Chase d’Arnaud

Chase d’Arnaud was born on January 21, 1987, in Torrance, California, the first of two boys in a baseball-loving family. The family was also blessed with a younger sister, Lindsey, who is now a psychiatrist proudly serving their local community. From the backyard to the ballfield, he rarely went anywhere without his little brother Travis close behind, first as his shadow, then as his batboy, and eventually as his teammate for life. He attended Mark Twain Elementary and Bancroft Middle School before starring at Los Alamitos High School, where the Los Angeles Dodgers drafted him in 2005. Instead of signing, Chase bet on himself and accepted a scholarship to Pepperdine University.

At Pepperdine, Chase developed into one of the top infielders on the West Coast, sharpening his game in summers with the Anchorage Glacier Pilots of the Alaska Baseball League and the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod League. In 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected him in the fourth round, 132nd overall.

Chase made his Major League debut on June 24, 2011, and announced himself immediately, tripling off Boston’s Jon Lester for his first big league hit. He went on to play for six major league teams: the Pirates, Phillies, Braves, Red Sox, Padres, and Giants. A true utility man, Chase played nearly every position on the diamond and built a reputation as a high-energy teammate whose speed, versatility, and clubhouse presence made every roster better.

Chase has never been only a ball player. A lifelong musician, he performed at Bonnaroo in 2016, and he now serves as first base coach for the Croatian National Baseball Team, connecting him to a heritage community with deep roots in San Pedro. Alongside Travis and partners Nick Kern and Brandon Oliver, he brought a baseball academy called Futures Training Center to Long Beach, investing in young athletes in the community both brothers call home.

Chase is married to Kaitlyn d’Arnaud, whose love and steadiness have carried the family through every season, city, and chapter of the game, and together they have three sons. Chase spent his whole life sharing baseball with his brother and being inducted into the Los Angeles Sportswalk of Fame beside Travis, on one plaque in the town where it all began, is an honor that means more to him than any box score ever could.