Adam Cimber

Adam Christian Cimber (born August 15, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the San Diego Padres and Cleveland Indians. Cimber is one of only a few major league pitchers to throw submarine pitches.[1]

Adam Cimber
Cimber with the Indians in 2018
Miami Marlins – No. 90
Pitcher
Born: (1990-08-15) August 15, 1990
Portland, Oregon
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
March 29, 2018, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record9–12
Earned run average3.89
Strikeouts104
Teams

Career

Amateur career

After graduating from Puyallup High School in Puyallup, Washington, he enrolled at the University of Washington where he played college baseball from 2010–2012, compiling a 9–8 win-loss record and 4.15 earned run average (ERA) in 73 appearances. He then transferred to the University of San Francisco where he spent the 2013 season, posting a 6–3 record and 3.74 ERA in 57 innings pitched.

San Diego Padres

The San Diego Padres selected Cimber in the ninth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.[2][3] He signed and spent 2013 with the Eugene Emeralds where he was 3–1 with a 2.56 ERA in 28 relief appearances. In 2014, he played for the Lake Elsinore Storm where he pitched to a 5–3 record, 2.90 ERA, and 1.15 walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) in 52 games, and in 2015, he pitched for both the San Antonio Missions and El Paso Chihuahuas where he posted a combined 4–2 record and 3.05 ERA in 46 total games between both teams. Cimber spent 2016 with both San Antonio and El Paso where he was 3–3 with a 3.77 ERA in 46 games and 2017 with the same two teams, going 5–2 with a 2.90 ERA with an 0.90 WHIP in 80 23 innings pitched.[4]

Cimber made the San Diego's Opening Day roster in 2018. He made his major league debut on March 29.

Cleveland Indians

On July 19, 2018, the Padres traded Cimber and Brad Hand to the Cleveland Indians for Francisco Mejía.[5] He finished his 2018 season with a 3–8 record and a 3.42 ERA in seventy relief appearances, and shared the major league lead in intentional walks, with nine, while he had a total of only 17 walks.[6]

With the 2020 Cleveland Indians, Cimber appeared in 14 games, compiling a 0–1 record with 3.97 ERA and five strikeouts in 11 13 innings pitched.[7] Cimber was designated for assignment on November 25, 2020.[8]

Miami Marlins

On November 30, 2020, the Indians traded Cimber to the Miami Marlins in exchange for cash considerations.[9]

Personal

Cimber grew up a Seattle Mariners fan.[10]

In high school, Cimber said, “I was 14 years old, and I was really small and skinny.” His father suggested that to make the team, he'd have to do something differently. He was intrigued by the sidewinder style of Brad Ziegler of the Oakland A's and began experimenting in his backyard.[10][11]

References

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