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Cade Horton
American baseball player (born 2001) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cade Michael Horton (born August 20, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). Horton played college baseball for the Oklahoma Sooners and was selected by the Cubs in the first round with the seventh overall selection in the 2022 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2025.
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Amateur career
Horton grew up in Norman, Oklahoma, and attended Norman High School, where he played baseball and football.[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 2020 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 (2021), requiring him to undergo Tommy John surgery and redshirt the year.[5] He then 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 2022 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]
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Professional career
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]
2025
Horton started the year at Triple-A Iowa as the top pitching prospect on the team. He went 2-1 with a 1.24 ERA in six starts.[11]
On May 10, 2025, Horton was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[12] Horton made his MLB debut that day against the New York Mets, pitching four innings in relief. He allowed three runs on four hits while striking out five batters, earning his first career win.[13]
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Personal life
Cade is the middle of five children. On December 4, 2024, he married Blaire Davis in the Dominican Republic.[citation needed]
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