Austin Adams

[William Malone]

Austin David Adams was born on August 19, 1986 in Montgomery, Alabama.

The Cleveland Indians drafted him in round five of the 2009 MLB Draft. He debuted for them in 2014, and made 53 relief appearances for them over parts of three seasons. Adams was 2-0 with a 6.29 ERA and one save in 58.2 innings.

He spent 2017 in the Los Angeles Angels minor league system, and pitched for the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League for most of 2018. The Minnesota Twins signed him to a minor league deal on August 19, 2018. Adams finished out that season in Double-A, and returned to the organization on another minor league deal in 2019. He pitched two scoreless innings during his Twins debut on May 18th, but was designated for assignment after allowing five runs over 0.2 innings on May 23rd.

The Detroit Tigers claimed Adams. He pitched 14 innings out of their bullpen before getting designated for assignment.

Adams returned to the Twins organization on a minor league deal in 2020, and spent the season at their alternate training site during the COVID shortened campaign. He pitched for the Lexington Legends of the Atlantic League in 2020 and 2021.

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