Chris Seise

Chris Seise
Free agent
Shortstop
Born: (1999-01-06) January 6, 1999 (age 26)
Schenectady, New York, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Christopher Seise (born January 6, 1999) is an American professional baseball shortstop who is a free agent.

Career

Seise attended West Orange High School in Winter Garden, Florida. He committed to play college baseball at the University of Central Florida. He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the first round of the 2017 MLB draft.[1][2][3][4]

After signing, Seise was assigned to the rookie–level AZL Rangers. There, he posted a .336 batting average with three home runs and 27 RBI in 27 games which earned him a promotion to the Low–A Spokane Indians, where he batted .222 with nine RBI in 24 games to end his first professional season.[5] He missed all of 2018 after undergoing rotator cuff surgery.[6] Seise was assigned to the Hickory Crawdads of the Single–A South Atlantic League to open the 2019 season,[7] and appeared in 21 games, hitting .241/.267/.356 with 6 RBI.[8] Seise underwent surgery in early May to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder and missed the rest of the 2019 season.[9][10]

Seise did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Seise was assigned to the Hickory Crawdads of the High-A East to open the 2021 season.[11] After just 10 games in 2021, Seise tore the ACL in his right knee, which required season-ending surgery to repair.[12][13] Seise returned to Hickory for the 2022 season, hitting .246/.319/.384 with 10 home runs, 46 RBI, and 12 stolen bases.[14]

Seise opened the 2023 season with the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League. In 91 games for Frisco, he batted .211/.280/.311 with four home runs, 39 RBI, and 14 stolen bases. Seise elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2023.[15]

References

  1. ^ T.R. Sullivan (January 20, 2016). "Rangers draft shortstop Chris Seise 29th". MLB.com. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  2. ^ "Texas Rangers: Rangers draft SS Chris Seise with 29th pick in first round of MLB draft". The Dallas Morning News. June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  3. ^ Steven Ryzewski (June 12, 2017). "West Orange's Chris Seise drafted in 1st round by Texas Rangers". West Orange Times & Observer. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  4. ^ "Chris Seise: "Esto es increíble"". Primerahora.com. June 12, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  5. ^ "Chris Seise Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  6. ^ Adam J. Morris (May 31, 2018). "Chris Seise out for the year after surgery". Lone Star Ball. SB Nation. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  7. ^ Salinas, Ashley (March 27, 2019). "Crawdads Announce Opening Night Roster". milb.com. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  8. ^ Jamey Newberg (April 7, 2019). "Rangers prospects Chris Seise and Leody Taveras turning heads early in 2019 season". The Athletic. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  9. ^ Mark Parker (May 11, 2019). "Promotions, injuries bring changes to Hickory Crawdads roster". Hickory Daily Record. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  10. ^ Jamey Newberg (September 19, 2019). "Long-term looks: Rangers not short on candidates to eventually take the reigns[sic] from Elvis Andrus". The Athletic. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  11. ^ Kennedi Landry (April 30, 2021). "Where will Rangers' top prospects begin '21?". MLB.com. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  12. ^ Jeff Wilson (May 29, 2021). "Cole Ragans Returns From Second Tommy John Surgery". Baseball America. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  13. ^ Grant, Evan (February 28, 2022). "Rangers prospect Chris Seise compares nicely to Carlos Correa — in both raw ability, injury history". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  14. ^ "Rangers Release Crawdads Break Camp Roster". MiLB.com. March 31, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  15. ^ "2023 MiLB Free Agents". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved May 14, 2024.