Chad Daniel Huffman (born April 29, 1985) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman.

Huffman played baseball and football at Elkins High School in Missouri City, Texas.

In 2002, the Knights won the national championship[1] and Huffman was named first-team all-district, all-state and all-Greater Houston as a junior.

[9][10] In 2006, Huffman's offensive contributions led the Horned Frogs to the Mountain West regular season and tournament titles for the first time in school history.

[13] He signed with the Padres on June 22 and started his professional career as an outfielder for the Class A Short Season Eugene Emeralds.

[14] That year, Huffman's .439 on-base percentage led the Northwest League, and his .343 batting average and .576 slugging were ranked second.

[16] He began the season in High-A with the Lake Elsinore Storm, hitting .307 with 15 home runs and 76 RBI in 84 games.

[17] His offensive numbers leveled off with the San Antonio Missions, and he hit .270 with seven home runs and 28 RBI.

However, he was designated for assignment in spring training in order make room on the 40-man roster for Matt Stairs.

Prior to the call up, Huffman hit .279 with 5 home runs, 22 RBIs, and an on-base percentage of .344 over 190 at bats with the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.

[38] On December 14, 2013, Huffman signed a one-year deal with the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

[42][43] He played in 122 games for the Triple–A Toledo Mud Hens and hit .286/.388/.505 with 17 home runs, a team-high 70 RBI, and 11 stolen bases.

[45] On November 18, 2016, Huffman signed a minor league deal with the St. Louis Cardinals that included an invitation to spring training.

[58] He helped lead the team to its first playoff berth since 2007, hitting .268/.359/.457 with 12 home runs and 40 RBI in 85 games.