About Adam Loewen
Adam Alexander Loewen (born April 9, 1984) is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher and outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies, and Arizona Diamondbacks. Loewen pitched in the major leagues for the Orioles from 2006 to 2008, before converting to a position player. He played with the Blue Jays as an outfielder in 2011. After spending the next two seasons in the minor leagues as a position player, Loewen converted back to a pitcher, and was called up to the Phillies in August 2015. He pitched for the Diamondbacks in 2016. Though there have been full-time pitchers who have converted to full-time position players, and vice versa, Loewen's three-stage career (converting from full-time pitcher to full-time position player and back to full-time pitcher) is unique in major league history. The Baltimore Orioles selected Loewen in the first round, with the fourth overall pick, of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft. Loewen garnered international attention on March 8, 2006, when he started for Canada against the United States team in the first round of the 2006 World Baseball Classic. This made Loewen the first pitcher in Major League Baseball history to face Cy Young winners in his first four starts. In his first four major league starts, he faced three former Cy Young Award winners: Randy Johnson, Tom Glavine and Roy Halladay, whom he faced twice.
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