Chadwick Tromp

Chadwick Chandler Tromp (born March 21, 1995) is an Aruban professional baseball catcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). In 2013 he signed with the Cincinnati Reds organization as an international free agent. He made his MLB debut in 2020 for the Giants.

Chadwick Tromp
San Francisco Giants – No. 14
Catcher
Born: (1995-03-21) March 21, 1995
Oranjestad, Aruba
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 29, 2020, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.213
Home runs4
Runs batted in10
Teams

Career

Cincinnati Reds

On May 24, 2013, Tromp signed with the Cincinnati Reds organization as an international free agent. He was assigned to the AZL Reds, where he spent the season. In 2014, Tromp spent time between the AZL Reds and the Single-A Dayton Dragons.

In 2015, Tromp played for Dayton and a game for the Triple-A Louisville Bats. In 2016, Tromp played the entire season for the advanced Single-A Daytona Tortugas.

Tromp spent 2017 with Daytona and the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos. He was invited to Spring Training for the 2018 season, but did not make the club and played in 25 games for Pensacola and 53 for Triple-A Louisville on the year.

In 2019, he spent time with the AZL Reds and Louisville. He elected free agency on November 4, 2019.

San Francisco Giants

On January 6, 2020, Tromp signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants organization.[1]

On July 28, 2020, the Giants called him up to MLB for the first time.[2][3] Tromp made his MLB debut on July 29 against the San Diego Padres and went hitless over four at bats.[4] Tromp hit his first home run in the majors on August 2, in a 9-5 loss to the Texas Rangers.[5] On December 2, Tromp was nontendered by the Giants. On December 9, Tromp re-signed with the Giants on a major league contract.[6]

International career

Tromp was selected for the Netherlands national baseball team for the 2016 European Baseball Championship, the training camp in the United States in 2017, the 2017 World Baseball Classic and the 2019 WBSC Premier12.

On September 7, he was selected for the 2016 European Baseball Championship.[7]

On February 7, 2017, he was selected for the training camp in the United States.[8] On March 20, 2017, he was selected for the 2017 World Baseball Classic after Didi Gregorius was injured.[9]

On October 14, 2019, he was selected for the 2019 WBSC Premier12.[10]

References
  1. "Giants' Chadwick Tromp making powerful case for Opening Night roster". SFChronicle.com. July 14, 2020.
  2. "Giants call up power-hitting catcher Chadwick Tromp". SFChronicle.com. July 29, 2020.
  3. Maria Guardado (July 28, 2020). "Giants add Summer Camp standout Tromp". MLB.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  4. "Debuut Chadwick Tromp in Major League". Honkbalsite Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland (in Dutch). July 30, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  5. "Rangers vs. Giants - Game Recap - August 2, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
  6. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/12/giants-re-sign-chadwick-tromp.html
  7. "Bernadina voor EK terug in nationale ploeg". Honkbalsite Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland (in Dutch). September 7, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  8. "Selectie Koninkrijksteam voor trainingskamp Arizona". Honkbalsite Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland (in Dutch). February 7, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  9. "Koninkrijksteam zonder Didi Gregorius in halve finale". Honkbalsite Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland (in Dutch). March 20, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  10. "Bondscoach Meulens presenteert selectie Premier12". Honkbalsite Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland (in Dutch). October 14, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
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