Adam Engel


Adam Trevor Engel is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball. He was drafted by the White Sox in the 19th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. He made his major league debut in 2017.

Amateur career

Engel attended Loveland High School in Loveland, Ohio, and played college baseball at the University of Louisville. After the 2012 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. After his junior year, he was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 19th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.

Professional career

He signed with the White Sox and made his professional debut in 2013 with the Great Falls Voyagers, batting.301/.379/.414 with 31 stolen bases. He spent 2014 with the Arizona League White Sox, Kannapolis Intimidators and Winston-Salem Dash. After the season, he played in the Australian Baseball League for the Melbourne Aces, batting a combined.264/.335/.400 with 39 stolen bases.
Engel played for Winston-Salem in 2015, batting.251/.335/.369 with 65 stolen bases, for whom he as a Post-Season Carolina League All Star, and in the Arizona Fall League after the season. He was named the MVP of the Arizona Fall League after leading the league with a.403 batting average with 10 stolen bases.
In 2016 he played for three minor league teams, hitting a combined.259/.344/.406 with 45 stolen bases in 510 at bats. The White Sox added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.
On May 27, 2017, Engel was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte Knights and made his Major League debut the same day recording his first MLB hit in his third at bat against the Detroit Tigers. In the majors, he batted.166/.235/.282 with 8 stolen bases in 301 at bats. He had the lowest batting average against right-handers among all MLB hitters, at.147.
In 2018, he batted.235/.279/.336 with 16 stolen bases in 429 at bats. He had the lowest fielding percentage among major league center fielders, at.981.