Which position did Shawn Chacón play in his professional baseball career in Major League Baseball?

Shawn Anthony Chacón (born December 23, 1977) is an American retired professional baseball pitcher (the one who pitches the ball to the batter).

He last played in Major League Baseball with the Houston Astros in 2008. During his career, he threw an 88–92 mph sinker, a big curveball, a slider, and a changeup - these are all techniques that are used to change the movement of the ball in the air before they reach the batter, and each one requires great skill to perfect.

Chacón was born in Anchorage, Alaska, but has only dim recollection of his biological mother and none of his father (he believes his biological father was African-American and his mother Latina). His mother placed him in a Greeley, Colorado, foster home when he was aged four, and he was adopted by Tony and Blanca Chacón.

Chacón was recruited by Arizona State, but chose to play professionally after he was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the third round of the 1996 amateur draft. He signed on June 18, 1996.

During his professional career he played for the Colorado Rockies, the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros and Newark Bears/Oakland Athletics.