Mason Adams #38

Married to Megan...Attended Jacksonville University, where he graduated in 2022 with a bachelor's degree in Social Science...Played two seasons with Florida Southwestern State College in Fort Myers, Fla...Made the Suncoast Conference All-Academic Team...Is a 2018 graduate of Okeechobee (Fla.) High School, where he was named a Perfect Game All-American.

2025

Missed the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in March in a procedure performed by Dr. Keith Meister in Arlington, Texas...Preseason Rankings: No. 12 prospect in White Sox organization (MLB.com)…No. 13 prospect and Best Control in the Sox system (BA).

2024

Combined to go 7-5 with a 2.92 ERA (39 ER/120.1 IP), 1.15 WHIP and 110 strikeouts over 23 appearances (22 starts) between Class AA Birmingham and Class AAA Charlotte...Ranked among the White Sox organizational leaders in ERA (second), WHIP (second), IP (fourth), wins (T4th) and strikeouts (ninth). ..Limited left-handed hitters to a .212/.277/.333 (47-for-222) slash line, compared to a .273/.331/.351 (63-for-231) line against righties...Made 10 quality starts and threw six scoreless IP four times...Went 5-3 with a 2.15 ERA (18 ER/75.1 IP) over his first 13 outings (12 starts) and 2-2 with a 4.30 ERA (21 ER/45 IP) over his last 10...Earned his first win in his second start on 4/16 vs. Mississippi, tossing six scoreless IP with a season-high nine strikeouts...Posted a 5-0 record with a 1.70 ERA (10 ER/53 IP) and 46 strikeouts in nine games (eight starts) from 5/16-7/4...Threw six scoreless IP in victories on 5/16 vs. Chattanooga and 5/28 vs. Rocket City...Threw a season-high seven IP on 6/2 vs. Rocket City, allowing one run on five hits … made his only relief appearance on 6/8 at Tennessee, allowing two runs over five IP in a victory...Received a no decision on 6/21 vs. Montgomery despite allowing just one hit with six strikeouts over six scoreless IP...Matched his season high with nine strikeouts over six IP on 7/4 at Rocket City (6 IP). ..Was promoted to Charlotte on 8/10 and made his Knights debut that night at Louisville (ND; 3 ER/3 IP)…Was placed on the seven-day injured list on 8/12 with back spasms … was reinstated on 8/30 and started the first game of a doubleheader that day vs. Nashville, tossing three scoreless IP...Allowed 10 runs (eight earned) over 11 IP in his last three starts of the season...Was selected to play in the inaugural Spring Breakout game on 3/15 at the Cubs, but the game was canceled due to rain...Preseason Rankings: No. 19 prospect in the organization (MLB.com) … Best Control in the system (BA).

2023

Combined to go 6-5 with a 3.14 ERA (38 ER/109 IP) and 125 strikeouts (10.3 per 9 IP) over 23 games (13 starts) with Class A Kannapolis, Class A Winston-Salem and Birmingham...Went 3-3 with a 3.12 ERA (23 ER/66.1 IP) and 66 strikeouts as a starter and 3-2 with a 3.16 ERA (15 ER/42.2 IP) and 59 strikeouts (12.4 per 9 IP) in 10 relief appearances...Struck out nine batters over four scoreless IP in relief on 5/5 vs. Augusta...Recorded his lone save of the season on 5/12 at Fayetteville, tossing four scoreless IP with six strikeouts…made his first start on 5/18-2 at Carolina (L; 3 ER/4 IP)…Earned the win in back-to-back relief outings on 7/2 at Fayetteville and 7/8 vs. Down East…recorded 11 strikeouts over six IP on 7/2 and 10 over six IP on 7/8. l Was promoted to Winston-Salem on 8/13, where he threw six IP in each of his three starts (all quality). l Was named South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week for the period of 8/21-27…earned the win on 8/26 at Bowling Green after tossing six scoreless IP with one hit and eight strikeouts...Was promoted to Birmingham on 8/29…made his Barons debut on 9/2 vs. Montgomery (L; 1 ER/5 IP).

2022

Made his professional debut with the Arizona Complex League White Sox, making three appearances...Was recommended by White Sox scout Steffan Segui.