Jo Adell
Jordon Scott Adell (born April 8, 1999) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Los Angeles Angels organization.
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Born: Louisville, Kentucky | April 8, 1999|||
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Amateur career
Adell graduated from Ballard High School in Louisville, Kentucky in 2017.[1] After his freshman year in 2014, he committed to the University of Louisville to play college baseball.[2] As a junior in 2016, he hit .449 with 11 home runs and 44 runs batted in (RBI) and had a 1.55 earned run average (ERA) and 56 strikeouts as a pitcher.[3]
Professional career
Adell was considered one of the top prospects for the 2017 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft.[4][5][6] He was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels with the 10th overall selection in the draft.[7] Adell began his professional career in June 2017 with the AZL Angels, and after batting .288/.351/.542 with four home runs, 21 RBIs, and 10 stolen bases, he was promoted to the Orem Owlz. He spent the rest of the season with Orem, batting .376/.411/.518 with one home run and nine RBIs in 18 games for them.[8]
In 2018, he began with the Burlington Bees of the Class A Midwest League, where he hit .326/.398/.611 with six home runs and 29 RBIs in 25 games before being promoted to the Class A-Advanced Inland Empire 66ers of the California League.[9] He was chosen to represent the Angels in the 2018 All-Star Futures Game.[10] After 57 games with the 66ers, he was promoted to the Mobile BayBears. In 99 games between the three clubs, Adell slashed .290/.355/.543 with 20 home runs, 77 RBIs, and 15 stolen bases.[11]
Adell was among the Angels' non-roster invitees to 2019 spring training, and joined the team there in February.[12] He began the year on the injured list with the Mobile BayBears of the Class AA Southern League.[13] After another impressive start to a new season, he was named the 4th-best prospect in all of baseball. Through 32 games, Adell hit .347 and had 6 home runs to go along with a 1.018 OPS before being named to the 2019 All-Star Futures Game.[14] Playing right field, Adell went 1-2 at the plate with two walks. On August 1, Adell was promoted to the Salt Lake Bees. In 2019, playing for three minor league teams, he batted .289/.359/.475 with 10 home runs and 36 RBIs.[15]
After the season, he was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Mesa Solar Sox following the season.[16] And also, on October 10, he was selected for the United States national baseball team in the 2019 WBSC Premier 12.[17] In the tournament he batted .394/.429/.697 with 11 hits (tied for the tournament lead), three home runs, and five RBIs in 33 at bats.[18][19]
References
- DeJarlais, Lee (28 May 2016). "DEJARLAIS: Ballard's Adell swinging for the fences".
- "Ballard freshman Jordan Adell commits to U of L baseball".
- "Louisville commit, Ballard standout Jordon Adell blasts way to Area Code Games Home Run Derby win". 10 August 2016.
- "MLB.com 2017 Prospect Watch". Major League Baseball.
- "Tournament of Stars Day One: Adell Stands Out - BaseballAmerica.com". 22 June 2016.
- "Ballard's Adell closing in on major decision".
- "Angels draft Jordon Adell in first round". Los Angeles Angels.
- "Jo Adell Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- "Angels' Jo Adell: Headed to High-A".
- "Former Ballard High star Jo Adell named to MLB's Futures Game roster".
- "Jo Adell Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- "Top 5 prospects among Angels' NRIs: Adell, Canning included with the 21 players to get the call". 25 January 2019.
- "Angels top prospect Adell to miss 10-12 weeks". 2019-03-11.
- Jim Callis (June 28, 2019). "Here are the 2019 Futures Game rosters". MLB.com. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- "Jo Adell Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- "2019 Arizona Fall League Rosters Announced".
- "USA Baseball Names Premier12 Roster". USA Baseball. October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)