| A. J. Alexy | |
|---|---|
 Alexy with the Round Rock Express in 2022 | |
| Free agent | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born:April 21, 1998 Honey Brook, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 30, 2021, for the Texas Rangers | |
| MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 4–2 |
| Earned run average | 6.30 |
| Strikeouts | 23 |
| Teams | |
Adam John Alexy (born April 21,1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers.
Alexy attended Twin Valley High School in Elverson,Pennsylvania. [1] He committed to play college baseball at Radford University. [2] During his senior season at Twin Valley,Alexy went 9 innings in which he threw 164 pitches,leading his team to a 2–1 win. [3] Alexy was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 11th round of the 2016 MLB draft, [2] and signed with them for a $600,000 signing bonus, [4] forgoing his commitment to Radford.
After signing,Alexy was assigned to the Arizona League Dodgers to make his professional debut;in 13+2⁄3 innings pitched for them, he posted a 1–0 record and a 4.61 ERA. He began the 2017 season with the Great Lakes Loons. [5]
On July 31, 2017, the Dodgers traded Alexy, along with Willie Calhoun and Brendon Davis, to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Yu Darvish. [6] [7] The Rangers assigned him to the Hickory Crawdads, where he finished the season. In 19 starts for Great Lakes he was 2–6 with a 3.97 ERA, striking out 86 in 73+2⁄3 innings, and in five starts for Hickory he was 1–1 with a 3.05 ERA. [8] [9] He spent 2018 with Hickory, going 6–8 with a 3.58 ERA and 138 strikeouts over 108 innings. [10] [9] Alexy was assigned to the Down East Wood Ducks of the High–A Carolina League for the 2019 season, [11] going 0–3 with a 5.12 ERA in 19+1⁄3 innings. He suffered a strained Latissimus dorsi muscle in his back during a game on May 1 and received a PRP injection as part of his rehab process. [12] Alexy missed the rest of the 2019 season due to the lat injury. [13] Following the 2019 season, Alexy played for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League. [14] Alexy did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On November 20, 2020, Alexy was added to the Rangers 40-man roster. [15] Alexy opened the 2021 season with the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Central league. [16] After going 3–1 with a 1.61 ERA and 57 strikeouts over 50+1⁄3 innings for Frisco, he was promoted to the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A West on August 3. [17] [18]
On August 30, 2021, Alexy was promoted to the active roster to make his MLB debut that night versus the Colorado Rockies. [19] In his debut, he recorded the win while throwing five scoreless innings with four strikeouts. [20] [21] Over five games for Texas in 2021, Alexy posted a 3–1 record with a 4.70 ERA and 17 strikeouts over 23 innings. [22] With Round Rock in 2022, he went 6–6 with a 5.91 ERA over 96 innings. With Texas, he went 1–1 with a 11.57 ERA over 7 innings. [23]
The Rangers designated Alexy for assignment on December 9, 2022. [24]
On December 13, 2022, Alexy was claimed off waivers by the Washington Nationals. [23] Alexy was designated for assignment on January 4, 2023, after the signing of Dominic Smith was made official. [25]
On January 10, 2023, Alexy was traded to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for minor league right-hander Cristian Jimenez. [26] On January 23, Alexy was designated for assignment by Minnesota following the acquisition of Michael A. Taylor. [27]
On January 30, 2023, Alexy was claimed off waivers by the Chicago White Sox. [28] Alexy was optioned to the Triple-A Charlotte Knights to begin the 2023 season. [29] Alexy struggled to an ugly 15.30 ERA and 10:18 K:BB in 4 appearances with Charlotte. On April 28, Alexy was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to Triple-A. [30] He was released on July 1, after remaining struggles left him at an 0–3 record and 12.00 ERA. [31]
On August 8, 2023, Alexy signed with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. [32] In 6 appearances, he struggled to an 11.81 ERA with 8 strikeouts in 5+1⁄3 innnings pitched. On August 15, Alexy was released by the Blue Crabs. [33]
On December 19, 2023, Alexy signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins. [34] He pitched to a 7.94 ERA with 16 strikeouts over 7 games for the Double-A Wichita Wind Surge. On May 18, the Twins organization released Alexy. [35]
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