Adam Conley


Adam Michael Conley is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball. He made his MLB debut in 2015.

Career

Conley was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 32nd round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft out of Olympia High School in Olympia, Washington. He did not sign and instead attended Washington State University. In 2011, as a junior, he went 6-7 with a 3.50 ERA in 16 starts. He was then drafted by the Florida Marlins in the second round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.
Conley made his professional debut for the Gulf Coast Marlins that year. He started the 2012 season with the Greensboro Grasshoppers and was promoted to the Jupiter Hammerheads during the season. He played the 2013 season with the Double-A Jacksonville Suns. He started 2014 in Triple-A for the New Orleans Zephyrs.
Conley made his major league debut on June 10, 2015, throwing a scoreless inning against the Toronto Blue Jays.
On April 29, 2016, Conley was pulled while pitching a no-hitter against the Milwaukee Brewers on the road with two outs in the eighth inning. The bullpen would go on to blow the no-hitter and the shutout in the ninth inning.
On July 3, 2016, Conley started the Fort Bragg Game, the first time an MLB game was played at an active military base. He pitched the bottom half of the first six innings, allowing no runs scored, and was the winning pitcher. On August 14, 2016, he was placed on the 15-day disabled list with tendonitis of his left third-finger. He finished the season 8–5 with a 3.85 ERA in innings. He struggled over the next three seasons, posting a 13–23 record with a 5.76 ERA in 214 innings.

Personal life

Conley proposed to girlfriend Kendall Mays, a blogger, after a brief courtship on April 4, 2011. They were married on September 10, 2011, in Olympia, Washington. The couple has three daughters: Amelia Lynn, born on February 27, 2015, Ella Mae Katherine, born March 29, 2017, and Molly Louise, born February 3, 2019. They also are parents to an adopted nephew named Bearett John who was born June 22, 2013.