"Drafted in the seventh-round of the 2019 draft out of Vauxhall High School, Macko is a left-handed pitcher who was born in Slovakia, grew up in Ireland, and played high school baseball in Canada. In fact, he'll represent Canada at the upcoming World Baseball Classic. Anyway, his first three seasons were filled with injuries, totalling just 95 innings over his first four professional seasons (granted, one of them was the pandemic year)."
"Macko spent the entirety of his first season with the Jays with the High-A Vancouver Canadians, where he posted a 4.81 ERA and 3.97 FIP in 86 innings pitched, with a 28.5 K% and 10.8 BB%. Prior to joining the Jays, Macko had struggled with command, so seeing his BB% drop to a career-best sign was encouraging, as was the fact he nearly matched his innings from his first four seasons."
"That leads us to his 2025 season. Missing the beginning of the season due to knee surgery, Macko totalled 81.1 innings pitched, with five of his 23 appearances coming with the Florida Complex League Jays. With the Bisons, the 25-year-old lefty had a 5.06 ERA and 4.56 FIP in 64 innings pitched, finishing the year with a 22.6 K% and 12.5 BB%. Macko had a solid end to his season, posting a 3 ERA and 4.57 FIP in his final 11 outings, where he pitched 39 innings."
Adam Macko is a left-handed pitcher drafted in the seventh round in 2019 out of Vauxhall High School. He was born in Slovakia, raised in Ireland, and played high school baseball in Canada and will represent Canada at the World Baseball Classic. Injuries limited his early professional career to 95 innings over four seasons. He was part of the trade to the Blue Jays after 2022 and spent 2023 in High-A, showing strong strikeout rates and improved walk rates. He reached Double-A and Triple-A with mixed results, missed time in 2025 for knee surgery, and finished the year with control concerns but a strong late-season stretch.
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