Chance Adams

BIOGRAPHY

Chance Adams was born August 10, 1994, in Scottsdale, Arizona. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Adams made his professional debut with the Staten Island Yankees of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League and was later promoted to the Charleston RiverDogs of the Class A South Atlantic League and Tampa Yankees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League. He posted a combined 3–1 win–loss record, 1.78 earned run average (ERA) and 0.93 walks plus hits per inning pitched in 35+1⁄3 combined innings between the three teams. Adams was converted into a starting pitcher in 2016 and started the year with Tampa, and after pitching to a 5–0 record and 2.65 ERA in 12 games, was promoted to the Trenton Thunder of the Class AA Eastern League in June, where he finished the season with an 8–1 record and 2.07 ERA. In 2017, Adams pitched for both Trenton and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Class AAA International League, posting a combined 15–5 record and 2.45 ERA in 150+1⁄3 total innings pitched between both teams.

Adams began the 2018 season with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He was called up to the major leagues to face the Boston Red Sox in his first career start on August 4.

The Yankees traded Adams to the Kansas City Royals for minor league prospect infielder Cristian Perez on December 23, 2019. He made his Royals debut on August 24, 2020, against the St. Louis Cardinals.

On May 23, 2023, Adams signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies organization. In 31 appearances for the Triple–A Albuquerque Isotopes, he registered a 3.86 ERA with 21 strikeouts across 32+2⁄3 innings of work. Adams elected free agency following the season on November 6.

On December 18, 2023, Adams re-signed with Colorado on a new minor league contract.