Explore about the Famous Baseball Player Adam Russell, who was born in United States on April 14, 1983. Analyze Adam Russell’s net worth, age, bio, birthday, dating, height-weight, wiki. Investigate who is Adam Russell dating now? Look into this article to know how old is Adam Russell?
Adam Russell Birthday Countdown
Adam Russell Biography
MLB pitcher who began his career with the Chicago White Sox in 2008.
He was a top prospect in the Chicago White Sox system, considered to have one of the best fastballs in the minors.
Acquired by the Baltimores for the 2013 season, he made a series of poor starts with their minor league affiliate right away.
He was born in North Olmsted, Ohio.
He came from the home state of one of the great MLB knuckleball pitchers, Joe Niekro.
Adam William Russell (born April 14, 1983) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
Russell was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 26th round, 782nd overall, in the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft. Opting not to sign, he instead decided to play college baseball at Ohio University, where he did so for three years.
In 2004, Russell was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the sixth round as the 179th overall pick.
In 2005 Russell made 24 starts for Class-A Kannapolis, going 9–7 with a 3.78 ERA. He ranked eighth among White Sox minor leaguers in ERA and finished second on the Intimidators in victories.
Russell was rated by Baseball America as the number seven prospect and possessing the best fastball in the White Sox farm system entering the 2006 season. He was 10–6 with a 3.43 ERA in 27 starts between Class-A Advanced Winston-Salem Warthogs and the Double-A Birmingham Barons. Russell ranked among the organizational leaders in starts, wins, ERA, strikeouts and innings pitched. Opponents hit .248, including a .210 mark by lefties against Russell. He began the season at Winston-Salem, going 7–3 with a 2.66 ERA in 17 starts. He was promoted to Birmingham on July 12, where he went 3–3 with a 4.75 ERA in 10 starts. He was 2–0 with a 3.65 ERA in 13 relief appearances with Scottsdale of the Arizona Fall League.
In 2007 he went 9–11 with a 4.80 ERA and one save in 38 games, in 20 starts, in his first full season with Double-A Birmingham. Russell began the season in the starting rotation before moving to the bullpen on July 21. He was 7–9 with a 4.61 ERA as a starter and 2–2 with a 5.60 ERA in relief. He made nine quality starts. Russell pitched for Phoenix in the Arizona Fall League, going 2–0 with a 2.81 ERA in 11 relief appearances. Russell was again rated by Baseball America as the number seven prospect and possessing the best fastball in the White Sox farm system entering the season. On November 20, 2007, Russell’s contract was purchased by the White Sox, protecting him from the Rule 5 Draft.
On July 31, 2009, Russell was traded to the San Diego Padres along with Aaron Poreda, Clayton Richard and Dexter Carter for Jake Peavy. In 15 games with the Padres he went 3–1 with a 3.65 ERA in 12 ⁄3 innings pitched.
Russell split the season between the Triple-A Charlotte Knights of the International League and the Major League White Sox in 2009. He was 4–0 with a 5.19 ERA in 22 relief appearances in his first season in the Major Leagues. The four wins came in his first 10 Major League outings and three of his four wins came at home and all against American League Central opponents. He made his Major League debut on June 17 against the Pittsburgh Pirates with one perfect inning pitched and his first strikeout against José Bautista. Russell earned his first major league win on July 1 as the White Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians 3–2 in 10 innings.
On December 17, 2010 a deal was finalized that sent Russell, along with Cesar Ramos, Brandon Gomes and Cole Figueroa, to the Tampa Bay Rays for Jason Bartlett and a player to be named later.
The Atlanta Braves signed Russell to a minor league contract on November 22, 2011. He was released on July 21, 2012.
Russell was designated for assignment on July 18, 2011.
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed Russell to a minor league contract on November 29, 2013.
He signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles for 2013 and was assigned to the Norfolk Tides.
He combined to go 4–2 with a 3.75 ERA in 17 appearances with six starts in his pro debut between the Rookie-Level Great Falls Voyagers and Class-A Kannapolis Intimidators in 2004. Russell went 4–0 with a 2.37 ERA to earn promotion to Kannapolis on August 23. He made two starts at Kannapolis.
Russell signed a minor league deal with the Cincinnati Reds in May 2014. He was released on July 28, 2014.
What's Adam Russell Net Worth 2024
| Net Worth (2024) | $1 Million (Approx.) |
| Net Worth (2023) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2022) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2021) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2020) | Under Review |
Adam Russell Family
| Father's Name | Not Available |
| Mother's Name | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Available |
| Childrens | Not Available |
