Melvin Adon | |
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San Francisco Giants | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | June 9, 1994|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Melvin Adon (born June 9,1994) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants organization. Adon signed with the Giants as an international free agent in 2015.
Adon signed with the San Francisco Giants as an international free agent in 2015. [1] He made his professional debut that year with the Dominican Summer League Giants,pitching to a 4–0 record with a 2.48 ERA in 14 starts. He pitched for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes in 2016,going 5–5 with a 5.48 ERA in 14 starts,and the Augusta GreenJackets in 2017,pitching to a 3–11 record with a 4.35 ERA in 23 games (19 starts).
Adon played in 2018 with the Arizona League Giants and San Jose Giants,compiling a combined 2–6 record and 5.03 ERA in 18 games (15 starts) between the two teams. [2] After the season,he pitched in the Arizona Fall League,was 0–1 with a 2.92 ERA in 10 relief appearances in which he pitched 12.1 innings and struck out 21 batters,and was named to the Fall Stars Game. [3] The Giants also added him to their 40-man roster after the season. [4]
Adon began 2019 with the AA Richmond Flying Squirrels,with whom he was 2–6 with 14 saves and a 2.60 ERA in 36 relief appearances in which he pitched 45 innings and struck out 59 batters. [5] He pitched 12 games for the AAA Sacramento River Cats,and was 0–1 with a 13.94 ERA in 10.1 innings in which he struck out 18 batters. [5] On December 2,2020,Adon was nontendered by the Giants.
On December 4,Adon resigned with the Giants on a minor league contract. On March 16,2021,Adon was released by the Giants. [6] On March 22,Adon re-signed with the Giants on a minor league contract. [7]
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