Chance Adams #43

Helped Chaparral (Ariz.) High School to back-to-back State Championships in 2011 and 2012...Played baseball collegiately at Yavapai College (Ariz.) for two years (2013-14) before transferring to Dallas Baptist University … went 7-1 with a 1.98 ERA in 23 relief appearances in his only season at DBU in 2015.

2023

Spent the campaign with Triple-A Albuquerque after signing with the Rockies on May 15...Finished the season 2-0 with one save and a 3.86 ERA (32.0 IP, 14 ER) through 31 appearances...Allowed one earned run through his first 12 games of the season (13.0 IP) from June 8-July 23.

2022

Did not pitch in a game professionally.

2021

Missed the majority of the season while recovering from Tommy John surgery … appeared in six Minor League games in September.

2020

Appeared in six games for Kansas City, allowing nine runs through 8.2 innings...Totaled three stints on the active roster: Aug. 8-10, Aug. 23-26 and Aug. 31-end of season...Allowed three runs in three outings and no runs three times...Spent the balance of the season at the club’s alternate training site...Underwent Tommy John surgery following the season.

2019

Made 13 appearances across seven stints in the Major Leagues with the New York Yankees…went 1-1 with an 8.53 ERA (24 ER in 25.1 IP) ... Allowed at least one run in 10 of his 13 appearances, including multiple runs in six outings ... Made his season debut on May 19 vs. Tampa Bay, tossing 3.0 scoreless innings (1 hit) and recording four strikeouts ... Earned his first Major League victory on May 25 at Kansas City in the second game of a doubleheader…worked the first 4.0 innings, allowing three runs on five hits, serving as the 26th man ... Surrendered 10 hits and five runs over 3.2 innings vs. Cleveland on August 15…became the first Yankees pitcher to allow 10 hits or more in a relief appearance since Jimmy Jones on Sept. 1, 1990 at Boston ... Went 4-4 with a 4.63 ERA (42 ER in 81.2 IP) and 80 strikeouts (8.82 K/9) with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA)… recorded his first professional shutout on June 5 at Buffalo, allowing three hits over 7.0 innings in a 3-0 triumph.

2018

Went 0-1 with a 7.04 ERA (7.2IP, 6ER) in three games (one start) over three stints with the Yankees (8/4-8, 8/22 and 9/12-30)…opponents hit .267 (8-for-30, 3HR); LH .235 (4-for-17, 2HR), RH .308 (4-for-13, 1HR)...All three of his appearances came on the road, with two of them at Fenway Park...Made his Major League debut on 8/4 at Boston, recording the loss after allowing 3ER in 5.0IP (3H, 2HR, 1BB, 2K)…was signed to a Major League contract prior to the game…was the fourth Yankees pitcher since 1965 to make his Major League debut in a start against Boston, joining RHP Luis Severino (8/5/15 at Yankee Stadium: L, 5.0IP, 2R/1ER), LHP Randy Keisler (9/10/00 at Fenway Park: W, 5.0IP, 1ER) and RHP Sam Militello (8/9/92 at the original Yankee Stadium: W, 7.0IP, 1H, 0R)…all four completed at least 5.0IP…was the fifth Yankee since 1945 to start at Fenway Park in his Major League debut, following Keisler, LHP Bob Meyer (4/20/64), RHP Bill Stafford (8/17/60) and RHP Ralph Terry (8/6/56)…became the fourth Yankee since 1994 to debut as a starting pitcher and allow fewer than one base runner per inning, joining RHPs Luis Severino (8/5/15 vs. Boston), Chase Whitley (5/15/14 at the Mets) and Matt DeSalvo (5/7/07 vs. Seattle)…struck out Mookie Betts in the third inning for his first career strikeout...Was the second player from the Yankees' 2015 draft class to reach the Majors, and the first to make it as a Yankee…was beaten to the Majors by just three days by RHP Cody Carroll, who was traded to Baltimore in the Zach Britton deal on 7/24 and made his MLB debut on 8/1, with the Orioles at Yankee Stadium (1.0IP, 1H, 0R)...At age 23 years, 359 days, at the time of his debut, was the third-youngest pitcher to appear in a game for the Yankees in 2018 (Jonathan Loaisiga, a "younger" 23 years old; Justus Sheffield, 22 years old)...Made his first career relief appearance in 8/22 loss at Miami, allowing 4R/3ER in 1.2IP (4H, 3BB, 1HR, 0K)...Tossed a scoreless inning of relief in 9/30 loss at Boston (1H, 2K)...Went 4-5 with two complete games and a 4.78 ERA (113.0IP, 60ER) in 27 games (23 starts) with the RailRiders…went 3-5 with a 4.98 ERA (106.2IP, 59ER) as a starter and 1-0 with a 1.42 ERA (6.1IP, 1ER) in four relief appearances…ranked sixth in the International League (min. 100.0IP) with a 9.00 K/9.0IP ratio (113K)…his two complete games we tied for most in the league...Went 3-3 with a 4.04 ERA (69.0IP, 31ER) in 17G/13GS with Scranton/WB beginning in June after going 1-2 with a 5.93 ERA (44.0IP, 29ER) in 10G/10GS in April/May…allowed 2ER-or-fewer in six of his final nine starts (from 6/24)...Made one relief appearance in the International League postseason, tossing a perfect ninth to record the save in Game 1 of the semifinals vs. Lehigh Valley (2K)

2017

Combined at Double-A Trenton and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to go 15-5 with a 2.45 ERA (150.1IP, 104H, 45R/41ER, 58BB, 135K, 11HR) in 27 starts…opponents batted .193 (104-for-538); LH .199 (48-for-241); RH .189 (56-for-297)…led all Yankees minor leaguers in wins and ranked third in ERA and strikeouts…allowed 2ER-or-fewer in 22 of his 27 starts…made his first six starts of the season with Trenton, going 4-0 with 1.03 ERA (35.0IP, 23H, 6R/4ER, 15BB, 32K, 2HR)…was named the Eastern League "Pitcher of the Week" from 4/6-16 after going 2-0 with a 0.79 ERA (11.1IP, 1ER) with 13K in two starts…was promoted to Scranton/WB on 5/13 and went 11-5 with a 2.89 ERA (115.1IP, 81H, 39R/37ER, 43BB, 103K, 9HR) in 21 starts…recorded the lowest opponents' BA in the International League (.197) and ranked fourth in WHIP (1.08) and fifth in ERA…recorded a career-high 12K on 5/31 vs. Columbus (6.0IP, 1H, 2BB)…following the season, was named an Organization All-Star by MiLB.com; was also labeled as the No. 4 prospect in the Yankees organization and No. 81 in all of baseball by Baseball America. 

2016

Combined with Single-A Tampa and Double-A Trenton to go 13-1 with a 2.33 ERA (127.1IP, 76H, 38R/33ER, 39BB, 144K, 9HR) in 25 games (24 starts)…led the minor leagues with a .169 opponents' BA (76-for-450); LH .195 (38-for-195), RH .149 (38-for-255)…according to Baseball America, recorded the second-lowest opponents' BA by a qualified minor league starter since the statistic was first kept in 1993 (Chicago-AL RHP Fautino de los Santos-.163 in 2007)…also led the minors with a .929 winning percentage (min. 10 decisions)…led all minor league pitchers (min. 125.0IP) with a 0.90 WHIP and 5.37 H/9.0IP ratio…ranked fourth among minor league pitchers (min. 125.0IP) in strikeout rate (29.1%, 144K/495BF), eighth in K/9.0IP ratio (10.18) and ninth in ERA…allowed one-or-zero runs in 17-of-24 starts…his teams were 20-4 in his 24 starts…began the season at Tampa, going 5-0 with a 2.65 ERA (57.2IP, 41H, 18R/17ER, 15BB, 73K, 4HR) in 12 starts…was a FSL Mid-Season All-Star…permitted just 4ER in 38.0IP (0.95 ERA) over his final seven starts at Tampa…in his final start for Tampa on 6/10 at Bradenton, recorded 10K and allowed just one base runner (1HP) over 5.0 scoreless, hitless innings…was named FSL "Pitcher of the Week" for 6/6-12…was promoted to Trenton on 6/14 and went 8-1 with a 2.07 ERA (69.2IP, 35H, 20R/16ER, 24BB, 71K, 5HR) in 13 games (12 starts)…won eight of his first 10 Double-A starts before suffering his first loss of the season on 8/11 at Richmond…was named to Baseball America's Minor League All-Star Team…was named an Organization All-Star by MiLB.com…following the season, was rated by Baseball America as the Yankees' No. 8 prospect.

2015

Made 14 relief appearances in his professional debut, combining to go 3-1 with a 1.78 ERA (35.1IP, 24H, 11R/7ER, 9BB, 45K, 0HR) with short-season Single-A Staten Island, Single-A Charleston and Single-A Tampa…held opponents to a .185 (24-for-130) BA; LH .255 (12-for-47), RH .145 (12-for-83)…started the season with Staten Island, going 1-0 with a 0.93 ERA (9.2IP, 5H, 2R/1ER, 3BB, 13K) in four relief appearances…on 7/11, was promoted to Charleston, where he went 1-1 with a 3.09 ERA (11.2IP, 7H, 6R/4ER, 4BB, 16K) in five relief appearances…made five relief appearances for Tampa after an 8/9 promotion, and was 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA (14.0IP, 12H, 3R/2ER, 2BB, 16K).