Chase Huchingson

Daniel Chase Huchingson

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 5", Weight 215 lb.
• School University of Arkansas, Fort Smith, University of Central Arkansas
• High School Fayetteville High School

• Born April 14, 1989 in Fayetteville, AR USA

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Biographical Information

Relief pitcher Chase Huchingson played in the New York Mets system from 2010 to 2016.

He was originally drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 34th round of the 2007 amateur draft out of high school (only three slots after Josh Judy), and then by the Houston Astros in the 23rd round of the 2008 amateur draft out of Arkansas Fort Smith (two picks ahead of Chris Rusin), but he did not sign either time. He was 1-4 with a 8.36 ERA for Central Arkansas in 2010 and hit .236.

On July 6, 2010, he was signed as an undrafted free-agent by the Mets (Max Semler was the scout) and began his professional career that year. Pitching for the Kingsport Mets, he was 0-1 with a 4.09 ERA in 5 games (2 starts), with 13 strikeouts in 11 innings. In 2011, Huchingson went 7-2 with a 1.82 ERA in 27 games (8 starts) for the Savannah Sand Gnats. In 84 innings, he allowed only 61 hits and struck out 91 batters. He was in the South Atlantic League All-Star Game that year.

He was a Mid-Season All-Star again in 2012, this time in the Florida State League, and he went 8-7 with a 4.10 ERA in 24 games (22 starts) for the St. Lucie Mets. In the FSL, he was 8th in strikeouts (102, between C.J. Riefenhauser and Shane Greene), tied for first in hit batsmen (12, even with Matt Loosen, Albert Suarez and Eliazer Suero) and tied Enny Romero for 6th in wild pitches (12). He tied Zack Wheeler for the most hit batsmen by a Mets minor leaguer. With the Binghamton Mets in 2013, he was 3-2 with a save and a 1.61 ERA in 45 relief appearances. He was suspended 50 games for violating a drug abuse policy on August 26. His ERAs rose after that, as he posted marks of 3.82 in 2014, 4.15 in 2015 (including a 3.34 mark in his first taste of Triple A) and 5.52 in 2016. He latched on with the independent York Revolution for 2017, going 4-3 with a 1.36 ERA in 57 appearances.

His brother, Jamin Huchingson, played in the Chicago White Sox system in 2002 and 2003.