Adam John Alexy (born April 21, 1998) is an American

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for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021 with the Texas Rangers.

Amateur career

Alexy attended Twin Valley High School in

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. He committed to play

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. 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. Alexy was drafted by the

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in the 11th round of the

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, and signed with them for a $600,000

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, forgoing his commitment to Radford.

Professional career

Los Angeles Dodgers

After signing, Alexy was assigned to the

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to make his professional debut; in innings pitched for them, he posted a 1–0 record and a 4.61 ERA. He began the 2017 season with the

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Texas Rangers

On July 31, 2017, the Dodgers traded Alexy, along with

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and

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, to the Texas Rangers in exchange for

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. The Rangers assigned him to the

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, where he finished the season. In 19 starts for Great Lakes he was 2–6 with a 3.97 ERA, striking out 86 in innings, and in five starts for Hickory he was 1–1 with a 3.05 ERA. He spent 2018 with Hickory, going 6–8 with a 3.58 ERA and 138 strikeouts over 108 innings. Alexy was assigned to the

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of the

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for the 2019 season, going 0–3 with a 5.12 ERA in innings. He suffered a strained

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in his back during a game on May 1 and received a PRP injection as part of his rehab process. Alexy missed the rest of the 2019 season due to the lat injury. Following the 2019 season, Alexy played for the

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of the

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. Alexy did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the

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. On November 20, 2020, Alexy was added to the Rangers 40-man roster. Alexy opened the 2021 season with the

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of the

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league. After going 3–1 with a 1.61 ERA and 57 strikeouts over innings for Frisco, he was promoted to the

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of the

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on August 3. On August 30, 2021, Alexy was promoted to the active roster to make his MLB debut that night versus the

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. In his debut, he recorded the win while throwing five scoreless innings with four strikeouts. Over five games for Texas in 2021, Alexy posted a 3–1 record with a 4.70 ERA and 17 strikeouts over 23 innings. 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. The Rangers

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Alexy for assignment after the 2022 season.

Washington Nationals

On December 13, 2022, Alexy was claimed off waivers by the

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