- #
- 7
- Name
- Derrick Adams
- Nationality
- United States
- Position
- Pitcher
- Opening Day Age
- 27
- Birthplace
- Decatur, AL
- Birthdate
- 3/8/1997
- Draft
- 27th round, 2019, KC Royals
- B/T
- L-L
- Ht
- 6-3
- Wt
- 215
- Current Team
- Rockers
2024 Pitched for Puerto Rico in the Caribbean World Series
Appeared in eight games for Caguas in the Puerto Rico Winter League
2023 Was a starter for the Charleston Dirty Birds, posting a 6-9 record with a 5.04 ERA
Struck out 100 in 100 innings while allowing 105 hits and 48 walks
2022 Went 7-9 with a 4.21 ERA for Charleston in 2022 with 101 strikeouts and 43 walks in 119.2 innings
2021 Was at Class AA Northwest Arkansas in the Royals organization in 2021. Pitching mostly in relief
Compiled 2-3 mark with 8.40 ERA in 22 appearances covering 50.1 innings
2019 Broke into baseball as a 27th round pick of the Royals out of Jacksonville State
Spent his rookie season at Idaho falls as a reliever, going 2-1 with a 2.54 ERA and four saves with 45 strikeouts over 46 innings
2018 Started 15 games and threw 74 innings en route to a 6-3 record with a 4.84 ERA
Struck out 46
20-17 Was a second team All-Ohio Valley Conference selection after throwing a team-high 85.2 innings in 15 starts as a Gamecock
Went 7-4 with 94 strikeouts and a 5.04 ERA
2016 As a freshman at Jax State, moved into the weekend rotation earning starts against Eastern Kentucky, Morehead State and UT Martin
Majored in secondary education
2015: Class president at member of the National Honor Society at Austin High in Decatur, Ala.