Jo Adell

Jordon Scott Adell (born April 8, 1999) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020. Amateur career Adell graduated from Ballard High School in Louisville, Kentucky in 2017. After his freshman year in 2014, he committed to the University of Louisville to play college baseball. As a junior in 2016, he hit .449 with 11 home runs and 44 runs batted in (RBIs) and had a 1.55 earned run average (ERA) and 56 strikeouts as a pitcher. 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 Los Angeles Angels with the tenth overall selection in the draft. Adell began his professional career in June 2017 with the AZL Angels, and after batting .288/.351/.542 with four home runs, 21 RBIs, and 10 stolen bases, he was promoted to the Orem Owlz. 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.