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Cade Horton

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Cade Horton
Chicago Cubs
Pitcher
Born: (2001-08-20) August 20, 2001 (age 23)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Cade Michael Horton (born August 20, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago Cubs organization.

Amateur career

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Horton 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

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Horton 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

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  1. ^ "OU commit Cade Horton turns page from baseball to football at Norman". The Oklahoman. August 15, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Norman High's Cade Horton commits to Oklahoma for football, baseball". The Norman Transcript. 15 January 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "Norman High's Cade Horton weighs options entering uncertain summer". The Norman Transcript. May 1, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "Gatorade honor goes to Norman ace Horton". The Oklahoman. May 22, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "OU baseball: Cade Horton grew from missing last season due to injury". The Oklahoman. April 8, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  6. ^ Lewis, Alec (June 24, 2022). "Cade Horton's MLB Draft stock is rising with every pitch for Oklahoma". The Athletic. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "Cade Horton's Gem Leads Oklahoma To College World Series win". Baseball America. June 19, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  8. ^ "Cade Horton". Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  9. ^ "Cubs' Cade Horton: Snagged by Cubs with No. 7 pick". 17 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Cubs sign 2022 first-round draft pick Cade Horton, eight of first 10 selections". 23 July 2022.
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