Adam McCreery
American baseball player (born 1992)
Baseball player
Adam Glenn McCreery (born December 31, 1992) is an American former professional baseball pitcher . He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves .
Career
Amateur
McCreery attended Bonita High School in La Verne, California .[ 1] [ 2] He was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 14th round of the 2011 MLB Draft ,[ 3] but did not sign and instead chose to play college baseball , first at Arizona State University for 2 seasons, then at Azusa Pacific University .[ 4] In 2012, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League .[ 5]
Atlanta Braves
He was then drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the 22nd round of the 2014 MLB Draft and signed.[ 6] He made his professional debut that same season with the AZL Angels and spent the whole season there, going 1-1 with a 4.58 ERA in 19.2 innings pitched.[ 7] He returned there in 2015 where he posted a 2.41 ERA in 18.2 innings pitched.[ 8] He began 2016 in extended spring training.[ 9]
In May 2016, the Angels traded McCreery to the Atlanta Braves for Jhoulys Chacín .[ 9] He spent the season with both the Danville Braves and Rome Braves ,[ 10] pitching to a combined 2-3 record and 4.19 ERA in 22 relief appearances. In 2017, he pitched for Rome and the Florida Fire Frogs ,[ 11] compiling a combined 3-1 record and 2.74 ERA in 62.1 relief innings pitched.[ 12]
The Braves added him to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season.[ 13] He began 2018 with the Mississippi Braves .[ 14] On August 5, 2018, McCreery joined the Gwinnett Stripers .[ 15] He pitched in one International League game before a promotion to the major leagues on August 7.[ 16] On August 9, 2018, McCreery made his major league debut against the Washington Nationals .[ 17]
Los Angeles Dodgers
McCreery was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for cash considerations on November 28, 2018.[ 18]
Los Angeles Angels
July 12, 2019, McCreery and Josh Thole were traded to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for cash considerations.[ 19] He was promoted to the major league roster on July 29, 2019 but one day later - July 30, 2019 - he was designated for assignment.[ 20] McCreery was released on August 19.
Kansas City Monarchs
On February 22, 2021, McCreery signed with the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association of Professional Baseball . However, he never appeared in a game for the club, and was released on August 25, 2021.[ 21]
References
^ Sciacca, Mike (June 5, 2010). "High School Baseball: Third time a charm for Ocean View" . Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on August 10, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2018 .
^ Hoonstra, J. P. (June 5, 2010). "Bonita goes for rare CIF crown" . Daily Bulletin . Retrieved August 10, 2018 .
^ "MLB draft results (Rounds 1-50)" . ESPN.com . June 9, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2018 .
^ "What a Day!!" . Star Tribune . August 16, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2018 .
^ "#50 Adam McCreery - Profile" . pointstreak.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020 .
^ "2014 MLB Draft: Complete list of players drafted in Rounds 11-40, final results" . The Oregonian . June 7, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2018 .
^ "Minor League Report" . Azusa Pacific University. May 29, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2018 .
^ O'Brien, David (May 11, 2018). "Braves trade Chacin to Angels for lefty relief project" . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Retrieved August 10, 2018 .
^ a b "Braves trade Chacin to Angels, add Perez to young rotation" . USA Today . ESPN. Associated Press. May 11, 2016. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2018 . Alt URL
^ "Braves get redemption on Kingsport" . Danville Register and Bee . July 11, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2018 .
^ Stewart, Jeremy (April 5, 2017). "ROME BRAVES: promotion of several players from 2016 allows new faces to make their mark in Rome" . Rome News Tribune . Retrieved August 10, 2018 .
^ O'Brien, David (February 26, 2018). "Braves reliever McCreery is making his towering (6-foot-9) presence known" . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Retrieved August 10, 2018 .
^ Zach Dillard (November 21, 2017). "Braves add 4 pitchers to 40-man roster before deadline" . Foxsports.com . Retrieved March 17, 2018 .
^ "Mississippi Braves reveal 2018 Opening Day Roster" . WLBT. April 5, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2018 .
^ Harris, Chris (August 5, 2018). "ROSTER UPDATE: LHP Adam McCreery to Triple-A Gwinnett, RHP Jason Hursh to Mississippi" . MILB.com. Retrieved August 10, 2018 .
^ "Braves place LHP Fried, RHP Carle on DL" . Henry Herald . August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2018 .
^ Bowman, Mark (August 9, 2018). "Homers not enough in finale vs. Nationals" . MLB.com . Retrieved August 10, 2018 .
^ Gurnick, Ken (November 28, 2018). "Dodgers acquire LHP McCreery from Braves" . mlb.com . Retrieved November 28, 2018 .
^ Preciado, Daniel (July 12, 2019). "Dodgers Trade Adam McCreery and Josh Thole to the Angels" . Dodgers Nation . Retrieved July 12, 2019 .
^ "Angels' Adam McCreery: DFA'd by Los Angeles" . CBSSports.com . Retrieved July 31, 2019 .
^ American Association Transactions
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