Adam Katz is an American lawyer and sports agent specializing in baseball. Alongside Joel Wolfe, Katz is the Executive Vice President and Co-Managing Executive of Baseball at Wasserman, a sports agency. Throughout his career, he has represented clients such as

Sammy Sosa Samuel Peralta Sosa (; born November 12, 1968) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 18 seasons, primarily with the Chicago Cubs. After playing for the Texas Rangers and ...

Mo Vaughn Maurice Samuel Vaughn (born December 15, 1967), nicknamed "the Hit Dog", is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Boston Red Sox, Anaheim Angels, and New York Mets from 1991 to 2003. He was a three-time All-St ...

and

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. Before joining Wasserman, Katz served as President and Partner of the Reich, Katz & Landis Baseball Group.

Background

Katz holds a J.D. from the

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and a B.A. from

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Sports agent career

Katz established himself in the 1980s and 1990s, with four of his clients winning MVP awards: Sammy Sosa (1998), Ken Caminiti (1996), Mo Vaughn (1995) and Willie McGee (1985). As part of the Reich, Katz & Landis Baseball Group, Katz also represented Hall of Famer

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and All-Stars

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Bret Boone Bret Robert Boone (born April 6, 1969) is an American former professional baseball second baseman who is a hitting coach for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). During his career, Boone was a three-time All-Star, four-time Gold Glo ...

Chili Davis Charles Theodore "Chili" Davis (born January 17, 1960) is a Jamaican-American former professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder and designated hitter from to for the San Francisco Giants (1981–1987), California Angels (1988–19 ...

, Tony Fernandez,

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, and John Wetteland. Among Katz's contracts are Carlos Lee's $100 million contract with the Houston Astros in 2007, the largest in franchise history at the time, and Mo Vaughn's $80 million contract with the Angels in 1999, which made Vaughn the highest-paid player in baseball at the time. Katz represents over 30 current baseball players, including Hanley Ramirez, Jeff Samardzija, Kenley Jansen, Bartolo Colon, Kenta Maeda, Yuli Gurriel, Edinson Volquez, Julio Teheran, Jose Quintana and Addison Reed. In 2017, Katz was the 10th-highest-earning baseball agent, according to Forbes.

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