Chase Meidroth
{{Short description|American baseball player (born 2001)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
| name = Chase Meidroth
| image = Chase Meidroth - 49637340616 (cropped).jpg
|caption=Meidroth with the San Diego Toreros in 2020
| team = Chicago White Sox
| number = 10
| position = Infielder
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|7|23}}
| birth_place = Torrance, California, U.S.
| bats = Right
| throws = Right
| debutleague = MLB
| debutdate = April 11
| debutyear = 2025
| debutteam = Chicago White Sox
| statleague = MLB
| statyear = June 15, 2025
| stat1label = Batting Average
| stat1value = .282
| stat2label = Home Runs
| stat2value = 2
| stat3label = Runs batted in
| stat3value = 9
| teams =
- Chicago White Sox ({{mlby|2025}}–present)
}}
Chase Gregory Meidroth (born July 23, 2001) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
=Amateur=
Meidroth attended Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, California, and played college baseball for the San Diego Toreros. In 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League.{{cite web|url=https://baseball.pointstreak.com/player.html?playerid=1597011 |title=Chase Meidroth |publisher=pointstreak.com |access-date=May 5, 2023}}
=Boston Red Sox=
Meidroth was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the fourth round, with the 129th overall selection, of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.{{cite web |url=https://easyreadernews.com/two-class-of-19-mustangs-begin-pro-baseball-careers/ |title=Two Class of '19 Mustangs begin pro baseball careers |date=August 28, 2022}}
Meidroth spent his first professional season with the rookie-level Florida Complex League Red Sox and the Single-A Salem Red Sox. During 2022 minor league play, he had a .316 batting average with four home runs and 15 RBI in 22 games. In 2023, Meidroth played in High-A for the Greenville Drive and in Double-A for the Portland Sea Dogs, posting a .271 average with nine home runs and 57 RBI in 111 total appearances.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=meidro000cha |title=Chase Meidroth Amateur, College & Minor Leagues Statistics |website=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=April 1, 2024}}
Entering the 2024 season, Meidroth was ranked as the Red Sox' number 13 minor league prospect by Baseball America.{{cite news |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/04/01/sports/red-sox-minor-leagues-prospects/ |title=A look at the Red Sox' full-season minor league affiliates and the top prospects at each level |first=Alex |last=Speier |website=The Boston Globe |url-access=limited |date=April 1, 2024 |access-date=April 1, 2024}} He played in 122 games for the Triple–A Worcester Red Sox, slashing .293/.437/.401 with seven home runs, 57 RBI, and 13 stolen bases.
=Chicago White Sox=
On December 11, 2024, Meidroth, along with Braden Montgomery, Wikelman González, and Kyle Teel, was traded to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Garrett Crochet.{{Cite web |last=Browne|first=Ian|title=Crochet dealt to Red Sox for big prospect haul |url=https://www.mlb.com/redsox/news/garrett-crochet-traded-to-red-sox-white-sox |access-date=December 11, 2024 |date=December 11, 2024|website=MLB.com |language=en}} He began the 2025 season with the Triple-A Charlotte Knights,https://www.si.com/onsi/minor-league-baseball/news/chicago-white-sox-prospect-chase-meidroth-continues-strong-start-with-triple-a-charlotte-knights-01jr8fyt8k40 going 8-for-30 (.267) with three home runs, four RBI, and two stolen bases across nine games. On April 11, 2025, Meidroth was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.{{Cite web|title=White Sox Designate Justin Anderson For Assignment|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/04/white-sox-dfa-justin-anderson-promote-chase-meidroth.html|access-date=April 11, 2025|website=mlbtraderumors.com|language=en}}
References
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External links
{{baseballstats|mlb=805367|espn=5136929|br=m/meidrch01|fangraphs=31580|brm=meidro000cha}}
- [https://www.soxprospects.com/players/meidroth-chase.htm Scouting report] from SoxProspects
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