Second baseman Chase Strumpf has known Nico Hoerner since he was a teenager growing up in California. The two middle infielders played against each other on the travel-ball circuit and competed for ...

To Niko Gallego, UCLA baseball’s volunteer assistant coach, the compliments seemed ceaseless. “Nice play,” he’d say. “Nice play. Before you know it, you’re just kind of numb to saying ‘nice play’ to ...

Chase Strumpf had a monstrous MLB draft night and the UCLA second baseman’s selection was only the start. The 6-foot-1 junior was focused on the Bruins’ win-or-go-home regional final against Loyola ...

As the 2019 college season began, the Cubs regarded UCLA second baseman Chase Strumpf as one of the top five or six college hitters in the draft class. But following an unspectacular junior campaign, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... LOS ANGELES — It was one of those moments a lot of people won’t forget. Particularly Chase Strumpf. It was Monday night at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Strumpf ...

Dan Strumpf is an award-winning reporter formerly covering technology and corporate news in Asia for The Wall Street Journal. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose to a fresh 15-year high, propelled by ...