| Ty Adcock | |
|---|---|
Adcock with the Syracuse Mets in 2025 | |
| Free agent | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born:February 7, 1997 Oxford, North Carolina, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 12, 2023, for the Seattle Mariners | |
| MLB statistics (through 2025 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 5.48 |
| Strikeouts | 19 |
| Teams | |
Tyler Nathan McKenzie Adcock (born February 7,1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners and New York Mets.
Adcock graduated from South Granville High School in Creedmoor,North Carolina. [1] He then attended Elon University and played college baseball for the Elon Phoenix. [2]
The Seattle Mariners selected Adcock in the eighth round,with the 246th overall selection,of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. [2] He did not play for the Mariners organization in 2019 due to shoulder impingement syndrome. [3] Adcock also did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [4]
On April 13,2021,Adcock underwent Tommy John surgery and missed the entire season as a result. [5] He returned to action in July 2022,and made his professional debut in rehabilitation with the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Mariners. He finished the year with the Single–A Modesto Nuts,logging a 9.00 earned run average with 6 strikeouts in 6 appearances. [6]
Adcock was assigned to the High–A Everett AquaSox to begin the 2023 season,and was elevated to the Double–A Arkansas Travelers after 6 scoreless appearances. In 12 games for Arkansas,Adcock registered a 2.08 earned run average with 13 strikeouts and 2 saves in 13.0 innings pitched. [7] On June 12,2023,Adcock was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time following an injury to Penn Murfee. [8] In his MLB debut,Adcock threw two scoreless innings without allowing a base runner. [9] In 12 appearances for Seattle in his rookie campaign,he posted a 3.45 earned run average with 11 strikeouts across 15+2⁄3 innings of work.
Adcock was optioned to the Triple–A Tacoma Rainiers to begin the 2024 season. [10] On April 8, 2024, he was designated for assignment by the Mariners. [11]
On April 15, 2024, Adcock was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Tigers. [12] In 6 games for the Triple–A Toledo Mud Hens, he struggled to a 9.00 earned run average with 9 strikeouts across 6 innings of work. On May 18, Adcock was designated for assignment by Detroit. [13]
On May 23, 2024, Adcock was claimed off waivers by the New York Mets. [14] In 17 outings with the Triple-A Syracuse Mets, he had a 5.82 earned run average. He was called up to Queens on June 26, [15] and got two outs in his debut in the sixth inning against the Houston Astros on June 29. [16] After allowing six runs on July 5 in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Adcock was optioned back to Syracuse on July 6. [17] He was designated for assignment by the Mets on July 30. [18] Adcock was released by the team the following day. [19] On August 20, Adcock re–signed with the Mets organization on a minor league contract. [20]
Adcock began the 2025 campaign with Triple-A Syracuse, posting a 1.29 earned run average with six strikeouts over his first six games. On May 1, 2025, the Mets selected Adcock's contract, adding him to their active roster. [21] In three appearances for New York, he recorded a 3.00 ERA with five strikeouts over three innings of work. On August 26, Adcock was placed on outright waivers by the Mets; after going unclaimed, he was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to Syracuse two days later. [22] He elected free agency on November 6. [23]