Tim Adleman

Adleman played college baseball at Georgetown University. He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 24th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft.^[1] He made his professional debut for the Low–A Aberdeen IronBirds. In 2011, Adleman played for the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds, pitching to a 5–7 record and 6.01 ERA with 72 strikeouts in 28 games. On March 27, 2012, Adleman was released by the Orioles organization.^[2]

After his release, Adleman signed with the Lincoln Saltdogs of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.^[3] He appeared in 5 games for Lincoln, allowing 3 runs in 7.0 innings of work.

On June 18, 2012, Adleman was traded to the El Paso Diablos, also of the American Association.^[4] In 29 games for El Paso, Adleman registered a 5.94 ERA with 30 strikeouts.

In 2013, Adleman signed with the New Jersey Jackals of the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball.^[5] Adleman pitched to a 1.46 ERA in 40 games for the Jackals, also notching 62 strikeouts.

On October 14, 2013, Adleman signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds organization.^[6] In 2014, Adleman split the year between the Single-A Bakersfield Blaze and Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos, registering a cumulative 3–9 record and 3.72 ERA in 38 games. In 2015, he spent the season in Double-A with Pensacola, pitching to a 9–10 record and 2.64 ERA with 113.0 strikeouts in 150.0 innings of work. Adleman was assigned to the Triple-A Louisville Bats to begin the 2016 season.^[7]

After recording a 2.38 ERA in 10 Triple-A games, Adleman was called up to make his major league debut on May 1, 2016.^[8] He pitched 6 plus innings with 6 SOs and allowing only 3 hits and 2 runs against the Pittsburgh Pirates. On the year, Adleman registered a 4.00 ERA in 13 games. In 2017, Adleman spent the entire season in the majors, aside from 1 game in Louisville, pitching to a 5–11 record and 5.52 ERA in 30 appearances. On November 30, 2017, Adleman was released by the Reds to pursue an opportunity in Korea.

On November 30, 2017, Adleman signed a one-year, $1.05 million contract with the Samsung Lions of the KBO League.^[9] In 2018 for Samsung, Adleman pitched to an 8–12 record and 5.05 ERA across 31 appearances. He became a free agent after the season.

On January 23, 2019, Adleman signed a minor league deal with the Cincinnati Reds organization that included an invitation to major league spring training.^[10] He was released by the Reds on March 22.

On April 11, 2019, Adleman signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.^[11] Adleman recorded a 1.64 ERA in 3 appearances for the Ducks.

On May 11, 2019, Adleman's contract was purchased by the Detroit Tigers and he was assigned to the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens.^[12] Adleman pitched to a 9–4 record with a 3.32 ERA, which would have been best in the International League had he qualified for the pitching statistic leaderboard. He struck out 119 batters and finished the season with a 1.15 WHIP.^[13] He became a minor league free agent on November 4.^[14]

On November 5, 2019, Adleman re–signed with the Tigers on a minor league contract.^[15] He was invited to spring training for the 2020 season. Adleman did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[16] He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.^[17]

On April 30, 2021, Adleman signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds organization.^[18] He made 31 appearances for the Triple-A Louisville Bats, posting a 3.80 ERA with 41 strikeouts across 45 innings of work.

On March 16, 2022, Adleman signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets.^[19] In 17 games for the Triple–A Syracuse Mets, he struggled to a 6.04 ERA with 39 strikeouts across 44+2⁄3 innings of work. Adleman was released by the Mets organization on August 10.

In May 2023, Adleman joined Firebrand Sports Media as a sports streaming and sponsorship sales executive.^[20]

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• KBO Stats