Chase Petty Set to Start at Wrigley Field for the Reds

South Jersey and Atlantic County will be represented at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Monday night. Mainland Regional High School graduate Chase Petty will be called up by the Reds to pitch against the Cubs.

It will likely be just one start for Petty with Nick Lodolo slated to rejoin the Reds’ rotation on Friday.

Scouting Report: Chase Petty’s Performance in Triple-A Louisville

The 2021 first-round pick by the Minnesota Twins made his Major League debut on April 29 for the Reds last season, making three starts for Cincinnati.

The Sonny Gray Trade: How Petty Landed in Cincinnati

He is now in his sixth professional season and is 20-28 with a 4.24 ERA, 1.34 WHIP in 445.2 innings pitched. Petty was drafted 26th overall by the Twins and was traded to the Reds before the 2022 season in exchange for Sonny Gray.

Reliving the 2021 New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year Season

Petty was the 2021 New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year, going 6–1 with a 1.00 ERA and 99 strikeouts in 48.2 innings pitched.