C. J. Chatham

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|position=Shortstop

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1994|12|22}}

|birth_place=Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Connor James Chatham (born December 22, 1994) is an American former professional baseball shortstop. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the second round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.

Career

=Boston Red Sox=

Chatham attended American Heritage High School in Plantation, Florida,{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/265658194/ |title=23 Apr 2014, C5 - South Florida Sun Sentinel at |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=2014-04-23 |accessdate=2019-11-22}} and Florida Atlantic University, where he played college baseball for the Florida Atlantic Owls. In 2015, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League.{{cite web|author= |url=http://pointstreak.com/baseball/player.html?playerid=733261 |title=#6 CJ Chatham - Profile |publisher=pointstreak.com |date= |accessdate=January 9, 2020}} He was drafted 51st overall in the 2016 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft by the Boston Red Sox.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/fau-owls/fl-fau-draft-cj-chatham-0610-20160609-story.html|title=FAU's CJ Chatham chosen by Red Sox in second round|date=10 June 2016 }} He made his professional debut for the GCL Red Sox and was later promoted to the Lowell Spinners, where he hit .259/.319/.426 with four home runs in 108 at bats.

In 2017, Chatham missed a majority of the season due to injury and only had 19 at bats all season. He started the 2018 season with the Class A Greenville Drive, where he batted .307 in 19 games, and was promoted to the Class A-Advanced Salem Red Sox in May. Overall during 2018, Chatham appeared in 95 games, batting .314 with three home runs and 52 RBIs.

Chatham started the 2019 season with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs, and was promoted to the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox on August 13. Overall during the 2019 season with both teams, Chatham batted .298/.333/.408 with five home runs and 46 RBIs in 110 games.{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=641453|title=C.J. Chatham Stats, Highlights, Bio|website=MiLB.com|accessdate=September 29, 2019}} After the season, on October 10, 2019, he was selected for the United States national baseball team in the 2019 WBSC Premier 12.{{cite web | url=https://www.usabaseball.com/news/usa-baseball-names-premier12-roster/c-311115688?tid=216632610 | title=USA Baseball Names Premier12 Roster | work=USA Baseball | date=October 10, 2019 | accessdate=October 13, 2019 | archive-date=August 14, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814142625/https://www.usabaseball.com/news/usa-baseball-names-premier12-roster/c-311115688/?tid=216632610 | url-status=dead }} On November 20, 2019, the Red Sox added Chatham to their 40-man roster.{{cite news |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/11/20/bobby-dalbec-c-j-chatham-among-five-red-sox-added-to-40-man-roster/ |title=Bobby Dalbec, C.J. Chatham among five Red Sox added to 40-man roster |first=Steve |last=Hewitt |website=Boston Herald |url-access=limited |date=November 20, 2019 |accessdate=November 20, 2019}}

On March 8, 2020, Chatham was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket.{{cite twitter |user=RedSox |number=1236700535014768646 |title=5 players were optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket |date=March 8, 2020 |accessdate=March 8, 2020}} Chatham did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|title=2020 Minor League Season Canceled|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/06/2020-minor-league-season-will-be-canceled.html|website=mlbtraderumors.com|date=30 June 2020 |language=en}}

=Philadelphia Phillies=

On January 18, 2021, Chatham was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for a player to be named later (Victor Santos was sent to the Red Sox on July 17{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/07/minor-mlb-transactions-7-17-2021.html|title = Minor MLB Transactions: 7/17/2021| date=17 July 2021 }}).{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/redsox/roster/transactions |title=Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions |website=MLB.com |date=January 2021 |accessdate=January 18, 2021}} On March 28, Chatham was released by the Phillies.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/03/phillies-to-select-ronald-torreyes-release-c-j-chatham.html|title = Phillies to Select Ronald Torreyes, Release C.J. Chatham| date=28 March 2021 }} On April 2, Chatham re-signed with the Phillies on a new minor league contract.{{Cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/transactions/#month=4&year=2021|title=Major League Baseball Transactions}} He was assigned to the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs to begin the year. Chatham played in 50 games in 2021 for Lehigh Valley, hitting .271 with 3 home runs and 23 RBI's. He elected free agency following the season.

=Arizona Diamondbacks=

On November 21, 2021, Chatham signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/minor-league-transactions-nov-5-21-2021/|title=Minor League Transactions: Nov. 5-21, 2021

|website=Baseball America|date=November 24, 2021}} Chatham played in 3 games for the Triple-A Reno Aces, going 2-for-12 before he was released by the Diamondbacks on April 12, 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/player/c-j-chatham-641453|title = C.J. Chatham Stats, Fantasy & News}}