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style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;; font-size: 125%"><span class="note">Chris Volstad</span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Chris_Volstad.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Chris_Volstad.jpg/220px-Chris_Volstad.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Chris_Volstad.jpg/330px-Chris_Volstad.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Chris_Volstad.jpg/440px-Chris_Volstad.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1250" data-file-height="1250" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Volstad with the Florida Marlins in 2008</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">Pitcher</a></b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Born:</b> <span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1986-09-23</span>) </span>September 23, 1986<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 38)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Palm_Beach_Gardens,_Florida" title="Palm Beach Gardens, Florida">Palm Beach Gardens, Florida</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="ib-baseball-bio-batsthrows"><div><b>Batted:</b> Right</div><div><b>Threw:</b> Right</div></div></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Professional debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>MLB:</b> July 6, 2008, for the Florida Marlins</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>KBO:</b> April 2, 2014, for the Doosan Bears</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>MLB:</b> July 26, 2018, for the Chicago White Sox</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>KBO:</b> July 10, 2014, for the Doosan Bears</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">Win–loss record</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">37–58</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">Earned run average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">4.97</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">Strikeouts</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">481</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">KBO statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;">Win–loss record</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">5–7</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;">Earned run average</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">6.21</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;">Strikeouts</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">32</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/volstch01.shtml">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reference" title="Baseball Reference">Baseball Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q262221#P1825" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Teams</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-teams"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Marlins" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida Marlins">Florida Marlins</a> (<a href="/wiki/2008_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2008 Major League Baseball season">2008</a>–<a href="/wiki/2011_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2011 Major League Baseball season">2011</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2012 Major League Baseball season">2012</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">Colorado Rockies</a> (<a href="/wiki/2013_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2013 Major League Baseball season">2013</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doosan_Bears" title="Doosan Bears">Doosan Bears</a> (<a href="/wiki/2014_in_baseball" title="2014 in baseball">2014</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> (<a href="/wiki/2015_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2015 Major League Baseball season">2015</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> (<a href="/wiki/2017_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2017 Major League Baseball season">2017</a>–<a href="/wiki/2018_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2018 Major League Baseball season">2018</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Christopher Kenneth Volstad</b> (born September 23, 1986) is an American former professional <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a>. He is a 2005 graduate of <a href="/wiki/Palm_Beach_Gardens_Community_High_School" title="Palm Beach Gardens Community High School">Palm Beach Gardens High School</a>. He played in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) for the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Marlins" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida Marlins">Florida Marlins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">Colorado Rockies</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> and in the <a href="/wiki/KBO_League" title="KBO League">KBO League</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Doosan_Bears" title="Doosan Bears">Doosan Bears</a>. </p><p>Volstad was drafted with the 16th pick in the <a href="/wiki/2005_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2005 Major League Baseball draft">2005 Major League Baseball draft</a>, the first of three first round picks for the Marlins that year. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Amateur_career">Amateur career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Volstad&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Amateur career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Volstad played in amateur baseball tournaments from a young age, winning the championship in a 12-and-under travel competition for a team representing <a href="/wiki/Broward_County,_Florida" title="Broward County, Florida">Broward</a> and <a href="/wiki/Palm_Beach_County,_Florida" title="Palm Beach County, Florida">Palm Beach</a> counties, against a team representing <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Central_Valley_(California)" title="Central Valley (California)">Central Valley</a>, at the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Hall of Fame">Baseball Hall of Fame</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cooperstown,_New_York" title="Cooperstown, New York">Cooperstown, New York</a>. <a href="/wiki/David_Adams_(baseball)" title="David Adams (baseball)">David Adams</a> was a teammate.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Volstad graduated from <a href="/wiki/Palm_Beach_Gardens_Community_High_School" title="Palm Beach Gardens Community High School">Palm Beach Gardens Community High School</a> in 2005, pitching to a 7-2 <a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">win–loss record</a> with one <a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">save</a> and a 0.41 <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">earned run average</a> (ERA) in 10 games for the school's baseball team as a senior, <a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">striking out</a> 98 batters and <a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">walking</a> just eight in 69 <a href="/wiki/Innings_pitched" title="Innings pitched">innings pitched</a>. He led his team deep into the regional playoffs, coming up one game short of States.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Minor_league_career">Minor league career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Volstad&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Minor league career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In his first season of professional baseball, Volstad went 4-3 in 13 starts (with 55 <a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">K's</a> in 65 IP) between the GCL Marlins and <a href="/wiki/Jamestown_Jammers" title="Jamestown Jammers">Jamestown Jammers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_York%E2%80%93Penn_League" title="New York–Penn League">New York–Penn League</a> (<a href="/wiki/Short_season" class="mw-redirect" title="Short season">Short season A</a>) with a 2.22 <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">ERA</a>. </p><p>Volstad never returned to Jamestown, instead starting out <a href="/wiki/2006_in_baseball" title="2006 in baseball">2006</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Greensboro_Grasshoppers" title="Greensboro Grasshoppers">Greensboro Grasshoppers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/South_Atlantic_League" title="South Atlantic League">South Atlantic League</a> (Class A). He went 11-8 over 26 starts with a 3.08 ERA. He was named the Marlins' #1 prospect in <i><a href="/wiki/Baseball_America" title="Baseball America">Baseball America</a>'</i>s annual rankings. </p><p>Volstad started his second full pro season with the <a href="/wiki/Jupiter_Hammerheads" title="Jupiter Hammerheads">Jupiter Hammerheads</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_League" title="Florida State League">Florida State League</a> (Class A-Advanced). He struggled somewhat compared to his first season and a half, going 8-9 in 21 games (20 starts) with a 4.50 ERA. However, in later action with Florida's AA affiliate, the <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Mudcats_(1991%E2%80%932011)" class="mw-redirect" title="Carolina Mudcats (1991–2011)">Carolina Mudcats</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Southern_League_(1964%E2%80%932020)" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern League (1964–2020)">Southern League</a>, he improved to a 4-2 record and a 3.16 ERA. </p><p>In 2008, Volstad continued at Carolina, posting a 4-4 record, 3.36 ERA in 15 starts before being promoted to the major leagues. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_league_career">Major league career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Volstad&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Major league career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pitching_style">Pitching style</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Volstad&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Pitching style"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Volstad was a <a href="/wiki/Sinker_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sinker (baseball)">sinkerballer</a>. He threw his sinker about half the time, averaging at 91 MPH. His secondary pitch was a mid-80s <a href="/wiki/Slider_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Slider (baseball)">slider</a>. He also featured a straight <a href="/wiki/Fastball" title="Fastball">fastball</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Curveball" title="Curveball">curveball</a>, and a <a href="/wiki/Changeup" title="Changeup">changeup</a>. He threw his changeup primarily to left-handed hitters, and his slider primarily to right-handed hitters.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Florida_Marlins">Florida Marlins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Volstad&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Florida Marlins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On July 6, 2008, the Marlins purchased Volstad's contract and added him to the active roster. He made his major league debut the same day in a game against the <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">Colorado Rockies</a>, earning the win with 2 scoreless innings from the bullpen.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 11, 2008 Volstad started his first major league game against the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>, earning the win and baffling the Dodger hitters with a 94 mph fastball and sharp 12-6 curveball. Volstad pitched <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">8<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">2</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings, and gave up 1 run on 5 hits, striking out 6. Volstad added his first major league hit in this game: a single off the Dodgers starter <a href="/wiki/Eric_Stults" title="Eric Stults">Eric Stults</a>. </p><p>On August 7, 2008, Volstad delivered a masterful performance against the NL East-leading <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> to reduce their lead in the division to <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027" /><span class="frac">1<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> games. He pitched 6 innings of shutout baseball, outdueling <a href="/wiki/Cole_Hamels" title="Cole Hamels">Cole Hamels</a> of the Phillies. </p><p>On July 8, 2009, Volstad pitched what many could argue as the best game of his career. Against the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a>, he pitched his first career complete game allowing only five hits and no runs. His win helped the Marlins avoid a sweep in San Francisco. </p><p>In late August 2009 he was sent to the <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)" title="Triple-A (baseball)">Triple-A</a> <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Zephyrs" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Zephyrs">New Orleans Zephyrs</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after a <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027" /><span class="frac">1<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">2</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> inning start against the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a>. </p><p>In September 2010, Volstad was involved in a bench clearing brawl against the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a>. In the day's previous game, the Nationals' <a href="/wiki/Nyjer_Morgan" title="Nyjer Morgan">Nyjer Morgan</a> intentionally ran into Marlins' catcher <a href="/wiki/Brett_Hayes" title="Brett Hayes">Brett Hayes</a> on a play at home plate where Morgan was called out. Hayes separated his shoulder and it was determined later that night that he would miss the remainder of the season. In Morgan's first at-bat, Volstad threw at Morgan, hitting him. Morgan proceeded to steal two bases when the Marlins had an almost double digit lead, breaking an <a href="/wiki/Unwritten_rules_of_baseball" title="Unwritten rules of baseball">unwritten rule</a> of ethics in the game. Offended by Morgan once again, Volstad threw another pitch at Morgan in his next at-bat, with it going behind Morgan's back. Morgan quickly charged the mound, despite the fact that Volstad stood nearly a foot taller than him. Morgan's punch connected, and Morgan was promptly knocked to the ground by Marlins' first baseman <a href="/wiki/Gaby_S%C3%A1nchez" title="Gaby Sánchez">Gaby Sánchez</a>, resulting in the bench-clearing brawl.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the game, Volstad sported a <a href="/wiki/Black_eye" title="Black eye">shiner</a> from the Morgan punch.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Volstad was suspended for 6 games because of the incident. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chicago_Cubs">Chicago Cubs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Volstad&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Chicago Cubs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On January 5, 2012, The Marlins traded him to the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> for <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Zambrano" title="Carlos Zambrano">Carlos Zambrano</a>. On May 18, 2012, Volstad was sent to Triple A Iowa after an 0-6 slump.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 3, 2012, Volstad was called back up to the Cubs.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He made a start later that day, giving up 6 runs over 4.1 innings, and getting the loss against the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kansas_City_Royals">Kansas City Royals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Volstad&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Kansas City Royals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On October 26, 2012, Volstad was claimed off of waivers by the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 20, 2012 the Royals designated Volstad for assignment in order to clear room on the 40-man roster.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He elected free agency on November 28. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Colorado_Rockies">Colorado Rockies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Volstad&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Colorado Rockies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On February 4, 2013, Volstad signed a minor league contract with the <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">Colorado Rockies</a>, with a chance to compete for a spot in the Colorado rotation.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He had his contract selected to the major league roster on March 29. After allowing 10 runs in 6 games for the Rockies, Volstad was placed on waivers on June 20, he cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Springs_Sky_Sox" title="Colorado Springs Sky Sox">Colorado Springs Sky Sox</a> on June 22.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He became a free agent on October 1.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Volstad&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On November 5, 2013, Volstad signed a minor league contract with the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was released on December 27. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Doosan_Bears">Doosan Bears</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Volstad&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Doosan Bears"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On December 19, 2013, Volstad signed with the <a href="/wiki/Doosan_Bears" title="Doosan Bears">Doosan Bears</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Korea_Baseball_Organization" title="Korea Baseball Organization">Korea Baseball Organization</a>. However, he was ineffective for the Bears, who released him at midseason.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Los_Angeles_Angels_(second_stint)"><span id="Los_Angeles_Angels_.28second_stint.29"></span>Los Angeles Angels (second stint)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Volstad&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Los Angeles Angels (second stint)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On July 19, 2014, Volstad signed a minor league contract with the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels" title="Los Angeles Angels">Los Angeles Angels</a>. He became a free agent following the season on November 2. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pittsburgh_Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Volstad&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Pittsburgh Pirates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On January 30, 2015, the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> signed Volstad to a minor league deal.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Then, after pitching in relief for two scoreless innings in a game on June 24, 2015, Volstad was designated for assignment alongside <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_T%C3%A1bata" title="José Tábata">José Tábata</a> on June 28 to make room for <a href="/wiki/Gorkys_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Gorkys Hernández">Gorkys Hernández</a> and <a href="/wiki/Steve_Lombardozzi_Jr." title="Steve Lombardozzi Jr.">Steve Lombardozzi Jr.</a>, he cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Indians" title="Indianapolis Indians">Indianapolis Indians</a> on July 2. He elected free agency following the season on October 5. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Atlanta_Braves">Atlanta Braves</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Volstad&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Atlanta Braves"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On October 30, 2015, Volstad signed a minor league deal with the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was released on March 12, 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chicago_White_Sox">Chicago White Sox</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Volstad&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Chicago White Sox"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On March 24, 2016, Volstad signed a minor league contract with the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>. In 29 games (27 starts) for the Triple–A <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Knights" title="Charlotte Knights">Charlotte Knights</a>, he compiled an 8–11 record and 4.79 ERA with 84 strikeouts across <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027" /><span class="frac">176<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">2</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings pitched. Volstad elected free agency following the season on November 7.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On December 24, 2016, Volstad re–signed with the White Sox on a new minor league contract.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was first called up by the White Sox in September 2017, and made 6 appearances for the club, including 2 starts. On January 22, 2018, Volstad re-signed with Chicago on another minor league deal.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His contract was selected by the White Sox on April 12, 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Volstad spent the majority of the 2018 season in the White Sox bullpen, compiling the most innings he's pitched in the majors since 2012. In <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027" /><span class="frac">47<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings, he was 1-5 with a 6.27 ERA. Volstad was designated for assignment on July 27, 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was released on July 31. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cincinnati_Reds">Cincinnati Reds</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Volstad&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Cincinnati Reds"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On February 16, 2020, Volstad signed a minor league deal with the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a>. 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