Connor James Chatham (born December 22, 1994) is an American former professional
baseball
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shortstop
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. He was drafted by the
Boston Red Sox
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in the second round of the
2016 Major League Baseball draft
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The draft order is the reverse order of the 2015 MLB season standings. In addition, compensation picks were distributed for players who ...
.
Career
Boston Red Sox
Chatham attended
American Heritage High School
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in
Plantation, Florida
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, and
Florida Atlantic University
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, where he played
college baseball
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for the
Florida Atlantic Owls
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. In 2015, he played
collegiate summer baseball
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with the
Bourne Braves
The Bourne Braves are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Bourne, Massachusetts. The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) and plays in the league's West Division. The Braves play their home games at Doran Park (ballpark) ...
of the
Cape Cod Baseball League
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. He was drafted 51st overall in the
2016 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft by the
Boston Red Sox
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. He made his professional debut for the rookie-level
Gulf Coast League Red Sox
The Florida Complex League Red Sox are a professional baseball team competing in the rookie-level Florida Complex League (FCL) of Minor League Baseball. The team is owned and operated by the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Prior ...
and was later promoted to the
Lowell Spinners
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, where he hit .259/.319/.426 with four
home run
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s in 108
at bats
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.
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 Single-A ]Greenville Drive
The Greenville Drive are a Minor League Baseball team based in Greenville, South Carolina. They are the High-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and are a member of the South Atlantic League. They play their home games at Fluor Field at the West E ...
, where he batted .307 in 19 games, and was promoted to the High-A
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Salem Red Sox
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in May. Overall during 2018, Chatham appeared in 95 games, batting .314 with three home runs and 52 RBI.
Chatham started the 2019 season with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs
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,[ and was promoted to the Triple-A ]Pawtucket Red Sox
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on August 13.[ Overall during the 2019 season with both teams, Chatham batted .298/.333/.408 with five home runs and 46 RBI in 110 games.] After the season, on October 10, 2019, he was selected for the United States national baseball team
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in the 2019 WBSC Premier 12
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. On November 20, 2019, the Red Sox added Chatham to their 40-man roster.
On March 8, 2020, Chatham was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket. Chatham did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Philadelphia Phillies
On January 18, 2021, Chatham was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies
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in exchange for a player to be named later
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(Victor Santos was sent to the Red Sox on July 17). On March 28, Chatham was released by the Phillies. On April 2, Chatham re-signed with the Phillies on a new minor league contract. He was assigned to the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs
The Lehigh Valley IronPigs are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. They are located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and they are named in reference to pig iron, used ...
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
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. Chatham played in 3 games for the Triple-A Reno Aces
The Reno Aces are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. They are located in Reno, Nevada, and play their home games at Greater Nevada Field, w ...
, going 2-for-12 before he was released by the Diamondbacks on April 12, 2022.
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1994 births
Living people
Baseball players from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Baseball shortstops
Bourne Braves players
Florida Atlantic Owls baseball players
Florida Complex League Phillies players
Greenville Drive players
Gulf Coast Red Sox players
Lehigh Valley IronPigs players
Lowell Spinners players
Pawtucket Red Sox players
Peoria Javelinas players
Portland Sea Dogs players
Reno Aces players
Salem Red Sox players
United States national baseball team players
2019 WBSC Premier12 players