Case begins his first season with the Ducks and seventh in professional baseball. The pitcher joins the Ducks after spending six seasons (2018-19, 2021-24) in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, peaking at the Triple-A level. In 152 career games (45 starts), he compiled a 29-20 record with a 4.35 ERA, one save and 341 strikeouts to 131 walks over 424.0 innings pitched. The 28-year-old pitched at four different levels during the 2024 season, combining to post a 5-3 record with a 3.74 ERA in 22 appearances (two starts).

The Pelham, N.Y., native was named a South Atlantic League All-Star in 2019 with the Single-A Greensboro Grasshoppers. In 11 starts that season, he went 7-1 with a 2.45 ERA and 50 strikeouts to just three walks over 66.0 innings, earning a promotion to High-A Bradenton. Prior to his professional career, the righty pitched three seasons at Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla., going 13-15 with a 4.19 ERA and 222 strikeouts in 47 games (38 starts). Case was originally selected by the Pirates in the 17th round of the 2018 amateur draft.