Jordon Scott Adell (born April 8, 1999) is an American professional

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for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020.

Amateur career

Adell graduated from Ballard High School in

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in 2017. After his freshman year in 2014, he committed to the

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to play

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. As a junior in 2016, he hit .449 with 11

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s and 44

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(RBIs) and had a 1.55

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(ERA) and 56

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s as a

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Professional career

Draft and minors

Adell was considered one of the top prospects for the 2017 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft. He was selected by the

with the tenth overall selection in the draft. Adell began his professional career in June 2017 with the

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, and after batting .288/.351/.542 with four home runs, 21 RBIs, and 10 stolen bases, he was promoted to the

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. 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. In 2018, Adell began the season with the

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of the Single–A

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, where he hit .326/.398/.611 with six home runs and 29 RBIs in 25 games before being promoted to the

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of the High–A

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. He was chosen to represent the Angels in the 2018

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. After 57 games with the 66ers, he was promoted to the

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of the Double–A Southern League. In 99 games between the three clubs, Adell slashed .290/.355/.543 with 20 home runs, 77 RBIs, and 15 stolen bases. Adell was among the Angels'

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s to 2019

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, and joined the team there in February. He began the year on the

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with Mobile. Through 32 games, Adell hit .347 and had six home runs to go along with a 1.018 OPS before being named to the 2019

. Playing right field, Adell went 1-for-2 at the plate with two walks. On August 1, Adell was promoted to the

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of Triple–A

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. In 2019, playing for three minor league teams, he batted .289/.359/.475 with 10 home runs and 36 RBIs. After the season, he was selected to play in the

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for the

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following the season. And also, on October 10, he was selected for the

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in the

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. 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.

Los Angeles Angels

On August 4, 2020, the Angels promoted Adell to the major leagues. He made his debut that night against the Seattle Mariners, going 1-for-4. On August 29, Adell hit his first major league home run against Seattle Mariners pitcher

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. That same night, he hit his second major league home run against Aaron Fletcher. Adell finished his rookie season batting .161/.212/.266 with 3 home runs and seven RBIs in 38 games. Adell began his 2021 season with Salt Lake. He was called back up to the major leagues on August 2. He made his season debut the following day, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, three RBIs and a stolen base against the Texas Rangers. On August 17 against the

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, Adell hit his first career grand slam. Adell finished the season batting .246/.295/.408, hitting four home runs and 26 RBIs in 35 games. Adell appeared in a career-high 88 games for the Angels in 2022. In 268 at-bats, he slashed .224/.264/.373 with eight home runs, 27 RBIs, and four stolen bases. Adell was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake to begin the 2023 season. In a 6-game stretch in April, Adell homered in all 6 games consecutively, setting an Angels franchise record. On June 21, Adell hit a home run at

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, the longest home run hit in either the minor or major leagues since

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tracking started in 2015. He went 3–for–13 (.231) in 5 games before he was placed on the injured list with a left oblique strain on July 14. Adell was transferred to the 60–day injured list on August 1. He was activated from the injured list on September 18. Adell played in 130 games for the Angels in 2024, slashing .207/.280/.402 with 20 home runs, 62 RBI, and 15 stolen bases. He was placed on the injured list with a left oblique strain on September 7, 2024, and was transferred to the 60–day injured list two days later, ending his season. On April 10, 2025, Adell became the third player in Angels history to hit two home runs in one inning, doing so in the fifth inning of an 11–1 win over the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Adell, Jordon 1999 births Living people African-American baseball players Arizona League Angels players Ballard High School (Louisville, Kentucky) alumni Baseball players from Louisville, Kentucky Burlington Bees players Inland Empire 66ers players Los Angeles Angels players Major League Baseball outfielders Mesa Solar Sox players Mobile BayBears players Orem Owlz players Salt Lake Bees players United States national baseball team players 2019 WBSC Premier12 players