Tyler Nathan McKenzie Adcock (born February 7, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.

Career

Adcock attended Elon University and played college baseball for the

Elon Phoenix The Elon Phoenix is the official mascot of Elon University, located in Elon, North Carolina. It is the name that each of the sports teams at the university are referred to. The university is a member of the Colonial Athletic Association and comp ...

. The Seattle Mariners selected Adcock in the eighth round, with the 246th overall selection, of the

2019 Major League Baseball draft The 2019 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft was held from June 3 to 5, 2019. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order was set based on the reverse order of the 2018 MLB season standings. In additi ...

. He did not play for the Mariners organization in 2019 due to

shoulder impingement syndrome Shoulder impingement syndrome is a syndrome involving tendonitis (inflammation of tendons) of the rotator cuff muscles as they pass through the subacromial space, the passage beneath the acromion. It is particularly associated with tendonitis of t ...

. Adcock also did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 13, 2021, Adcock underwent

Tommy John surgery Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, colloquially known as Tommy John surgery (TJS), is a surgical graft procedure where the ulnar collateral ligament in the medial elbow is replaced with either a tendon from elsewhere in the patient's bo ...

and missed the entire season as a result. He returned to action in July 2022, and made his professional debut in rehabilitation with the rookie–level

Arizona Complex League Mariners The Arizona Complex League Mariners are a Rookie-level affiliate of the Seattle Mariners, competing in the Arizona Complex League of Minor League Baseball. The team plays its home games at Peoria Sports Complex in Peoria, Arizona. The team is ...

. He finished the year with the Single–A Modesto Nuts, logging a 9.00 ERA with 6 strikeouts in 6 appearances. Adcock was assigned to the High–A Everett AquaSox to begin the 2023 season, and was elevated to the Double–A Arkansas Travelers after 6 scoreless appearances. In 12 games for Arkansas, Adcock registered a 2.08 ERA with 13 strikeouts and 2 saves in 13.0 innings pitched. On June 12, 2023, Adcock was selected to the

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and promoted to the major leagues for the first time following an injury to

Penn Murfee William Penn Murfee (born May 2, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022. Career Amateur career Murfee attended Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashvill ...

. In his MLB debut, Adcock threw two scoreless innings without allowing a base runner.

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