Adam Hall (baseball)

Adam Hall (born May 22, 1999) is a Canadian professional baseball shortstop, second baseman, and left fielder for the Biloxi Shuckers, the double-A minor league affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. He is the first person from Bermuda to play professional baseball in the United States.

Early life

Hall was born to Helen (née Outerbridge) and Tyler Hall. His mother held British Overseas Territories citizenship because she was born in Bermuda, and his father was from Canada. The two met at the University of Western Ontario, and they both became teachers. They moved to Bermuda before Adam was born.

As a child, Hall played baseball, basketball, volleyball, rugby, soccer, and track. He ended up taking a strong interest in baseball and began exclusively playing the sport at the age of 10. His decision came despite baseball's relative unpopularity in Bermuda; opportunities for high-quality play are rare, especially once a child reaches the age of 12. He enrolled in a Bermudian youth league for playing time, but Hall later described it as having "three or four teams" that would only play up to a dozen games per year. Hall's parents encouraged his interest in baseball through the installation of a batting cage and rebound net in their backyard.

Hall began his Canadian youth baseball journey when his family was on a trip to Canada to visit his grandmother. He later recalled that the family had been "doing some Christmas shopping" in London, Ontario when his parents spotted an advertisement for a baseball camp and "just dropped me off", he said. The coaches there saw potential in Hall and strongly communicated that to his parents.

At the age of 12, Hall's parents decided to send him to Canada on a full-time basis so that he could further develop as a baseball player. He was looked after by one of his baseball coaches for two years; the family joined him during their summers off from teaching and later permanently.

Baseball career

After moving to Canada, Hall began playing for the London Badgers, a local youth baseball team. At the age of 14, the Toronto Blue Jays invited Hall to a teenage baseball showcase that would have major league scouts in attendance. He also made the cut for the Great Lake Canadians' regional 18U team, which allowed teenagers up to the age of 18. By 15, he was playing for the Canadian junior national team.

Hall was the top Canadian prospect in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft and was expected to be taken within the first five rounds. Although he had committed to Texas A&M University, he ended up being taken by the Baltimore Orioles with the 60th overall pick (second round). He received a signing bonus, which was above the predicted value for his draft pick. When he debuted for the-then Gulf Coast League Orioles, he became the first Bermudian-born professional baseball player in the United States.

Over the next six seasons, he played in the Orioles' minor league system but never made it above AAA. His development was impacted by a 2017 injury; the COVID-19 pandemic, which paused most minor league play; and a subsequent shoulder injury that severely limited his playing time in 2023. The Orioles cut him at the end of that season.

In 2024, he briefly played for the independent league Winnipeg Goldeyes before his contract was transferred to the Milwaukee Brewers. In the 2025 season, he played for the Brewers' AAA and AA teams (the Nashville Sounds and Biloxi Shuckers, respectively).

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Living people
1999 births
Bermudian baseball players
Baseball pitchers
Biloxi Shuckers players
Nashville Sounds players
Sportspeople from Bermuda
21st-century British sportsmen