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, 2019.

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 7, 2019, before he was quickly resigned on November 5.[14][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.

On April 30, 2021, Adleman signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds organization.[17]

On March 16, 2022, Adleman signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets.[18] He was released on August 10, 2022.