Nathan Masler Adcock (born February 25, 1988) is an American former
professional baseball
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pitcher
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. He played in
Major League Baseball
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(MLB) for the
Kansas City Royals
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,
Texas Rangers and
Cincinnati Reds
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.
High school
Before playing professionally, Adcock attended
North Hardin High School
North Hardin High School, located in Radcliff, Kentucky, United States, has a student population of approximately 1,600. The school, a part of Hardin County Public Schools, was founded in 1962. The athletics teams are known as the Trojans. The ...
. He was drafted by the
Seattle Mariners
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in the fifth round of the
2006 Major League Baseball Draft and began his professional career that year.
Professional career
Seattle Mariners
With the
AZL Mariners
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in 2006, Adcock went 0-2 with a 3.31 ERA in 10 games (three starts). In 2007, he went 3-11 with a 4.58 ERA in 22 games (21 starts) for the
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and
High Desert Mavericks
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. He pitched for Wisconsin again in 2008, going 2-5 with a 3.72 ERA in 15 games (14 starts), striking out 82 batters in 77 1/3 innings. He began the 2009 season with High Desert.
Pittsburgh Pirates
On July 29, 2009, he was traded with
Ronny Cedeño
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,
Jeff Clement
Jeffrey Burton Clement (born August 21, 1983) is an American former professional baseball player. Clement was a catcher and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Clement attende ...
, Aaron Pribanic and
Brett Lorin
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* Adrian Brett (born 1945) English flutist and writer ...
to the
Pittsburgh Pirates
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for
Ian Snell
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and
Jack Wilson.
He finished the year with the
Lynchburg Hillcats and went 8-9 with a 5.29 ERA in 28 games (23 starts) that season. In 2010, he went 11-7 with a 3.38 ERA in 27 games (26 starts) for the
Bradenton Marauders. He was taken by the
Kansas City Royals
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in the 2010
Rule 5 Draft.
Kansas City Royals
He was taken by the
Kansas City Royals
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in the 2010
Rule 5 Draft.
Adcock made his major league debut on March 31, 2011, which was Opening Day. He pitched a scoreless eighth inning against the
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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.
Arizona Diamondbacks
On June 13, 2013, the
Arizona Diamondbacks claimed Adcock off of
waivers and assigned him to the
Reno Aces of the
Class AAA Pacific Coast League
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.
Texas Rangers
Adcock signed a minor league deal with the
Texas Rangers organization on December 5, 2013.
Cincinnati Reds
On December 23, 2014 Adcock signed a minor league deal with the
Cincinnati Reds
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. On July 31, 2015, it was discovered by doctors that Adcock sustained a tear in his ulnar collateral and would need
Tommy John surgery
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, ending his season.
Baltimore Orioles
On February 29, 2016 Adcock signed a minor league deal with the
Baltimore Orioles
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. He elected free agency on November 6, 2017.
Post playing career
On November 7, 2018, Adcock was hired as an area scout for the
Miami Marlins
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The franc ...
, ending his playing career.
Pitching style
Adcock was a
sinkerballer. His sinker was thrown in the low 90s and had superb movement; it averaged nearly a foot of tailslide break away from left-handers and in toward right-handers. Complementing his sinker were a
four-seam fastball,
slider,
curveball
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, and
changeup.
References
External links
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Living people
1988 births
Baseball players from Kentucky
People from Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Major League Baseball pitchers
Kansas City Royals players
Texas Rangers players
Cincinnati Reds players
Arizona League Mariners players
High Desert Mavericks players
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers players
Lynchburg Hillcats players
Bradenton Marauders players
Surprise Saguaros players
Omaha Storm Chasers players
Reno Aces players
Round Rock Express players
Louisville Bats players