Joel Adamson
Joel Adamson | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Lakewood, California | July 2, 1971|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
April 10, 1996, for the Florida Marlins | |
Last MLB appearance | |
April 26, 1998, for the Arizona Diamondbacks | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 5–6 |
Earned run average | 4.89 |
Strikeouts | 77 |
Teams | |
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Joel Lee Adamson (born July 2, 1971) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Florida Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers and Arizona Diamondbacks of the Major League Baseball (MLB).[1]
Career[]
Left handed pitcher Joel Adamson hailing from Lakewood, California, was first drafted in the seventh round in 1990 by the Philadelphia Phillies. After the 1992 season, they traded him to the pre-debut Marlins with Matt Whisenant for Danny Jackson.[2] Adamson got called up to the major league for the Marlins in 1996, and playing in nine games. The Marlins traded Adamson to the Brewers for a PTBNL after the season, and Milwaukee eventually sent Ed Collins in his place. [2] Adamson played a total of 76+1⁄3 innings for Milwaukee in 1997, and playe five games for the Diamondbacks in 1998.
Adamson was drafted in a Rule 5 Draft by the Boston Red Sox in 1998 from the Oakland Athletics.[1] He appeared in 44 games for 3 teams with 11 starts over a short 3-year career from 1996 to 1998. He played 9 seasons in the minor leagues with 7 different teams with 5 different MLB affiliations.
References[]
- ^ a b Browne, Ian. "Every Rule 5 Draft pick in Red Sox history". MLB. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ a b Kraz, Kevin. "All-Time Marlins Countdown: Chapter 24". Fish Stripes. SB Nation. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- 1971 births
- Living people
- American expatriate baseball players in Canada
- Arizona Diamondbacks players
- Baseball players from California
- Cerritos Falcons baseball players
- Charlotte Knights players
- Clearwater Phillies players
- Edmonton Trappers players
- Florida Marlins players
- High Desert Mavericks players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Milwaukee Brewers players
- Pawtucket Red Sox players
- People from Lakewood, California
- Portland Sea Dogs players
- Reading Phillies players
- Tacoma Rainiers players
- Tucson Toros players
- Spartanburg Phillies players