Adam Trevor Engel (born December 9, 1991) is an American

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who is a free agent. He was drafted by the

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in the 19th round of the

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. He made his major league debut in 2017.

Amateur career

Engel attended Loveland High School in

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, and played

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at the

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. After the 2012 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the

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of the Cape Cod Baseball League. After his junior year, he was drafted by the

in the 19th round of the

Professional career

He signed with the White Sox and made his professional debut in 2013 with the

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, batting .301/.379/.414 with 31 stolen bases. He spent 2014 with the

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and

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. After the season, he played in the

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for the

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, batting a combined .264/.335/.400 with 39 stolen bases. Engel played for Winston-Salem in 2015, batting .251/.335/.369 with 65 stolen bases, for whom he as a Post-Season

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All Star, and in the

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after the season. He was named the MVP of the Arizona Fall League after leading the league with a .403 batting average with 10 stolen bases. In 2016 he played for three minor league teams, hitting a combined .259/.344/.406 with 45 stolen bases in 510 at bats. The White Sox added him to their

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after the 2016 season. On May 27, 2017, Engel was recalled from Triple-A

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and made his Major League debut the same day recording his first MLB hit in his third at bat against the Detroit Tigers. In the majors, he batted .166/.235/.282 with 8 stolen bases in 301 at bats. He had the lowest batting average against right-handers among all MLB hitters (140 or more plate appearances), at .147. On the week from August 6-12, 2018, Engel robbed 3 home runs from batters all in one week at Guaranteed Rate Field. He robbed

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batters Greg Bird on August 6 and Kyle Higashioka the next day. Then he robbed Indians batter

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on August 12. In 2018, he batted .235/.279/.336 with 16 stolen bases in 429 at bats. He had the lowest fielding percentage among major league center fielders, at .981. Overall with the 2020 Chicago White Sox, Engel batted .295 with three home runs and 12 RBIs in 36 games. In 2020, Engel was added to the White Sox' postseason roster. He made his postseason debut against the Oakland Athletics in game 1 of the

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. He homered in his first postseason at bat off of Jesús Luzardo. In 2021, Engel started the year on the IL with a hamstring injury. He was activated and made his 2021 season debut on June 6 against the Detroit Tigers and even robbed a Home Run from Niko Goodrum in that same game. Overall, Engel hit .252 in 39 games hitting seven home runs and 18 RBIs. On November 18, 2022, Engel was non tendered by the White Sox and became a free agent.

References

External links

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Louisville Cardinals bio
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