Chas McCormick began his illustrious athletic career at Henderson High School where he was a four-time All Ches-Mont League athlete. At Millersville University he was the first to score 1000 points in basketball and to have 100 career hits in baseball. He became the PSAC all-time hits leader and was named All PSAC East Player four times and an All American. He set records in hits, run, RBI’s and triples as well.
He was selected by the Houston Astros in 2017. In 2021 he made his MLB debut against the Oakland Athletics. He was a member of the 2022 World Series Championship. In 2023 McCormick put together the best month of his career. In July he had six home runs and twenty-three RBI’ s. He was named American League Player of the Week for the first time. He went seven for eleven, batting .636 with three home runs, drove in five runs and scored seven times.
In July 2023 McCormick played 115 games and batted career highs .273, .353, .489 and .842. He had 457 plate appearances, 110 hits, 59 runs scored, 17 doubles, 22 home runs, and 70 RBI’s.
In January 2025 the Astros signed McCormick to a new contract. As a right-handed batter and left-handed thrower McCormick was one of two position players to play in the major leagues in 2023.
In addition to being an outstanding professional baseball player with the Houston Astros Major League Baseball Team, he volunteers every off-season to mentor the Henderson High School Baseball Team.