Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jason Adam was born August 4, 1991, in Omaha, Nebraska. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

The Kansas City Royals drafted Adam in the fifth round of the 2010 MLB draft and he signed with the Royals, forgoing his college commitment to the University of Missouri.

On August 1, the Blue Jays selected Adam's contract. Adam earned his first major league win on August 10, pitching an inning of relief in Toronto's 5–4 victory over the New York Yankees. He finished the season with a 2.91 ERA in 23 games with the Blue Jays. He gave up the lowest percentage of hard-hit balls of all major league pitchers (20.0%). Adam became a free agent on December 2 after being non-tendered by the Blue Jays.

Adam's salary for the 2023 season was determined by the arbitration process to be $1.775 million.