Chad Donato is a six-foot, 195 lb. right-handed starting pitcher from Cypress, TX. Born on June 3, 1995, he was an 11th round choice by Houston in the 2016 draft, 337th overall. Six players have made the majors after being drafted in that spot, most notably Nathan Eovaldi.
Donato worked his way up through Houston’s system, splitting the 2021 season between the Sugar Land Space Cowboys at Triple-A and the Corpus Christi Hooks at Double-A and totaling a 3-5 record and a 4.50 ERA. He struck out 52 in 56 innings of work, and had a solid 1.