DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers lost another player on waivers to the New York Mets.
The Mets claimed right-hander Ty Adcock on Thursday after the Tigers designated him for assignment five days earlier.
It is the Mets’ third player acquired from the Tigers in the in seven months. The Mets acquired left-handed reliever Kolton Ingram in February and infielder Zack Short in November.
Ingram is now with the St. Louis Cardinals, while Short is with the Braves.
Last month, the Tigers claimed Adcock from the Seattle Mariners and optioned him to Triple-A Toledo. He gave six runs on nine hits in six innings for the Mud Hens, striking out three and walking nine.
On May 18, the Tigers removed him from the 40-man roster in favor of left-hander Easton Lucas, whom they claimed off waivers from the Athletics.
The Mariners drafted Adcock, 27, in the eighth round out of Elon University in 2019.
He made his major league debut last year and had a 3.45 ERA in 15 2/3 innings. According to Baseball Savant, he is largely a two-pitch pitcher, with his most productive pitch being a 96 mph fastball. Last year, he allowed all four home runs with his slider.
Adcock played catcher and outfield in college, but has only pitched in professional baseball.
Adcock had never been outrighted in his career, thus the Tigers could have kept him if he cleared waivers. Instead, he’ll report to Triple-A Syracuse, the Mets’ top affiliate.
TIGERS’ 40-MAN ROSTER (40)
Players on the active roster are in bold.
Left-handed pitchers (5): Andrew Chafin, Tyler Holton, Easton Lucas, Tarik Skubal, Joey Wentz.
Right-handed pitchers (15): Beau Brieske, Mason Englert, Alex Faedo, Jack Flaherty, Wilmer Flores, Jason Foley, Alex Lange, Kenta Maeda*, Matt Manning, Shelby Miller*, Casey Mize, Keider Montero, Reese Olson, Will Vest, Brendan White**.
Catchers (3): Dillon Dingler, Carson Kelly, Jake Rogers.
Infielders (9): Javier Báez, Andy Ibañez, Colt Keith, Buddy Kennedy, Ryan Kreidler**, Eddys Leonard**, Zach McKinstry, Spencer Torkelson, Gio Urshela.
Outfielders (8): Akil Baddoo, Mark Canha, Kerry Carpenter, Riley Greene, Parker Meadows, Wenceel Perez, Matt Vierling, Ryan Vilade.
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