Adam Pettyjohn

Infobox MLB player
name = Adam Pettyjohn


width = 300
caption =
team = Cincinnati Reds
number = 63
position = Pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1977|6|11
birthplace = city-state|Phoenix|Arizona
bats = Right
throws = Left
debutdate = July 16
debutyear = 2001
debutteam = Detroit Tigers
statyear = September 10, 2008
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 1-6
stat2label = Earned run average
stat2value = 5.82
stat3label = Strikeouts
stat3value = 40
teams =
*Detroit Tigers (by|2001)
*Cincinnati Reds (by|2008)

Adam Christopher Pettyjohn (born June 11, 1977 in Phoenix, Arizona) is a Major League pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. Pettyjohn attended Exeter High School (former third baseman Brad Mills also attended Exeter) in California and then Fresno State University where he was a teammate of pitcher Jeff Weaver. He bats right-handed but throws left-handed.

In by|1998, Pettyjohn was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 2nd round (73rd overall). Unlike many other players, he signed the first time he was drafted. He signed for a $392,500 bonus. Pettyjohn spent less than three years in the minor leagues, posting an ERA as low as 1.97. On July 16, mlby|2001, the 6'3" 190 pound pitcher made his MLB debut at the age of 24, wearing jersey number 57.

In 2002, Pettyjohn didn't play professional baseball because he had to undergo a colectomy due to ulcerative colitis. In by|2003, he played in the Detroit Tigers organization. He was released by the Tigers on March 28, 2003. He spent by|2004 playing for the San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics organizations. He spent the by|2005 season and the start of the by|2006 seaon with the Long Beach Armada of the Golden Baseball League before spending time again with the Athletics as well as the Seattle Mariners organizations.

Pettyjohn signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers on December 12, 2006. He started the by|2007 season with the Huntsville Stars of the Southern League, Milwaukee's Double-A affiliate. As the opening day starter for the Stars on April 5, Pettyjohn gave up four hits, two earned runs, and a walk while striking out seven and getting a no-decision in the team's 4-3 victory over the Mississippi Braves. On June 1, he was promoted to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds. Pettyjohn agreed to terms with the Cincinnati Reds on a Minor League contract on January 4, by|2008. He played for their Triple-A affiliate, the Louisville Bats, until their season finished and was a September call up for the Reds, marking the first time he had been in the majors since 2001.

Pettyjohn pitched for Team USA in by|1997 and currently resides in Visalia, California.

External links

* [http://www.tigerscentral.com/players.php?pnum=1392 Tigers Central Bio]
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/P/adam-pettyjohn.shtml The Baseball Cube]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pettyad01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=pettyad01 Baseball Almanac]