Chase Silseth #63

Chase Robert Silseth...On Twitter: @Chase_Silseth...First player from the 2021 MLB Draft to reach Major Leagues...First player born in 2000s to play for Angels...Made 18 collegiate starts for 2021 Pac-12 Champion Arizona Wildcats and earned Pac-12 All Conference honors... Logged an 8-1 record and struck out a team-high 105 batters, which ranked third in the Conference of Champions... Started for Wildcats in College World Series opener against Vanderbilt...Pitched in five games during 2020 season at College of Southern Nevada...Pitched in 18 games during freshman collegiate season at University of Tennessee in 2019...Attended Piedra Vista HS (Farmington, N.M.)...Enjoys hiking, hunting, and cooking in his free time...Originally signed by Angels scout Jayson Durocher.

2023

Made 16 appearances (eight starts) for Angels in second Major League season...Set a career high with 12 punchouts vs. Seattle on August 6, eclipsing previous career high set two starts prior when he struck out 10 Yankees on July 19...Won career-high four straight decisions dating back to May 22 (active streak)...Held hitters to a .163 BAA (7/43) against his slider and a .137 BAA (7/51) against his splitter in 2023...Missed 29 games on the 7-day Injured List and was reinstated on Sept. 29 following two rehab outings with Salt Lake...In 11 games (all starts) for Salt Lake, was 4-1 with a 2.96 ERA (45.2 IP - 15 ER) and 49 strikeouts...In last four games, went 2-0 with a 2.87 ERA (15.2 IP - 5 ER) and 20 strikeouts...Named Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week for April 3-9, following April 7 win at Albuquerque (W; 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 SO).

2022

Began season at Double-A Rocket City and went 2-0 with a 1.73 ERA (26 IP - 5 ER) and 37 strikeouts in five starts, before receiving first big league promotion...At that time, among Southern League leaders, he was third in strikeouts, opponent batting average (.169) and WHIP (0.85) and fourth in ERA...Named April’s Southern League Pitcher of the Month...Went 2-0 with a 1.35 ERA (20 IP - 3 ER) in four starts...Struck out 27 batters in 20 innings and held opponents to a .188 average (13/69)...Made Major League debut with Angels on May 13 at Oakland and earned win (W; 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 SO)...Joined Jered Weaver as only Angels to work 6+ scoreless innings in an MLB debut and joined Rudy May as Halos to work 6+ innings and allow one hit in a debut...At 21 years, 360 days old during debut, was youngest player to pitch for Angels since José Suarez in 2019...Was first player from the 2021 MLB Draft to reach Major Leagues...First player born in 2000s to play for Angels...Ultimately totaled seven starts for Angels across three Major League stints...After being optioned to Rocket City, July 31, finished year with seven starts for Trash Pandas, going 5-0 with a 2.53 ERA (42.2 IP - 12 ER) and 56 strikeouts, while holding opponents to a .167 (24/144) average...Twice honored as Southern League Pitcher of the Week...For Apr. 18-24, earned win in start at Tennessee (W; 6 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO)...For week of Aug. 29 - Sept. 4, made two starts, going 2-0 with a 1.38 ERA (13 IP - 2 ER) and 21 strikeouts, while allowing just two total hits...Made one postseason start for Rocket City, taking no-decision in Game 2 of Southern League Semifinals.