Adam Macko #71

Adam Macko...Born in Bratislava, Slovakia, and spent time in Ireland with his family before moving to Alberta as a 14-year old...Pitched at Vauxhall Academy in high school before being selected by the Mariners in the seventh round of the 2022 draft...Grew up watching and mimicking Justin Verlander’s mechanics...Listed as the Blue Jays ninth-ranked prospect entering the 2024 season, according to MLB.com...Ranked as the 16th-highest prospect according to Baseball America...Listed as the Blue Jays 16th-ranked prospect entering the 2025 season, according to MLB.com...Currently ranked as Toronto’s 25th-best prospect according to Baseball America... On Team Canada’s roster for the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

2025

Started the season being placed on the injured list...Sent on rehab assignment to the Florida Complex League Blue Jays on May...Activated from the injured list and assigned to Triple-A Buffalo on June 7...Between Triple-A Buffalo and the FCL Blue Jays, combined to go 3-9 with a 4.76 ERA (43 ER/81.1 IP), a 3.55 FIP, a 1.40 WHIP, 39 walks, and 91 strikeouts in 23 appearances (14 starts)... Posted a 25.6% strikeout rate with a 29.6% whiff rate and a 27.5% chase rate.

2024

Began the season at Double-A New Hampshire, where he made a total of 16 starts, going 5-5 with a 4.87 ERA (44 ER/81.1 IP) with a 3.52 FIP, a 1.22 WHIP, a .231 opponent AVG, an 8.8% walk rate, a 26.4% strikeout rate and a 28% whiff rate...Placed on the 7-day injured list (retroactive to July 5) on July 6th...Sent on rehab assignment with Single-A Dunedin, posting a 1.00 ERA (1 ER/9.0 IP) over three starts with a pair of walks, 12 strikeouts, and a 0.78 WHIP...Finished the campaign at Triple-A Buffalo, allowing three earned runs over three innings on four hits and three walks with three strikeouts...Made a total of 20 starts across three levels, posting a 5-5 record with five quality starts, a 4.63 ERA (48 ER/93.1 IP), 3.74 FIP, 1.21 WHIP, 9% walk rate and a 26.9% strikeout rate.

2023

Spent his first season in the Blue Jays organization with High-A Vancouver, going 5-5 with a 4.81 ERA (46 ER/86.0 IP) over 20 starts with 40 walks and 106 strikeouts...Was one of only nine Blue Jays farmhands to reach 100 strikeouts on the season, and was the youngest to do so at the age of 22... Earned his first career Pitcher of the Week nod for the week of Sept. 4-10...Threw 5.0 hitless innings on Sept. 5 at TRI with two walks and eight strikeouts, allowing a runner to reach second base only once... Was named to the Blue Jays’ 40-man roster in November to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft.

2022

Made just 8 starts for High-A Everett in 2022 after dealing with elbow and knee injuries...Pitched to a 3.99 ERA (17 ER/38.1 IP) with 20 walks and 60 strikeouts...Traded to the Blue Jays following the season along with RHP Erik Swanson in exchange for OF Teoscar Hernández.

2021

Spent the 2021 campaign with Single-A Modesto, going 2-2 with a 4.59 ERA (17 ER/33.1 IP) over nine starts with 21 walks and 56 strikeouts.

2020

Did not pitch in 2020 due to the cancelled Minor League season.

2019

Split his first professional season in 2019 between the Mariners’ Rookie-level squad (8G) and Low-A Everett (1G)...Combined to go 0-3 with a 3.09 ERA (8 ER/23.1 IP).