Roy Ruben "Bubba" Chandler (born September 14, 2002) is an American baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Chandler lives in Bogart, Georgia, and attended North Oconee High School, where he was a member of the baseball and football teams.
[2][3] Chandler was initially only recruited by college baseball programs and committed to play at the University of Georgia going into his junior year of high school after posting a 7–0 record with 55 strikeouts in 41+1⁄3 innings as a pitcher and batting .356 with 14 doubles and 25 RBIs the previous season.
In baseball, he batted .435 with two home runs, five doubles and 16 RBIs and struck out 16 batters in seven innings pitched before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.
[14] After signing with the team Chandler was assigned to the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Pirates, where he played in 11 games as a shortstop and designated hitter and batted .167.