Adam John Alexy (born April 21, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers.
Alexy attended Twin Valley High School in Elverson, Pennsylvania.[1] He committed to play college baseball at Radford University.[2] During his senior season at Twin Valley, Alexy went 9 innings in which he threw 164 pitches, leading his team to a 2–1 win.[3] Alexy was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 11th round of the 2016 MLB draft,[2] and signed with them for a $600,000 signing bonus,[4] 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.[5]
On July 31, 2017, the Dodgers traded Alexy, along with Willie Calhoun and Brendon Davis, to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Yu Darvish.[6][7] The Rangers assigned him to the Hickory Crawdads, where he finished the season. In 19 starts for Great Lakes he was 2–6 with 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.[8][9] He spent 2018 with Hickory, going 6–8 with a 3.58 ERA and 138 strikeouts over 108 innings.[10][9] Alexy was assigned to the Down East Wood Ducks of the High–A Carolina League for the 2019 season,[11] going 0–3 with a 5.12 ERA in 19+1⁄3 innings. He suffered a strained Latissimus dorsi muscle in his back during a game on May 1 and received a platelet rich plasma injection as part of his rehab process.[12] Alexy missed the rest of the 2019 season due to the lat injury.[13] Following the 2019 season, Alexy played for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League.[14] Alexy did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On November 20, 2020, Alexy was added to the Rangers 40-man roster.[15] Alexy opened the 2021 season with the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Central league.[16] After going 3–1 with a 1.61 ERA and 57 strikeouts over 50+1⁄3 innings for Frisco, he was promoted to the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A West on August 3.[17][18]
On August 30, 2021, Alexy was promoted to the active roster to make his MLB debut that night versus the Colorado Rockies.[19] In his debut, he recorded the win while throwing five scoreless innings with four strikeouts.[20][21] Over five games for Texas in 2021, Alexy posted a 3–1 record with a 4.70 ERA and 17 strikeouts over 23 innings.[22] With Round Rock in 2022, he went 6–6 with a 5.91 ERA over 96 innings. With Texas, he went 1–1 with a 11.57 ERA over 7 innings.[23]
On December 9, 2022, Alexy was designated for assignment by the Rangers.[24]
On December 13, 2022, Alexy was claimed off waivers by the Washington Nationals.[23] Alexy was designated for assignment on January 4, 2023, after the signing of Dominic Smith was made official.[25]
On January 10, 2023, Alexy was traded to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for minor league right-hander Cristian Jimenez.[26] On January 23, Alexy was designated for assignment by Minnesota following the acquisition of Michael A. Taylor.[27]
On January 30, 2023, Alexy was claimed off waivers by the Chicago White Sox.[28] Alexy was optioned to the Triple-A Charlotte Knights to begin the 2023 season.[29] Alexy struggled to an ugly 15.30 ERA and 10:18 K:BB in 4 appearances with Charlotte. On April 28, Alexy was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to Triple-A.[30] He was released on July 1, after remaining struggles left him at an 0–3 record and 12.00 ERA.[31]
On August 8, 2023, Alexy signed with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[32] In 6 appearances, he struggled to an 11.81 ERA with 8 strikeouts in 5+1⁄3 innings pitched. On August 15, Alexy was released by the Blue Crabs.[33]
On December 19, 2023, Alexy signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins.[34] He pitched to a 7.94 ERA with 16 strikeouts over 7 games for the Double-A Wichita Wind Surge. On May 18, 2024, the Twins organization released Alexy.[35]
On June 7, 2024, Alexy signed with the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association of Professional Baseball.[36] In 20 appearances for Kansas City, he worked to a 6.26 ERA with 29 strikeouts and 3 saves across 23 innings pitched. On August 7, Alexy was released by the Monarchs.[37]
On August 13, 2024, Alexy signed with the Lancaster Stormers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[38] In 14 appearances for Lancaster, he logged a 2–1 record and 2.57 ERA with 21 strikeouts across 14 innings of relief.
On March 5, 2025, Alexy re-signed with the Stormers.[39] In 30 appearances for Lancaster, he struggled to an 0-2 record and 12.38 ERA with 36 strikeouts over 40 innings of work. Alexy was released by the Stormers on August 29.[40]
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