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jo jo BORN: APR. 8, 1999 OPENING DAY AGE: 19
adell SIGNED THRU: 2019
adell
BIRTHPLACE: SHELBY, NC RESIDES: PROSPECT, KY
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NON-ROSTER INVITEE
ADELL’S LIFETIME PLAYING RECORD
Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E
2017— Angels (AZL) .288 31 118 18 34 6 6 4 21 1 1 2 10 1 32 5 0 0 .542 .351 -
Orem .376 18 85 25 32 5 2 1 9 0 0 1 4 0 17 3 2 3 .518 .411 -
2018— Burlington .326 25 95 23 31 7 1 6 29 0 1 1 11 0 26 4 1 5 .611 .398 2
Inland Empire .290 57 238 47 69 19 3 12 42 0 2 6 15 0 63 9 2 5 .546 .345 3
Mobile .238 17 63 14 16 6 0 2 6 0 0 2 6 0 22 2 0 0 .429 .324 1
MINOR TOTALS .302 148 599 126 181 43 12 25 107 1 4 12 46 1 160 23 5 13 .539 .362 6
◆ ◆ Jordon ‘Jo’ Scott Adell...On Twitter: @joadell25..Signed by Angels scout John Burden.
◆ ◆ 2019 marks first big league camp...In 148 career minor league games, has slashed to .302/.362/.539 while logging
126 runs, 43 doubles, 12 triples, 25 home runs, 107 RBI and 23 stolen bases...Rated as Angels’ top prospect (and #6
prospect in all of baseball) by Baseball America entering 2019.
◆ ◆ Entered 2018 as #2 prospect to Shohei Ohtani in Angels’ system according to Baseball America and #15 in all of
baseball by MLB Pipeline (mlb.com)...Finished 2018 season batting .290 (115/396) with 20 home runs, 32 doubles,
77 RBI and 15 stolen bases between Double-A Mobile (17 G), High-A Inland Empire (57 G) and Single-A Burlington
ADELL
(25 G)...77 RBI were second-most among all Angels’ farmhands while 20 HR ranked third in system.
◆ ◆ Began 2018 campaign with Burlington Bees of Midwest League...Hit .326 (31/95) with six home runs and 29 RBI in
25 games before being promoted to Inland Empire 66ers of California League...Named Midwest League Batter of
Week (May 14 - 20)...Had two of his finest days as a professional with Burlington: April 20th vs. Quad Cities (4-for-6,
4 R, 2B, HR, 8 RBI) and May 15th vs. Kane County (4-for-5, 2 R, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI).
◆ ◆ Promoted to Inland Empire May 22 and hit .290 (69/238) with 19 doubles, three triples, 46 runs, 12 home runs, 42
RBI and nine stolen bases with 66ers...Earned Cal League Batter of Week honors June 11-17 (.536; 15-for-28, 9 R, 4
HR, 8 RBI in 7G) and Cal League Player of Month honors for June (.372/.398/.664; 23 R, 17 XBH, 7 HR & 18 RBI in 26 G).
◆ ◆ Selected to represent Angels in 2018 All-Star Futures Game in Washington DC...Batted leadoff for Team USA scoring
go-ahead run and a sac fly to lead squad to 10-6 victory over World Team.
◆ ◆ Promoted again July 30 to Mobile of the Southern League...In 17 games, hit .238 (16/63) with 14 runs, six doubles,
two home runs, six RBI and two stolen bases in 17 games...At age 19, was second-youngest player to reach double-A
level in 2018, behind top Padres prospect Fernando Tatis Jr., who is three months younger.
◆ ◆ Began professional career in June 2017 with Arizona League (AZL) Angels batting .288 (34/118) with six doubles,
six triples, four home runs, 21 RBI and 10 stolen bases in 31 games...Promoted to Rookie League Orem Owlz in mid-
August and spent rest of season in Pioneer League, batting .376 (25/85) with 25 runs, five doubles, two triples, one
home run and nine RBI in 18 games...Hit safely in 16 of 18 contests.
◆ ◆ In January 2019, partnered with Reds’ top prospect for Inaugural Hunter Greene Baseball and Leadership Camp in
Inglewood, CA...Over 400 current and former professional baseball players, campers and coaches gathered at Darby
Park for a free day of baseball, leadership and development for local youths.
◆ ◆ In first off-season as a professional in 2017, took an ‘Intro to Communications’ class at the University of Louisville...
Also partnered with Jefferson County Public Schools (KY) and Louisville Metro Police Department to host first annual
‘Jo Adell Turkey Drive’ providing Thanksgiving dinners to those in need...In October 2018, hosted the ‘Jo Adell Baseball
Camp’ for youths at his former high school (Ballard HS) in Louisville, KY.
◆ ◆ As a high school senior in 2017, batted .562 with 25 home runs, 61 RBI, 22 stolen bases and 53 runs scored for the
Ballard Bruins (KY)...25 HRs led nation and fell four shy of the all-time Kentucky High School record (was highest single-
season total in state since introduction of BBCOR bats in 2012)...Also ranked fourth in nation in slugging percentage
(1.437) and seventh in RBI.
◆ ◆ Named Gatorade Kentucky Baseball Player of the Year...Ranked #14 prospect in nation by MLB.com for 2017 Amateur
Draft...MLB.com also listed Adell as best tools of any outfielder/righthander in country...Became first player drafted
directly out of a Louisville high school in first round since Cincinnati selected Ballard pitcher Jeremy Sowers at No. 20
in 2001...Had verbally committed to University of Louisville.
◆ ◆ A two-time Under Armour All-American...As a pitcher, fastball clocked in mid-90s range as a prep.
◆ ◆ His father, Scott, was an offensive lineman at North Carolina State and drafted in the 12th round by the New Orleans
Saints in 1992...His mother, Nicole, is Prinicpal at Newburg Junior High School (Louisville, KY) where Jo has spoken to
youth students on multiple occasions...Sister Jessica played softball at the University of Louisville and University of
Tennessee (freshman year).
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