Russ Adams
Russ Adams | |
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Infielder | |
Born: Laurinburg, North Carolina, U.S. | August 30, 1980|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 3, 2004, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 30, 2009, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .247 |
Home runs | 17 |
Runs batted in | 113 |
Teams | |
Russ Moore Adams (born August 30, 1980) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays.
Collegiate career and draft
Adams attended
Professional career
Toronto Blue Jays
Adams was named to the New York–Penn League all-star team in 2002 while playing for the Auburn Doubledays.
Adams was brought up to the major league club late in the 2004 season and had his official rookie season in 2005. He was used primarily in the lead-off position in the lineup. Adams finished the 2005 season with a .256 batting average, .325 OBP, 27 doubles, 5 triples, 8 home runs, and 11 stolen bases. Adams finished seventh in the AL in sacrifice flies and tenth in the American League in at bats per strikeout. Adams was named to the Topps Major League Rookie All-Star Team along with teammate Gustavo Chacín.[4] However, he made 26 errors in the field for the Blue Jays and was often criticized for his throwing arm.[5]
He played
Jays GM
On February 5, 2009, Adams was
San Diego Padres
On July 3, 2009, Adams was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays after they called up David Dellucci from Triple-A Las Vegas. He cleared waivers and elected to become a free agent. He was claimed by the San Diego Padres, and then played with their AAA affiliate Portland Beavers.
New York Mets
He signed a minor league deal, including an invitation to Spring Training, with the
Not making the team out of Spring Training, Adams played second base (No. 38) with the Mets Triple-A affiliate, the Buffalo Bisons. On April 15, 2010, he was injured turning a double play when Tug Hulett of the Pawtucket Red Sox, Boston's Triple-A affiliate, slid hard into him. Adams was helped off the field by his teammates and was replaced by Alex Cintrón. Adams entered the game hitting .286."[16][17] Adams returned from injury for the April 21, 2010, game against the Rochester Red Wings, singling in the top of the third inning, but not scoring.[18] On May 5, 2011, Adams retired from baseball at the age of 30.[19]
References
- ^ Russ Adams - Baseball - University of North Carolina Athletics. goheels.com. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ "2001 Orleans Cardinals". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "East Division All Stars". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ The Official Site of The Toronto Blue Jays: News: Two Jays honored by Topps [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Notes: Hill set for switch to short | MLB.com: News". Archived from the original on 2012-11-06.
- ^ "Toronto Blue Jays Transactions".
- ^ "Toronto Blue Jays Transactions".
- ^ "Russ Adams 2006 Batting Gamelogs - Baseball-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2012-11-10.
- ^ ""Buchholz absorbs first loss; Adams hits slam as Jays sweep Boston", Associated Press as carried in USA Today, September 20, 2007. (Retrieved 2010-01-09)
- ^ "Romero leads on mound, Overbay with bat", by Jeff Blair, The Globe and Mail, June 22, 2009, p. S5
- ^ Gonzalez, Alden. "Mets sign six to Minor League deals: Ex-first-rounder Adams among those invited to spring camp", MLB.com January 5, 2010. (Retrieved 2010-01-09.)
- ^ a b Silva, Mike. "Thoughts on the Reyes Situation" Archived 2011-10-08 at the Wayback Machine, NY Baseball Digest. March 11, 2010. (Retrieved 2010-03-12)
- ^ Costa, Brian. "Mets cut six players as Opening Day roster finally takes shape", The Star-Ledger. April 2, 2010. (Retrieved 2010-04-16)
- ^ Lennon, David. "Mets cut six after Friday’s game, roster all but set", Newsday. April 2, 2010. (Retrieved 2010-04-16)
- ^ Chastain, Bill. ""Figueroa, Carter among Mets' six cuts" Archived 2010-04-07 at the Wayback Machine, New York Mets. April 2, 2010. (Retrieved 2010-04-16)
- Buffalo News. April 15, 2010. (Retrieved 2010-04-16)
- ^ Underhill, Nick. "PawSox-Buffalo Bisons live blog: Dice-K Matsuzaka on the mound for Pawtucket", MassLive.com. April 15, 2010. (Retrieved 2010-04-16)
- ^ "Buffalo Bisons at Rochester Red Wings", Scoreboard. 2010-04-21. (Retrieved 2010-04-22)
- ^ "Russ Adams Retires", MLBTradeRumors.com, May 5, 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Career stats and player information from MiLB