Adam John Kolarek (pronounced koh-LAIR-ick)...Nickname is ‘AK’...Resides in Baltimore with his wife, Melani...Selected in the 11th round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft by the Mets out of the University of Maryland...Has played guitar since Middle School...His father Frank was a catcher in the Athletics organization from 1976-79, reaching Triple-A in his last season.
2023
Began season in Triple-A Oklahoma City after signing Minor League contract with Dodgers in 2022 offseason...Appeared in one game for LAD on June 11 at Philadelphia, pitching 1.1 scoreless innings of relief and logging two strikeouts...Traded by Dodgers with Phil Bickford to Mets for cash considerations on Aug. 1...Pitched in six games for Triple-A Syracuse, going 0-0 with a 3.38 ERA (5.1 IP - 2 ER) before having contract selected by Mets on Aug. 19...Pitched in four games (4.1 IP) for Mets without allowing a run before being designated for assignment on Aug. 27...Signed by Braves as a Minor League free agent on Aug. 31 and finished out season with Triple-A Gwinnett.
2022
Split his season between the A’s and Triple-A Las Vegas, pitching in 15 games and 37 games, respectively. With the A’s, pitched to a 0-1 record with 4.58 ERA (9 ER/17.2 IP) with nine strikeouts against eight walks … allowed just one home run in 79 batters faced. With Triple-A Las Vegas, held a 2-3 mark across 37 appearances for a 6.10 ERA (28 ER/41.1 IP) with 39 strikeouts … his 37 outings matched his 2021 minor league total. Secured his two wins with Triple-A Las Vegas on Sept. 9 at SAC and Sept. 22 vs. RNO, firing 4.0 combined scoreless frames, striking out five without issuing a walk … gave up just three hits in both appearances. Was an extended relief pitcher for majority of the season with Oakland and Las Vegas, tossing 1.0+ innings in 19 of 52 outings Posted two saves with Triple-A Las Vegas, both against Triple-A Sacramento: June 4 vs. SAC and Aug. 17 at SAC … struck out 2+ batters in 12 outings, including four hitters on Sept. 22 vs. RNO, where he qualified for the win … did not allow a hit with bases loaded in two separate games with Oakland, striking out one … did not give up a hit with a 3-0 count against hitters in the Majors on four separate occurrences…held Major League hitters to a .211 average (4-for-19) when ahead in the count.
2021
Was on the A’s Opening Day roster and had an 8.00 ERA and .341 opponents batting average in 12 games over two early-season stints before spending the balance of the season with Triple-A Las Vegas…was 1-0 with a 6.75 ERA and .300 opponents average in 37 relief appearances with the Aviators....His 12 appearances with Oakland matched his fewest in five seasons in the majors (2017) and his ERA and opponents batting average were the highest of his career....Walked five batters in 9.0 innings for a .420 opponents on-base percentage…struck out just four....His opponents batting average broke down to .211 (4-for-19) with a .654 OPS against lefthanded hitters compared to .440 (11-for-25) with a 1.157 OPS against right-handers…issued four of his five walks to righties…his career splits are .179 with a .481 OPS against lefties, .311 with an .867 OPS against righties…with Las Vegas, he allowed a .222 (18-for-81) average and a .573 OPS against lefties, to .380 (30-for-79) with a 1.126 OPS and all five of his home runs against righties....Opponents hit .533 with the bases empty, .241 with runners on....Allowed 6-of-9 (66.7%) inherited runners to score and first batters faced were 4-for-11 (.364) with a sacrifice hit....Yielded nine of his 10 runs at home and did not allow an earned run in four road games (3.1 ip)....With the Aviators, he walked 20 batters in 38.2 innings (4.66 per nine innings) for a .397 opponents on-base percentage....Surrendered five home runs, which matched his most as a minor leaguer (2012)....First batters faced were 8-for-36 (.222) with a hit by pitch…allowed 6-of-18 (33.3%) inherited runners to score....Had an 8.27 ERA and .984 opponents OPS at home, a 5.00 ERA and .659 OPS on the road… yielded four of his five home runs at home....Held the opponents four hitter to a .133 average but the nine hitter batted .500....Tossed at least one inning in 30 of his 37 outings, including more than one inning nine times....DAY-BY-DAY: Was on the A’s Opening Day roster and allowed two runs in 0.1 innings in the opener on April 1 against Houston…surrendered two home runs in a game for the second time in his career (May 7, 2019 vs. Arizona)…allowed three runs in 0.2 innings in his second appearance and had a 22.50 ERA and .462 opponents batting average over first three games… did not yield a run over his next five games (3.1 ip), but allowed 4-of-6 inherited runners to score and was optioned to the A’s alternate site April 26…was recalled on May 2 and logged a 7.36 ERA in four relief appearances before he was optioned to Las Vegas May 21…walked a career-high tying two batters May 19 against Houston (fourth time, last: Sept. 16, 2020 at San Diego)…allowed 12 runs on 12 hits and five walks while striking out just one batter in 7.0 innings over his first eight games with the Aviators through June 14 (15.43 ERA, .400 opponents batting average)…capped that stretch by yielding five runs and retiring just one batter in a 21-16 loss to Reno on June 14…the runs matched his most as a minor leaguer and were his most since Sept. 1, 2014 with Binghamton at Richmond…allowed five runs over his next six games from June 17-July 2 but only one was earned for a 1.69 ERA…had a 10.13 ERA, 18 walks and 13 strikeouts over his first 17 games and 16.0 innings pitched through July 11… then logged a 4.37 ERA with seven walks and 22 strikeouts over his final 20 games and 22.2 innings…tossed a season-high 2.0 scoreless innings and struck out three on Aug. 1 vs. Tacoma…it was his first of three three-strikeout games (Aug. 27 and Sept. 24, both at Oklahoma City)…allowed a season-high five hits Aug. 5 vs. Salt Lake…did not allow a run in seven of eight appearances from Aug. 8 to Sept. 7 (9.2 ip, 6 h, 2 r, 2 er, 4 bb, 10 so, 1.86 ERA)…retired the first batter faced in each of his final 11 games beginning Aug. 19…matched his season high with 2.0 scoreless innings Aug. 27 at Oklahoma City…finished August with a 2.92 ERA in nine appearances…it was his only month with an ERA under 6.23.
2020
Went 3-0 with a 0.95 ERA in 20 relief appearances over three stints with the World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers…his ERA was second lowest among relievers in the West divisions to the A’s Jake Diekman (0.42)…tied for fifth among West relievers in wins…held the opposition to a .164 batting average and issued just four walks for a .208 on-base percentage…yielded just two extra bases (one double, one home run) for a .224 slugging percentage…had a .432 opponents OPS…his opponents batting average broke down to .077 (3-for-39) against left-handed hitters compared to .286 (8-for-28) against right-handers…surrendered his only home run and issued three of his four walks to righties for a .737 OPS…had a .203 OPS against lefties…his career splits are .176 with a .465 OPS against left-handed hitters, .297 with a .835 OPS against right-handers…allowed a .190 average with runners in scoring position…first batters faced were 2-for-19 (.105) with a walk for a .150 on-base percentage…the on-base percentage was fifth lowest among relievers in the West… allowed 4-of-14 (28.6%) inherited runners to score…did not allow a run in 11 games (12.0 innings) at home, seven interleague appearances (6.0 ip) and three outings (2.2 ip) during the day… now has a 14.2-inning scoreless streak at home dating back to Sept. 3, 2019…did not allow a run in 18 of his 20 appearances…tossed at least one inning 10 times…was on the Opening Day roster for Los Angeles (NL) and was the winning pitcher in the Dodgers 8-1 victory over San Francisco that day…struck out a season-high two in 1.2 scoreless innings of relief…had four scoreless outings in July (3.1 ip, 2 h, 0 bb, 3 so) before he was optioned to the Dodgers alternate site on Aug. 5… recalled for his second stint on Aug. 10, tossed a season-high 2.0 scoreless innings the next day against San Diego and was sent back to the alternate camp following the game…brought back for good on Aug. 17 and posted a 1.32 ERA over his final 15 appearances…did not allow a run in six games (7.1 ip) in August and now has a 0.33 ERA (1 er in 27.2 ip) in 28 career appearances in the month…allowed his first run of the season Sept. 8 at Arizona, snapping his career-high scoreless streak at 14.2 innings dating back to Sept. 12, 2019…it ended a season-opening 12-game, 12.1-inning scoreless streak…was credited with his third win of the season Sept. 16 at San Diego, despite issuing two of his four walks on the season in that game…it extended his career-best winning streak to six games…allowed his only home run of the year the next day at Colorado… earned his only save of the season and the fourth of his career in his final regular season appearance on Sept. 26 against Los Angeles (0.2 ip, 1 h)…then made four postseason appearances, allowing five runs on nine hits and three walks in 3.1 innings (13.50 ERA)…had one outing in the NLDS against San Diego (Game 3), two in the NLCS against Atlanta (Games 2 and 3) and his lone scoreless outing in Game 4 of the World Series against Tampa Bay (0.2 ip, 1 bb, 1 so)…was on the roster for the NLWCS but did not pitch.
2019
Went 6-3 with a save, 17 holds and a 3.27 ERA (20 ER/55.0 IP) in 80 games with the Rays and the Dodgers ... Allowed only one earned run in 11.2 innings with Los Angeles after being acquired from Tampa Bay on July 31 ... As a member of the Dodgers, he posted a 2-0 record with a 0.7 7 ERA while holding batters to a .209 average ... Allowed only 19.6% of inherited runners to score (9-of-46), the seventh-best percentage among relievers in the Major Leagues...ranked 3rd among big league relievers in ground ball percentage (66.9)...made a career-high 17 appearances from August 4-September 8 in which he did not allow an earned run…posted a 2-0 record with six strikeouts during that time ... saw his first career postseason action, tossing 1.0 scoreless inning of relief across three games during the NLDS against Washington… faced Juan Soto in each of his three appearances, striking out the Dominican slugger on two occasions.
2018
Made 31 apps over two stints with the Rays…Was on the active roster from July 6-23 and Aug 3 through the end of the season...Pitched to a 1.93 ERA (28-IP, 6-ER) over his last 26 apps, spanning two stints from July 22 through season's end, after a 12.79 ERA (6.1-IP, 9-ER) in his first 5 apps...Recorded a 3.38 ERA (18.2-IP, 7-ER) in 16 apps at home and a 4.60 ERA (15.2-IP, 8-ER) in 15 apps on the road...On Aug 16 at NYY, inherited the bases loaded with no outs in the 9th inning and retired all 3 BF for his first career save…according to Stats LLC, became the first pitcher in club history to enter with no outs in the 9th inning or later and the bases loaded, strand all 3 IR and record the save…He was the first pitcher to do that in the majors since STL Jason Motte on May 9, 2012 at ARI, and the first pitcher to do that for his first career save since NYY Todd Erdos on April 17, 2000 at TEX...On Sep 1 at CLE, induced a game-ending groundout on his only pitch thrown for the save…It was the sixth time in franchise history a pitcher threw one pitch and recorded the save, but the first time it happened on the road.
2017
Was a non-roster invite to Braves spring training…released on March 24 and signed with the Rays three days later…made his major league debut on June 29 at PIT after 320 apps across eight minor league seasons…his first career pitch was a 7th-inning called strike and led to a inning-ending caught stealing at third base…on July 14 at LAA, became the third pitcher in Rays history to hit a batter (Kole Calhoun) on his only pitch thrown, first since Trever Miller on June 8, 2004 vs. SF… credited with his first career win on July 18 at OAK, recording the final out of the 8th inning before the Rays took the lead the next half inning… had two stints with the Rays: June 28-July 27 and Sep 1-3, then was outrighted off the 40-man roster…re-signed to a minor league contract on Nov 6.
2016
Split his first season in the Rays organization between Double-A Montgomery and TripleA Durham, going 3-4 with a 3.13 ERA...limited lefties to a .143 average.
2015
Spent the entire season with Double-A Binghamton…tied for fourth in the Eastern League with 51 appearances…pitched for the Gigantes de Carolina in the Puerto Rican League for a second consecutive year…signed a minor league contract with the Orioles on Oct. 23 but was selected by the Rays in the Triple-A phase of the Rule 5 Draft.
2014
In 48 games with Double-A Binghamton, he posted a 1-2 record with a 6.07 ERA and a 1.74 WHIP.
2013
Has 181 strikeouts in 160.2 career minor league innings... Spent the majority of the year with Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League…Transferred to Las Vegas (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League on April 15 and returned to Binghamton on April 20... All 44 of his appearances for Binghamton (AA) were in relief... Posted a 1.09 ERA (three earned runs/24.2 innings) with 18 hits in 18 games after the All-Star break... Righthanded batters hit .194 (30-155) against him, while lefthanders hit .227 (17-57)... Did not allow a run in seven games in June….Was 0-0 in 12.0 innings with three hits and one save... Was 1-1 and a 0.75 ERA (one run/12.0 innings) with seven hits in nine contests in August... Pitched in two games with Las Vegas, April 15 vs. Colorado Springs and April 17 vs. Sacramento.
2012
Named to the mid-season and the postseason Florida State League All-Star teams... Finished fifth in the FSL in saves.
2011
Went 7-0 with five saves and a 2.22 ERA (13 earned runs/52.2 innings) while appearing in 21 games, one start…Recorded 55 strikeouts.
2010
In his first year of professional baseball, notched 45 strikeouts in 37.1 innings with Kingsport (R) of the Appalachian League and Brooklyn (A) of the New York-Penn League.
