Chris Bassitt

Christopher M. Bassitt (born February 22, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Chicago White Sox in 2014. Prior to playing professionally, he starred for his basketball and baseball teams at Genoa Area High School and the University of Akron.\n', '

Bassitt attended Genoa Area High School in Genoa, Ohio, where he played school\'s baseball and basketball teams. In his senior year, Bassitt was named to the All-Suburban Lakes League first team in both sports. He had a 1.56 earned run average (ERA) with 65 strikeouts in 56 innings pitched for the baseball team in 2007, his senior year.\n', '

Bassitt was recruited out of high school to play basketball collegiately. He chose to enroll at the University of Akron, where he played college baseball for the Akron Zips baseball team, competing in…