Dominican baseball player (born 1998)
Baseball player
Joan Manuel Adon
(born August 12, 1998) is a Dominican
professional baseball
pitcher
for the
Washington Nationals
of
Major League Baseball
(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.
Career
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Adon signed with the Nationals in 2016 and started his professional career with the
Dominican Summer League Nationals
in 2017.
[1]
Adon split the 2018 season between the
GCL Nationals
and the
Auburn Doubledays
, going a combined 3?1 with a 4.11 ERA and 40 strikeouts over
30
+
2
⁄
3
innings.
[1]
He spent the 2019 season with the
Hagerstown Suns
, going 11?3 with a 3.86 ERA and 90 strikeouts over 105 innings.
[1]
In 2020, he was named to Washington's 60-man player pool, working out at the alternate training site in
Fredericksburg, Virginia
, during the
coronavirus
-shortened
MLB season
.
[2]
After the season, the Nationals selected Adon's contract, adding him to their 40-man roster.
[3]
Adon split the 2021 minor league season between the
Wilmington Blue Rocks
, the
Harrisburg Senators
, and the
Rochester Red Wings
, going a combined 7?6 with a 4.97 ERA and 122 strikeouts over 105 innings.
[4]
[5]
[6]
On October 3, 2021, Adon was promoted to the active roster to make his MLB debut versus the
Boston Red Sox
.
[7]
He pitched into the sixth inning, striking out nine, while giving up two earned runs: a fourth-inning solo homer by
Rafael Devers
, then a runner bequeathed to reliever
Patrick Murphy
who came around to score in the sixth. His nine strikeouts were the most by a pitcher making his MLB debut in the
2021 season
.
[8]
Adon made the rotation to begin the 2022 season, despite only having made five starts above the High-A level.
[9]
Adon was the first pitcher to record his 10th loss during the season, which happened on June 7 after a start against the
Miami Marlins
in which he yielded 8 runs in 3 innings pitched, his worst start of the season.
[10]
After the game, he was optioned to Triple-A Rochester, as
Stephen Strasburg
came off the injured list on June 9 to take his place in the rotation. At the time, Adon was 1?10 with a 6.95 ERA and 1.76 WHIP in 12 starts, walking 5.66 batters per 9 innings, all league-worst totals among pitchers with at least 50 innings pitched.
[11]
In addition, his whiff rate was the lowest in the major leagues, as batters made contact on 86.6% of their swings.
[12]
His one win, his first in the major leagues, came in a start against the
Arizona Diamondbacks
on April 19, in which he threw 6.1 scoreless innings.
[13]
Adon was brought back up to the major leagues to start the first game of a double-header against the
Philadelphia Phillies
on June 17, but after recording his 11th loss, Adon was sent back down to Triple-A the following day.
[14]
Adon was optioned to Triple?A Rochester to begin the 2024 season.
[15]
Pitch types
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Adon pitches with a fastball that averaged about 94 miles per hour (151 km/h) in his 2019 campaign with the Class-A
Hagerstown Suns
, as well as a slider and changeup,
[16]
although his changeup was used sparingly at the time of his demotion from the big leagues in June 2022.
[17]
References
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"Joan Adon Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference.com
. Retrieved
October 3,
2021
.
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Driver, David (September 22, 2020).
"Washington Nationals' prospect Joan Adon one of youngest pitchers at Alternate Site..."
Federal Baseball
. Retrieved
November 20,
2020
.
- ^
Pete Kerzel (November 20, 2020).
"Nationals select contracts of Yasel Antuna and Joan Adon - MASN News & Information"
. Masnsports.com
. Retrieved
May 2,
2021
.
- ^
Dykstra, Sam (May 4, 2021).
"These are the most loaded MiLB rosters"
. MLB.com
. Retrieved
May 5,
2021
.
- ^
Law, Keith.
"Law: Scouting notes on Michael Harris II, Brett Baty, Freddy Tarnok and several other NL East prospects"
.
The Athletic
. Retrieved
October 3,
2021
.
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Driver, David (August 18, 2021).
"Joan Adon fares well as Washington Nationals' prospect..."
Federal Baseball
. Retrieved
October 3,
2021
.
- ^
"Nationals' Joan Adon: Draws first big-league start"
.
CBSSports.com
. October 3, 2021
. Retrieved
October 3,
2021
.
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@Nationals (October 3, 2021).
"Joan Adon's 9 strikeouts are the most by a pitcher in his @MLB debut this season.#NATITUDE"
(
Tweet
) – via
Twitter
.
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Camerato, Jessica (April 9, 2022).
"Nats already see bright future for Adon"
.
MLB.com
.
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Meyer, Jacob Calvin (June 8, 2022).
"Nationals option Adon to Triple-A after losing MLB-worst 10th game"
.
The Washington Times
.
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Major League Leaderboards
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Major League Leaderboards
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RotoWire Staff (April 20, 2022).
"Nationals' Joan Adon: Collects first MLB win"
.
CBS Sports
.
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Zuckerman, Mark (June 16, 2022).
"Adon returning to start doubleheader with Espino"
.
MASN Sports
.
- ^
"Nats start to shape roster with first round of spring training cuts"
.
washingtonpost.com
. Retrieved
March 15,
2024
.
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"Joan Adon"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
November 20,
2020
.
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Dougherty, Jesse (June 9, 2022).
"Joan Adon's quick rise and demotion is part of the Nats' rebuilding process"
.
Washington Post
.
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