Joan Adon

Joan Manuel Adon (born August 12, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.

Joan Adon
Adon with the Nationals in 2022
Washington Nationals – No. 60
Pitcher
Born: (1998-08-12) August 12, 1998
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
October 3, 2021, for the Washington Nationals
MLB statistics
(through April 9, 2022)
Win–loss record0–1
Earned run average5.59
Strikeouts12
Teams

Career

Adon signed with the Nationals in 2016 and started his professional career with the Dominican Summer League Nationals in 2017.[1] Adon split the 2018 season between the GCL Nationals and the Auburn Doubledays, going a combined 3–1 with a 4.11 ERA and 40 strikeouts over 30+2⁄3 innings.[1] He spent the 2019 season with the Hagerstown Suns, going 11–3 with a 3.86 ERA and 90 strikeouts over 105 innings.[1] In 2020, he was named to Washington's 60-man player pool, working out at the alternate training site in Fredericksburg, Virginia, during the coronavirus-shortened MLB season.[2] After the season, the Nationals selected Adon's contract, adding him to their 40-man roster.[3]

Adon split the 2021 minor league season between the Wilmington Blue Rocks, the Harrisburg Senators, and the Rochester Red Wings, going a combined 7–6 with a 4.97 ERA and 122 strikeouts over 105 innings.[4][5][6]

On October 3, 2021, Adon was promoted to the active roster to make his MLB debut versus the Boston Red Sox.[7] He pitched into the sixth inning, striking out nine, while giving up two earned runs: a fourth-inning solo homer by Rafael Devers, then a runner bequeathed to reliever Patrick Murphy who came around to score in the sixth. His nine strikeouts were the most by a pitcher making his MLB debut in the 2021 season.[8]

Pitch types

Adon pitches with a fastball that averaged about 94 miles per hour (151 km/h) in his 2019 campaign with the Class-A Hagerstown Suns, as well as a slider and changeup.[9]

References
  1. "Joan Adon Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Driver, David (September 22, 2020). "Washington Nationals' prospect Joan Adon one of youngest pitchers at Alternate Site..." Federal Baseball. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  3. Pete Kerzel (November 20, 2020). "Nationals select contracts of Yasel Antuna and Joan Adon - MASN News & Information". Masnsports.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  4. Dykstra, Sam (May 4, 2021). "These are the most loaded MiLB rosters". MLB.com. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  5. Law, Keith. "Law: Scouting notes on Michael Harris II, Brett Baty, Freddy Tarnok and several other NL East prospects". The Athletic. Retrieved October 3, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Driver, David (August 18, 2021). "Joan Adon fares well as Washington Nationals' prospect..." Federal Baseball. Retrieved October 3, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Nationals' Joan Adon: Draws first big-league start". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 3, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. @Nationals (October 3, 2021). "Joan Adon's 9 strikeouts are the most by a pitcher in his @MLB debut this season.#NATITUDE" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. "Joan Adon". MLB.com. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
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