Jordyn Adams

BIOGRAPHY

Jordyn Adams was born October 18, 1999, in Cary, North Carolina. He is an outfielder in the MLB.

Adams attended Blythewood High School in Blythewood, South Carolina and transferred to Green Hope High School in Cary, North Carolina for his senior year. He played both baseball and American football. In July 2017, he played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game and hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th inning to give his team the victory. As a senior in football, he had 54 receptions for 1,060 yards and 16 touchdowns. He played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. He was also invited to play at the Under Armour All-America Game. Adams committed to the University of North Carolina to play both college football and college baseball. He was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star football recruit and ranked among the top players in his class. He was also considered a top prospect for the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.

Adams was selected 17th overall by the Los Angeles Angels in the draft. He decided against playing college football and signed with the Angels for 3,472,900 dollars. He made his professional debut with the Arizona League Angels and was promoted to the Orem Owlz in August. His season was ended in late August after suffering a broken jaw that occurred during an outfield collision. In 29 games between the Angels and Owls, Adams batted .267 with 13 RBIs.

Adams began 2019 with the Burlington Bees, and also played in three games in the Arizona League and nine games with the Inland Empire 66ers. Over 109 games between the three clubs, Adams slashed .257/.351/.369 with eight home runs, 36 RBIs, and 16 stolen bases.