple-A debut on 9/13 at Iowa...Earned his first Triple-A win on 9/20 vs. Omaha.

2023

Was a Baseball America High-A All-Star....Entered the season rated by MLB.com (8th) and Baseball America (6th) one of the Reds’ top prospects...Began the season on Class A Dayton’s seven-day injured list while recovering from a right ulnar collateral ligament sprain suffered in September 2022...Made his season debut on 5/10 at Peoria and allowed three runs or fewer in each of his 16 starts, the second-longest such streak in the Midwest League (Justin Wrobleski, 19gs)...allowed two runs or fewer 10 times...For the Dragons posted a 1.95 ERA over 16 starts before he was promoted to Class AA Chattanooga on 8/29...Made his final start of the year on 9/9 at Montgomery, then spent the rest of the season on the Development List...On 1/11/24 was invited to 2024 Major League Spring Training camp, his first.