Adam Kloffenstein #92

Adam John Kloffenstein...Pronounced “KLAW-fen-steen.”...Was The Courier’s Montgomery County Player of the Year in 2018, sporting an 11-1 record and 1.25 ERA including 113 strikeouts over 78 innings...Signed his college letter of intent to play at TCU...Graduated in 2018 from Magnolia High School (Texas)...Was selected by the Blue Jays in the third round, just two rounds after his Magnolia teammate, Jordan Groshans, was also taken by Toronto.

2024

Entered the 2024 season rated as the No. 29 prospect in the Cardinals organization by Baseball America...Spent the majority of the year with Triple-A Memphis, going 4-5 with a 4.74 ERA over 17 starts...Made his MLB debut for the Cardinals on June 20 vs. SF...Pitched a scoreless eighth inning, retiring all three batters he faced on 15 pitches (10 strikes).

2023

Combined to post a 7-6 record with a 3.16 ERA making 25 starts (26 app) with 140 strikeouts over 128.0 innings pitched between New Hampshire (AA) and Memphis (AAA)...Began the season with New Hampshire before a transaction at the trade deadline sent him and teammate RHP Sem Robberse to the Cardinals organization in exchange for RHP Jordan Hicks...Tied his career-high with seven wins, while posting highs in strikeouts, innings pitched and games started...Made five starts of 6.0 innings or more with a season-high of 7.0 vs. Hartford (4/28) while with New Hampshire...Did not pitch more than 5.0 innings in eight starts with Memphis...Threw 11.0 consecutive scoreless innings over three starts with Memphis (8/30-9/14)...Had a season-high 13.0-inning scoreless streak with New Hampshire (4/28-5/11)...Posted three starts of 5.0 innings or more and limiting his opponent to only one hit.

2022

Began the season at High-A Vancouver before earning a midseason promotion to Double-A New Hampshire...Combined to make 25 appearances (24 starts), going 2-7 with a 5.54 ERA (69 ER/112.0 IP) and 118 strikeouts.

2021

Appeared in one Spring Training game, pitching a scoreless inning on March 14 against the Yankees (1.0 IP, H, K)...Started 23 games at High-A Vancouver, fashioning a 7-7 record and a 6.22 ERA...Racked up 107 punchouts, sixth most among High-A West pitchers...Faced 466 batters, good for third most.

2020

Pitched a total of 21.1 innings with 20 strikeouts over nine games in the Constellation Energy League, a four-team league that ran for two months based in Texas...There he took instruction from three-time All-Star Fernando Rodney, seven-time Cy Young Award winner and former Blue Jay, Roger Clemens, and other retired players.

2019

Made 13 starts for Class-A (short) Vancouver in 2019, going 4-4 with a 2.24 ERA and a 9.0 SO/9...Earned Northwest League Pitcher of the Week on July 21...Threw at least five innings in each of his last eight starts while allowing a total of eight earned runs for a 1.61 ERA over that stretch (44.2 IP)…Named a NWL Mid-Season All-Star and a Post-Season All-Star...Also named a Baseball America Short-Season All-Star.