Andrew Chin (born September 22, 1992) is an American former

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. He was drafted by the

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in the 15th round of the

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Career

Amateur

Chin attended

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, where he was drafted in the 5th round (169th overall) by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2011 MLB Draft. Chin committed to

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private university, private Catholic Jesuits, Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus, a Catholic Religious order (Catholic), religious order, t ...

, where he pitched for the

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team. He missed the 2012 season due to

Tommy John surgery Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, sometimes referred to as Tommy John surgery is a surgical graft procedure where the ulnar collateral ligament in the medial elbow is replaced with either a tendon from elsewhere in the patient's body, ...

. In 2014, he pitched for the

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of the

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New York Yankees

The

selected Chin in the 15th round of the

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. He made his professional debut with the rookie-level

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, and also played for the Low-A

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, posting a cumulative 5.27 ERA in 7 games. He returned to the GCL Yankees in 2015, and recorded a 2.92 ERA in 14 appearances. On March 21, 2016, Chin was released by the Yankees organization.

Trois-Rivières Aigles

On March 24, 2017, Chin signed with the Trois-Rivières Aigles of the

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. On June 1, Chin was released by Trois-Rivières after struggling to an 18.00 ERA in 3 appearances.

San Rafael Pacifics

Chin joined the

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of the

Pacific Association The Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs was an independent baseball league based in Northern California. The league was founded in 2013 by four former North American League teams. History During the initial season, two Hawaii- ...

for the 2019 season. In 13 games with the team, Chin recorded a 4-1 record and 1.86 ERA with 44 strikeouts in 38.2 innings of work. At the time of his signing with Sioux City, he was the Pacific Associations's ERA leader.

Sioux City Explorers

On July 21, 2019, Chin signed with the

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of the

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. He was released by the team on August 14 after struggling to a 7.30 ERA in 4 games.

International career

Chin played for the Chinese national baseball team in the

2017 World Baseball Classic The 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international professional baseball competition, composed of 16 competing nations, held from March 6 to 22, 2017. It was the fourth iteration of the World Baseball Classic. The first-round hosts wer ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chin, Andrew 1992 births 2017 World Baseball Classic players American baseball players of Chinese descent American expatriate baseball players in Canada Baseball pitchers Boston College Eagles baseball players Chatham Anglers players Gulf Coast Yankees players Living people Baseball players from Newton, Massachusetts Staten Island Yankees players Trois-Rivières Aigles players Buckingham Browne & Nichols School alumni Chinese baseball players