The Story
The Uniform Changed
How a playing career became a foundation for ownership, family and community.
Beyond the uniform
For 12 years, professional baseball gave Chase d'Arnaud a clear focus and a demanding schedule. Leaving the game meant taking responsibility for what came next, without the structure that had shaped his adult life.
He had already begun imagining a future that brought family, baseball and business together. The end of his playing career gave him the time to pursue it more deliberately.
What baseball taught him
Primarily a middle infielder, Chase later became a super-utility player in the Major Leagues. Adapting to new roles taught him to prepare for the team's needs, not just the position he preferred.
In the later years, another lesson became equally important: how he used his time. Looking back at hours he would have spent differently made him more deliberate about planning, learning from experts and focusing on the work that mattered.
He could not recover that time, but he could change his approach. That experience still influences the people he chooses to work with: specialists who know their field, pay attention to detail and follow through.
Major League clubs
An early ambition
The goal extended beyond a playing career.
From the start of professional baseball, Chase wanted his opportunities in the game to benefit his family, young players and his community.
That ambition has become more practical over time: support strong coaches, build dependable businesses and create systems that allow good work to continue without relying on one person.
Learning
New responsibilities. A different education.
Business ownership brought questions a playing career could not answer. Chase sought guidance from experienced people as he learned about operations, property and investing.
He became licensed in real estate to better understand opportunities around him. His interest increasingly centered on ownership, particularly the connection between an operating business and the property it occupies.
Futures Training Center
Building with his brother.
Chase and Travis built d'Arnaud Athletics in Long Beach, then brought that business into Futures Training Center. The brothers remain connected to the work through ownership of both the training business and its Long Beach home.
For Chase, the goal is a development environment that gives athletes access to knowledgeable coaches, useful feedback and opportunities to keep progressing.
Athlete transition
Making the transition less solitary.
Helping athletes navigate life after playing has become another way to contribute. As a summit panelist and peer mentor, Chase shares what he has learned about building a life beyond a playing career.
He encourages athletes to begin with the life they want, rather than rushing toward the next job title.
Family
Being present is part of the goal.
With his wife and three sons, Chase has a different measure of progress: a stable home, time together and the example he sets. Building businesses and helping others should make that life possible, not keep him away from it.
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