A.J. Alexy

BIOGRAPHY

A.J. Alexy was born April 21, 1998, in Honey Brook, Pennsylvania. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Alexy was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 11th round of the 2016 MLB draft, and signed with them for a $600,000 signing bonus, forgoing his commitment to Radford.

After signing, Alexy was assigned to the Arizona League Dodgers to make his professional debut; in ​13 2⁄3 innings pitched for them, he posted a 1–0 record and a 4.61 ERA. He began the 2017 season with the Great Lakes Loons.

On July 31, 2017, the Dodgers traded Alexy, along with Willie Calhoun and Brendon Davis, to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Yu Darvish. The Rangers assigned him to the Hickory Crawdads, where he finished the season. In 19 starts for Great Lakes he had a 3.97 ERA, striking out 86 in ​73 2⁄3 innings, and in five starts for Hickory he was 1–1 with a 3.05 ERA. He spent 2018 with Hickory, with a 3.58 ERA and 138 strikeouts in over 108 innings.