Adam Frazier

BIOGRAPHY

Adam Frazier was born on December 14, 1991, in Athens, Georgia. He is a second baseman and outfielder in the MLB.

Previously, he played college baseball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.  The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Frazier in the sixth round, with the 179th overall selection, of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. Frazier signed with the Pirates, receiving a $240,600 signing bonus.

After signing, Frazier was assigned to the Jamestown Jammers of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League for the remainder of the 2013 season. In 58 games, he slashed .321/.399/.362 with 27 RBIs. He played for the Bradenton Marauders of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in 2014, finishing the season with a .252 batting average, one home run, and 42 RBIs in 121 games. In 2015, Frazier played for the Altoona Curve of the Class AA Eastern League, compiling a .324 batting average, the highest in the league, along with two home runs and 30 RBIs in 103 games. After the season, Frazier played for the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League and the United States baseball team in the 2015 WBSC Premier12, and was named to the All-Premier 12 Team as a second baseman.

The Pirates invited Frazier to spring training in 2016. He started the season with the Indianapolis Indians of the Class AAA International League. The Pirates promoted him to the major leagues on June 24 and he made his major league debut the same day against the Los Angeles Dodgers, recording his first MLB hit. In 68 games for the Indians prior to his promotion, he was slashing .333/.401/.425 with 22 RBIs. He spent the remainder of the season with Pittsburgh aside from six days spent with the Bristol Pirates at the end of August and beginning of September. He did not play a game for Bristol. In 66 games for Pittburgh, Frazier batted .301 with two home runs and 11 RBIs.

2017 was Frazier's first full season spent with Pittsburgh. In 121 games, he batted .276/.344/.399 with six home runs and 53 RBIs. 

On July 25, 2021, the Pirates traded Frazier to the San Diego Padres, along with $1.4 million in cash, in exchange for infielder Tucupita Marcano, pitcher Michell Miliano, and outfielder Jack Suwinski. In 2021 he batted .305/.368/.411, and led the major leagues in line drive percentage, at 29.4%.

On November 27, 2021, the Padres traded Frazier to the Seattle Mariners for Ray Kerr and outfielder Corey Rosier. He achieved season career-highs by playing in 156 games and stealing 11 bases. His offensive statistics declined from the previous campaign as he batted .238/.301/.311. Besides the 124 matches at second base, he also saw action defensively at shortstop and each of the three outfield positions. He had five hits with one double, three runs scored, one RBI and one walk in five games with the Mariners in his postseason debut. He became a free agent on November 6, 2022.

Frazier signed a one-year contract with the Baltimore Orioles on December 15, 2022.