- Jon Adkins
Infobox MLB player
width = 150px
name = Jon Adkins
team = Cincinnati Reds
number = 64
position = Relief pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1977|8|30
birthplace = city-state|Huntington|West Virginia
bats = Left
throws = Right
debutdate = August 14
debutyear = 2003
debutteam = Chicago White Sox
statyear = September 18, 2008
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 5-5
stat2label =Earned run average
stat2value = 4.59
stat3label =Strikeout s
stat3value = 78
teams =
*Chicago White Sox (by|2003-by|2005)
*San Diego Padres (by|2006)
*New York Mets (by|2007)
*Cincinnati Reds (by|2008)Jonathan Scott Adkins (born
August 30 ,1977 inHuntington, West Virginia ) is apitcher for theCincinnati Reds organization inMajor League Baseball . A graduate ofOklahoma State , theright-hander was drafted by theOakland Athletics in the ninth round of the1998 Major League Baseball Draft , and played in parts of three seasons with theChicago White Sox (mlby|2003-mlby|2005).In April mlby|2006, he pitched in three games for the
San Diego Padres , and was then optioned to the Padres' Triple-A affiliate, thePortland Beavers . OnNovember 15 , 2006, Adkins was traded to theNew York Mets along with Ben Johnson forHeath Bell andRoyce Ring . OnJuly 28 , mlby|2007, he was called up from the minor leagues. OnDecember 6 , 2007, theCincinnati Reds signed Adkins to a minor league contract.2008
With Triple-A Louisville, Adkins served as their closer and saved 30 games with a 3.48 ERA. On
September 9 , Adkins was recalled pitching 1/3 of an inning and getting the win.External links
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