Career
Kansas City Royals
The Royals selected Adams in the 13th round of the 2009 MLB draft,and he signed with the Royals for a $225,000 signing bonus rather than attend college. [6] [7]
Adams was a 2012 Midwest League Mid-Season All Star. [8] He played for the Northwest Arkansas Naturals of the Class AA Texas League in 2013. [9] He was a 2013 MiLB Royals Organization All Star,and was named Royals’2013 co-Minor League Player of the Year with pitcher Yordano Ventura. [8] [10] After the 2013 season,the Royals added Adams to their 40-man roster. [11]
In 2014,playing for the Northwest Arkansas Naturals he batted .269/.352/.427 with 65 runs (tied for 6th in the league),25 doubles (tied for 5th),38 stolen bases (3rd) while being caught 6 times,and 9 hit by pitch (tied for 6th) in 524 at bats. [12] Adams was a Mid-Season Texas League All Star and Post-Season All Star. [8] On September 1,2014,the Royals promoted Adams to the major leagues. [13] He made his Major League debut that night,replacing Raúl Ibañez as a pinch runner in the eighth inning of the Royals' game against the Texas Rangers. [14] [15]
In 2015,again playing for the Northwest Arkansas Naturals,Adams batted .298/.360/.466 with 29 stolen bases (tied for 4th in the league) while being caught 6 times in 373 at bats. [12] He was released in November 2015. [16]
New York Yankees
After the 2015 season,the New York Yankees claimed Adams off of waivers. [17] In 2016 for the Trenton Thunder he batted .253/.343/.363 with 31 stolen bases in 36 attempts in 289 at bats. [12] On July 28,2016,he was released by the Yankees. [18] He contemplated retiring at 26 years of age. [19]
Chicago Cubs
On August 3,2016,Adams signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs organization. [20] [21] Playing for the Tennessee Smokies,he batted .325/.378/.506 with 9 stolen bases without being caught,in 83 at bats. [12] Adams elected free agency following the season on November 7. [22]
Atlanta Braves
Adams signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves organization on December 13,2016. [23] Braves manager Brian Snitker said:“I didn’t know who he was. I’d never heard of him.” [19] With the Gwinnett Stripers in 2017,he batted .264/.320/.461 with 15 stolen bases in 18 attempts,in 178 at bats. [12]
The Braves promoted him to the Major Leagues on April 25,2017. [24] Adams recorded his first major league hit in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers four days later. [25] Adams hit his first major league home run,a three-run shot,against the San Francisco Giants on June 22. [26] On September 10,Adams hit a 2-run,walk off home run against the Miami Marlins in the 11th inning. [27] The home run clinched the NL East for the Washington Nationals. For the 2017 season with the Braves,he batted .275/.339/.468,and was successful in all 10 of his stolen base attempts,in 109 at bats. [12]
On April 19,2018,Adams was designated for assignment by the Braves. [28] He refused an assignment to the Gwinnett Stripers and elected free agency on April 27. [29]
Chicago Cubs (second stint)
On May 5,2018,Adams signed a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs. [30] He hit .325 in 22 games for the Double–A Tennessee Smokies and .231 in 7 games for the Triple–A Iowa Cubs. Adams was released by the Cubs organization on June 30. [18]
Atlanta Braves (second stint)
On July 16,2018,Adams signed a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves. He was called up to the major leagues on September 1. With the Braves in 2018,he batted .240/.345/.520 with one steal in 25 at bats. [12] The Braves outrighted him to the minors on October 31. [31] He elected free agency on November 2. [32]
Through 2018,in his major league career Adams had batted .263/.333/.467 with 11 stolen bases without being caught,in 137 at bats. In his minor league career he had batted .264/.338/.403 with 235 stolen bases while being caught 44 times,in 3,718 at bats. [12]
Philadelphia Phillies
On January 14,2019,Adams signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. [33] He played for the Triple–A Lehigh Valley IronPigs,batting .255/.340/.465 with 12 home runs and 29 RBIs in 271 at bats,as he stole eight bases in ten attempts. [34] He was released on July 1,2019.
Atlanta Braves (third stint)
On July 31,2019,Adams signed a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves. In 18 games for the Double–A Mississippi Braves,he went 3–for–39 (.077) with three RBI and two stolen bases. [34] Adams elected free agency following the season on November 4. [35]
Minnesota Twins
On February 17,2020,Adams signed a minor league deal with the Minnesota Twins. Adams did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [36] He became a free agent on November 2. [37]
Tigres de Quintana Roo
On June 24,2021,Adams signed with the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League. [39] In 9 games for Quintana Roo,he went 2–for–25 (.080) with no home runs and one RBI.
Adams retired from professional baseball following the season and later became a private hitting instructor. [40]
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