Adam Conley

Adam Michael Conley (born May 24, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He made his MLB debut in 2015. He has previously played in Major League Baseball for the Miami Marlins.

Adam Conley
Conley with the Miami Marlins
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Pitcher
Born: (1990-05-24) May 24, 1990
Redmond, Washington
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
June 10, 2015, for the Miami Marlins
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record25–30
Earned run average4.82
Strikeouts358
Teams

Career

Miami Marlins

Conley was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 32nd round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft out of Olympia High School in Olympia, Washington. He did not sign and instead attended Washington State University. In 2011, as a junior, he went 6-7 with a 3.50 ERA in 16 starts.[1] He was then drafted by the Florida Marlins in the second round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.[2][3][4]

Conley made his professional debut for the Gulf Coast Marlins that year. He started the 2012 season with the Greensboro Grasshoppers and was promoted to the Jupiter Hammerheads during the season.[5] He played the 2013 season with the Double-A Jacksonville Suns.[6] He started 2014 in Triple-A for the New Orleans Zephyrs.

Conley made his major league debut on June 10, 2015, throwing a scoreless inning against the Toronto Blue Jays.

On April 29, 2016, Conley was pulled while pitching a no-hitter against the Milwaukee Brewers on the road with two outs in the eighth inning. The bullpen would go on to blow the no-hitter and the shutout in the ninth inning.[7]

On July 3, 2016, Conley started the Fort Bragg Game, the first time an MLB game was played at an active military base. He pitched the bottom half of the first six innings, allowing no runs scored, and was the winning pitcher. On August 14, 2016, he was placed on the 15-day disabled list with tendonitis of his left third-finger. He finished the season 8–5 with a 3.85 ERA in ​133 1⁄3 innings. He struggled over the next three seasons, posting a 13–23 record with a 5.76 ERA in 214 innings.

On August 30, 2020, Conley was designated for assignment by the Marlins without making a 2020 appearance.[8] He was subsequently outrighted by the Marlins to AAA Wichita in September 2020. Due to the cancellation of the AAA baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this effectively ended Conley's season without him ever having pitched.[9] [10] On September 28, Conley elected free agency.[11]

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

On December 12, 2020, Conley signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball for the 2021 season.[12]

Personal life

Conley proposed to girlfriend Kendall Mays, a blogger, after a brief courtship on April 4, 2011. They were married on September 10, 2011, in Olympia, Washington.[13] The couple has three daughters: Amelia Lynn, born on February 27, 2015, Ella Mae Katherine, born March 29, 2017, and Molly Louise, born February 3, 2019. They also are parents to an adopted nephew named Bearett John who was born June 22, 2013.[14][15]

References
  1. https://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-cougars-baseball/2016/3/30/11334458/wsu-cougars-baseball-washington-state-adam-conley-miami-marlins
  2. MEG WOCHNICK; Staff writer (June 8, 2011). "Marlins, friends call Conley". Theolympian.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2014.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. The Miami Herald (June 7, 2011). "Marlins' 2nd Round Pick Has Some Fight To Him". Miamiherald.typepad.com. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  4. "WSU's Conley drafted by Florida Marlins". Kitsapsun.com. January 4, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  5. "Cougar Adam Conley gets promotion and debut win". Washingtonstate.scout.com. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  6. Wochnick, Meg. "Olympia graduate impresses". Theolympian.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  7. "No-hitter lost in 9th, Marlins hang on vs. Brewers". mlb.com. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  8. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/08/post-deadline-dfas-phillies-white-sox-cubs.html
  9. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/09/marlins-outright-adam-conley.html
  10. http://a-life-in-flight-365.blogspot.com/2020/09/day-3282.html
  11. https://www.mlb.com/player/adam-conley-543045
  12. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/12/rakuten-golden-eagles-to-sign-adam-conley.html
  13. "About the Conleys". Know Better Love. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  14. "Day Two Thousand and Twenty-Five". Know Better Love. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  15. "Day Thirteen Hundred and Eighty-One". Know Better Love. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
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