Adam Timothy Frazier (born December 14, 1991) is an American

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second baseman and

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who is a free agent. He previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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. He played

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for the

Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Bulldogs is the name given to the athletic teams of Mississippi State University, in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The university is a founding member of the Southeastern Conference and competes in NCAA Division I. Sports sp ...

. Frazier was an All-Star in 2021.

Amateur career

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Frazier attended Oconee County High School in

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, graduating in 2010. While playing for the school's baseball team, Frazier recorded 53 doubles, the second most in the history of the

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. Frazier enrolled at

Mississippi State University Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Unive ...

to play

for the

. He played sparingly as a freshman. In 2012, his sophomore year, Frazier set a Mississippi State record for assists in a season (227) and was named the

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of the

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(SEC) Baseball Tournament, and was chosen for the

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. In 2013, his junior season, he led the

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with 107 hits, which set a Bulldogs single-season record, while also setting school records for assists (240) and

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s (120) in a season, and putouts over a career (375). He was named to the SEC All-Tournament Team.

Professional career

Pittsburgh Pirates

Minor leagues

The

selected Frazier with the 179th overall selection, in the sixth round of the 2013 MLB draft. Frazier signed with the Pirates, receiving a $240,600

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. After signing, Frazier was assigned to the

Jamestown Jammers The Jamestown Jammers were a minor league baseball team based in Jamestown, New York from 1994 until 2014. The team was the Short-Season A classification affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates and played in the New York–Penn League. The team pla ...

of the

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, where he played for the remainder of the season. In 58 games, he slashed .321/.399/.362 with 27 RBIs. In 2014, he played for the

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of the

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, finishing the season with a .252 batting average, one home run, and 42 RBIs in 121 games. In 2015, Frazier played for the

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of the

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Eastern League, compiling a .324 batting average, the highest in the league, along with two home runs and 30 RBIs in 103 games. After the season, Frazier played for the

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of the

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and the United States baseball team in the 2015 WBSC Premier12, and was named to the All-Premier 12 Team as a second baseman.

Major leagues

In 2016, Pirates invited Frazier to

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. He started the season with the

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of the

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. On June 24, Pirates promoted him to the MLB, and he made his MLB debut the same day against the

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, recording his first MLB hit. In 68 games for the Indians prior to his promotion, he was slashing .333/.401/.425 with 22 RBIs. He spent the remainder of the season with Pittsburgh aside from six days spent with the

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at the end of August and beginning of September. He did not play a game for Bristol. In 66 games for Pittsburgh, Frazier batted .301 with two home runs and 11 RBIs. In 2017, it was Frazier's first full season in Pittsburgh, batting .276 with six home runs and 53 RBIs over 121 games. In 2018, he played in 113 games with the Pirates, hitting .277 with ten home runs and 35 RBIs In 2019, he slashed .278/.336/.417 with ten home runs and fifty RBIs over 152 games. He ranked second among National League second basemen with a .989

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. Following the season, he was nominated for his first ever

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. In 2020, Frazier had a career-low slash line of .230/.297/.364 in 58 games. Batting .328 with four home runs and 22 doubles, Frazier was named the National League's starting second baseman at the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in

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. In 98 games for the Pirates in 2021, Frazier slashed .324/.388/.448 with a league-leading 125 hits at the time of his trade.

San Diego Padres

On July 25, 2021, the Pirates traded Frazier to the

, along with $1.4 million in cash, in exchange for infielder

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, pitcher Michell Miliano, and outfielder Jack Suwinski. In 2021 he batted .305/.368/.411, and led the major leagues in line drive percentage, at 29.4%.

Seattle Mariners

On November 27, 2021, the Padres traded Frazier to the

for Ray Kerr and outfielder Corey Rosier.

Personal life

Frazier proposed to his girlfriend, Bailey Clark, in 2020 but are no longer together.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Frazier, Adam 1991 births Living people Altoona Curve players Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Bradenton Marauders players Glendale Desert Dogs players Indianapolis Indians players Jamestown Jammers players Major League Baseball infielders Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball players Pittsburgh Pirates players San Diego Padres players Seattle Mariners players Sportspeople from Athens, Georgia United States national baseball team players