Cade Michael Horton (born August 20, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago Cubs organization.
| Cade Horton | |
|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 20, 2001 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Amateur career
editHorton grew up in Norman, Oklahoma, and attended Norman High School, where he played baseball and football and was once the member of an exclusive Fantasy football league.[1] Horton committed to play college baseball at Oklahoma and to join the school's football team as a walk-on.[2] In his senior football season, he passed for 3,084 yards and 26 touchdowns with seven interceptions and also rushed for 1,149 yards and 15 touchdowns.[3] Horton was named the Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year in baseball after batting .375 in five games before the season was canceled due to COVID-19.[4]
Horton tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow prior to the start of his freshman season, requiring him to undergo Tommy John surgery and redshirt the year.[5] He began his redshirt freshman season playing third base and occasionally pitching in relief while he was still recovering from his elbow surgery.[6] Horton was later moved to the Sooners' starting rotation.[7] He reached the Men's College World Series with the Sooners, where he started in two games. In the MCWS Finals game versus Ole Miss he registered a career high 13 strikeouts in 7.1 innings.[8]
Professional career
editHorton was selected in the first round with the seventh overall selection by the Chicago Cubs of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[9] He signed with the team for $4.45 million.[10]
References
edit- ^ "OU commit Cade Horton turns page from baseball to football at Norman". The Oklahoman. August 15, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ "Norman High's Cade Horton commits to Oklahoma for football, baseball". The Norman Transcript. 15 January 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ "Norman High's Cade Horton weighs options entering uncertain summer". The Norman Transcript. May 1, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ "Gatorade honor goes to Norman ace Horton". The Oklahoman. May 22, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ "OU baseball: Cade Horton grew from missing last season due to injury". The Oklahoman. April 8, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ Lewis, Alec (June 24, 2022). "Cade Horton's MLB Draft stock is rising with every pitch for Oklahoma". The Athletic. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ "Cade Horton's Gem Leads Oklahoma To College World Series win". Baseball America. June 19, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ "Cade Horton". Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- ^ "Cubs' Cade Horton: Snagged by Cubs with No. 7 pick". 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Cubs sign 2022 first-round draft pick Cade Horton, eight of first 10 selections". 23 July 2022.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Oklahoma Sooners bio