Adam Haseley


Adam Donald Haseley is an American baseball outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. The Phillies selected Haseley with the eighth overall selection in the first round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. He made his major league debut in 2019.

Amateur career

Haseley was born in Orlando, Florida, is from Windermere, Florida, and attended The First Academy in Orlando. While at TFA, he was named first-team all-district three times. Haseley represented Team USA at various youth levels. He was a member of the 18U Team that won the 2013 18U Baseball World Cup, in Taichung, Taiwan.
Haseley made his collegiate debut, for the University of Virginia, on April 1, 2015, in a relief appearance against VMI. Despite only pitching in four games that season, he was called upon to start Game Two of the 2015 College World Series finals against Vanderbilt, with Virginia trailing 1–0 in the series. Haseley pitched five scoreless innings and allowed just four hits in an eventual 3–0 win, forcing a third game. The Cavaliers would go on to win the program's first College World Series the following day.
Haseley went 9–3 as a starter, his sophomore year, with a 1.73 earned run average, while batting.304. He was named third-team all-American at utility by Baseball America, and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, after the season. Haseley was also a finalist for the John Olerud Award, which recognizes college baseball's best two-way player. After the 2016 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he was named a league all-star.
During his junior season, Haseley hit 14 home runs, had 56 runs batted in, and led the ACC with a.390 batting average. He also walked more times than he struck out. For his accomplishments, Haseley was named first-team all-American by Baseball America and the ABCA, and first-team all-ACC. He was again a finalist for the John Olerud Award.

Professional career

The Philadelphia Phillies selected Haseley with the eighth overall selection of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Phillies on June 21, 2017, for a $5.1 million signing bonus.
Haseley made his professional debut with the Rookie Gulf Coast League Phillies, batting in the third spot and going 3-for-4. After three games with the GCL Phillies, he was promoted to the Class A Short-Season Williamsport Crosscutters, with whom he batted.270/.350/.380 with two home runs, 18 RBIs, and 5 steals in 137 at bats. He was once again promoted, this time to the Class A Lakewood BlueClaws, where he batted.258/.315/.379 with one home run and six RBIs in 66 at bats.
Haseley began the 2018 season with the Clearwater Threshers of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, with whom he batted.300/.343/.415 with 5 triples, 5 home runs, 38 RBIs, and 7 steals in 330 at bats. Haseley was promoted to the Double-A Reading Fightin Phils, with whom in 136 at bats he hit.316/.403/.478 with 6 home runs and 17 RBIs. He was named an MiLB.com Phillies Organization All Star.
Haseley returned to Reading to begin his season, and in 165 at bats hit .267/.353/.485 with 8 home runs and 21 RBIs. Haseley was promoted to the Phillies’ Triple-A affiliate, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, on May 29, and with them hit.294/.377/.471 in 68 at bats.
The Phillies promoted Haseley to the major leagues on June 4, 2019, following an injury to Andrew McCutchen. He made his major league debut the same night, starting in center field and going 0-4 at the plate. The following day Haseley recorded his first career hit, a go-ahead RBI double in the 8th inning off Craig Stammen, and scored his first two career runs in a 7–5 victory over the Padres. With the Phillies in 2019 he batted.266/.324/.396, with 5 home runs and 26 RBIs in 222 at bats. He played 40 games in center field, 22 games in left field, and 10 games in right field, while
pinch hitting three times and pinch running once.

Personal life

His parents are Rich and Mary-Kay Haseley. He has one sister named Giavanna. He is married to Lindsey Haseley.