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Chadwick Tromp
Aruban baseball player (born 1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chadwick Chandler Tromp (born March 21, 1995) is an Aruban professional baseball catcher in the Boston Red Sox organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves, and Baltimore Orioles. In 2013, he signed with the Cincinnati Reds organization as an international free agent.
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Early life
Tromp was raised in Palm Beach, Aruba, and began playing catcher at the age of 11.[1]
Career
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Cincinnati Reds
On May 24, 2013, Tromp signed with the Cincinnati Reds organization as an international free agent. He was assigned to the rookie-level Arizona League Reds, where he spent the season. In 2014, Tromp spent time between the AZL Reds and the Single-A Dayton Dragons. He batted .311/.345/.472 with three home runs and 13 RBI in 106 at-bats.[2]
In 2015, Tromp played for Dayton and a game for the Triple-A Louisville Bats. In 2016, Tromp played the entire season for the High–A Daytona Tortugas.
Tromp spent 2017 with Daytona and the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos. He was invited to spring training for the 2018 season, but did not make the club and played in 25 games for Pensacola and 53 for Triple-A Louisville on the year.
In 2019, Tromp spent time with the AZL Reds and Louisville. He batted a combined .280/.397/.568 with nine home runs and 37 RBI in 125 at–bats.[2] Tromp elected free agency following the season on November 4, 2019.[3]
San Francisco Giants
On January 6, 2020, Tromp signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants organization.[4] On July 28, Tromp was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[5][6] Tromp made his MLB debut on July 29 against the San Diego Padres and went hitless over four at bats.[7] Tromp hit his first home run in the majors on August 2, in a 9–5 loss to the Texas Rangers.[8] In 24 appearances for San Francisco during his rookie campaign, Tromp batted .213/.219/.426 with four home runs and 10 RBI.[9] On December 2, Tromp was non-tendered by the Giants and became a free agent.[10]
On December 9, 2020, Tromp re-signed with the Giants on a major league contract.[11] He made nine appearances for San Francisco in 2021, hitting .222 with one home run and two RBI.[12] On September 18, 2021, Tromp was designated for assignment by the Giants.[13]
Atlanta Braves
On September 21, 2021, the Atlanta Braves claimed Tromp off waivers from San Francisco, and optioned him to the Triple-A Gwinnett Stripers.[14][15] On April 12, 2022, Tromp was designated for assignment by the Braves.[16] He cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Gwinnett Stripers on April 19.
On August 6, 2022, Tromp was called up to Atlanta as a backup catcher, following an injury to Travis d'Arnaud.[17][18] On August 13, Tromp had a three-hit, three RBI performance in his first game started for the Braves against the Miami Marlins.[19] This was the only appearance Tromp made with Atlanta during the 2022 season.[20] Tromp was recalled to the major leagues on April 9, 2023,[21] after d'Arnaud was injured in a game the previous day.[22] On May 8, he was optioned to the Gwinnett Stripers.[23] Tromp played in 6 games for Atlanta in 2023, going 2–for–16 (.125) with one RBI. On November 17, Tromp was non–tendered and became a free agent.
On November 22, 2023, Tromp re–signed with the Braves on a minor league contract.[24] On March 30, 2024, Tromp was selected to the active roster following an injury to Sean Murphy.[25] In 19 games for the Braves, he slashed .250/.259/.365 with six RBI.
Tromp played in two games for Atlanta in 2025, going 0-for-5 with one walk in six plate appearances. Tromp was designated for assignment by the Braves on April 6, 2025.[26] He elected free agency on April 8.[27]
Baltimore Orioles
On April 13, 2025, Tromp signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles.[28] In 20 appearances for the Triple-A Norfolk Tides, he batted .254/.338/.413 with three home runs and 10 RBI. On May 26, the Orioles selected Tromp's contract, adding him to their active roster.[29] After two appearances for Baltimore, Tromp was designated for assignment by the Orioles on May 31.[30] He cleared waivers and elected free agency on June 3.[31] Tromp re-signed with Baltimore on a minor league contract the same day.[32] On June 23, the Orioles added Tromp back to their active roster after Maverick Handley suffered an injury.[33] However, Tromp himself was placed on the injured list with a low back strain on July 1; in six games for Baltimore, he had gone 3-for-16 (.188) with a solo home run.[34] On July 25, Tromp was activated from the injured list; he was subsequently removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to Norfolk, an assignment which he declined in favor of free agency.[35]
Boston Red Sox
On July 29, 2025, Tromp signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox.[36]
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International career
Tromp was selected for the Netherlands national baseball team for the 2016 European Baseball Championship, the training camp in the United States in 2017, the 2017 World Baseball Classic and the 2019 WBSC Premier12.
On September 7, he was selected for the 2016 European Baseball Championship.[37]
On February 7, 2017, he was selected for the training camp in the United States.[38] On March 20, 2017, he was selected for the 2017 World Baseball Classic after Didi Gregorius was injured.[39]
On October 14, 2019, he was selected for the 2019 WBSC Premier12.[40] He represented the Netherlands national baseball team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[41]
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