Adam Christian Cimber (born August 15, 1990) is an American

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for the

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(MLB). He previously played for the

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Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive F ...

, and

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. Cimber is one of only a few major league pitchers with a

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delivery.

Career

Amateur career

After graduating from

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, he enrolled at the

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where he played

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from 2010–2012, compiling a 9–8

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and 4.15

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(ERA) in 73 appearances. He then transferred to the

University of San Francisco The University of San Francisco (USF) is a private Jesuit university in San Francisco, California. The university's main campus is located on a setting between the Golden Gate Bridge and Golden Gate Park. The main campus is nicknamed "The Hil ...

where he spent the 2013 season, posting a 6–3 record and 3.74 ERA in 57

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San Diego Padres

The

selected Cimber in the ninth round of the

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. He signed and spent 2013 with the

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where he was 3–1 with a 2.56 ERA in 28 relief appearances. In 2014, he played for the

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where he pitched to a 5–3 record, 2.90 ERA, and 1.15

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(WHIP) in 52 games, and in 2015, he pitched for both the

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and

El Paso Chihuahuas The El Paso Chihuahuas are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. They are located in El Paso, Texas, and play their home games at Southwest University ...

where he posted a combined 4–2 record and 3.05 ERA in 46 total games between both teams. Cimber spent 2016 with both San Antonio and El Paso where he was 3–3 with a 3.77 ERA in 46 games and 2017 with the same two teams, going 5–2 with a 2.90 ERA with an 0.90 WHIP in innings pitched. Cimber made the San Diego's Opening Day roster in 2018. He made his major league debut on March 29.

Cleveland Indians

On July 19, 2018, the Padres traded Cimber and

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to the

for

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. He finished his 2018 season with a 3–8 record and a 3.42 ERA in seventy relief appearances, and shared the major league lead in

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s, with nine, while he had a total of only 17 walks. With the 2020 Cleveland Indians, Cimber appeared in 14 games, compiling a 0–1 record with 3.97 ERA and five strikeouts in innings pitched. Cimber was designated for assignment on November 25, 2020.

Miami Marlins

On November 30, 2020, the Indians traded Cimber to the

in exchange for cash considerations. In 33 appearances with Miami in 2021, Cimber pitched to a 2.88 ERA with 21 strikeouts in 34.1 innings of work.

Toronto Blue Jays

On June 29, 2021, Cimber was traded to the

alongside

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in exchange for

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and minor league pitcher Andrew McInvale. Cimber made 39 appearances in 2021 for the Blue Jays, going 2-2 with a 1.69 ERA and 30 strikeouts. On March 22, 2022, Cimber signed a $1.575 million contract with the Blue Jays, avoiding salary arbitration.

Personal life

Cimber grew up a

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fan. In high school, Cimber said, “I was 14 years old, and I was really small and skinny.” His father suggested that to make the team, he'd have to do something differently. He was intrigued by the sidewinder style of

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of the Oakland A's and began experimenting in his backyard.Indians reliever Adam Cimber utilized unique delivery just to make high school team
WKYC (Cleveland, Ohio), Matthew Florjancic, March 26, 2019. Cimber and his wife, Lauren, married in November 2018.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cimber, Adam 1990 births Living people Baseball players from Portland, Oregon Major League Baseball pitchers San Diego Padres players Cleveland Indians players Miami Marlins players Toronto Blue Jays players Washington Huskies baseball players San Francisco Dons baseball players Eugene Emeralds players Lake Elsinore Storm players San Antonio Missions players El Paso Chihuahuas players