Adam Frazier
Adam Timothy Frazier is an American professional baseball second baseman and outfielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, and Baltimore Orioles. Frazier played college baseball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. He started the 2021 All-Star Game.
Amateur career
Frazier attended Oconee County High School in Watkinsville, Georgia, graduating in 2010. While playing for the school's baseball team, Frazier hit 53 doubles, second-most in the history of the Georgia High School Association.Frazier enrolled at Mississippi State University to play college baseball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. He played sparingly as a freshman. In 2012, his sophomore year, Frazier set a school record for assists in a season, was named the most valuable player of the Southeastern Conference tournament, and was chosen for the United States national collegiate team. In 2013, he led the National Collegiate Athletic Association with 107 hits, also a Bulldogs single-season record, while also topping his school records for assists and setting records for putouts in a season and putouts in a career. He was named to the SEC All-Tournament Team.
Professional career
Pittsburgh Pirates (2013–2021)
Minor leagues (2013–2015)
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Frazier in the sixth round, with the 179th overall selection of the 2013 MLB draft. He signed, receiving a $240,600 signing bonus, and was assigned to the Jamestown Jammers of the Low-A New York–Penn League. In 58 games, he slashed.321/.399/.362 with 27 RBIs. In 2014, he played for the Bradenton Marauders of the High-A Florida State League, with a.252 batting average, one home run, and 42 RBIs in 121 games.In 2015, Frazier played for the Double-A Altoona Curve, leading the Eastern League with a.324 batting average, along with two home runs and 30 RBIs in 103 games. After the season, He played for the Glendale Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League and the U.S. national team in the WBSC Premier12. He was named to the All-Premier12 Team as a second baseman.
Major leagues (2016–2021)
In 2016, the Pirates invited Frazier to spring training. He started the season with the Indianapolis Indians of the Triple-A International League. On June 24, the Pirates promoted him to the MLB. He made his MLB debut the same day against the Los Angeles Dodgers, recording his first MLB hit. In 68 games for Indianapolis prior to his promotion, he was slashing.333/.401/.425 with 22 RBIs. He spent the rest of the season with Pittsburgh aside from six days spent with the Bristol Pirates at the end of August and beginning of September, though he did not play a game for Bristol. In 66 games for Pittsburgh, Frazier batted.301 with two home runs and 11 RBIs.In 2017, Frazier's first full season in Pittsburgh, he batted.276 with six home runs and 53 RBIs over 121 games. In 2018, he played in 113 games with the Pirates, hitting.277 with ten home runs and 35 RBIs In 2019, he slashed.278/.336/.417 with ten home runs and fifty RBIs over 152 games. He ranked second among National League second basemen with a.989 fielding percentage. Following the season, he was nominated for a Gold Glove Award. In the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season, Frazier had a career-low slash line of.230/.297/.364 in 58 games.
Batting.328 with four home runs and 22 doubles, Frazier was named the NL's starting second baseman at the 2021 MLB All-Star Game in Denver. In 98 games for the Pirates to start 2021, Frazier slashed.324/.388/.448 with a league-leading 125 hits at the time of his trade.