Adam Duvall

Adam Duvall

Duvall with the Richmond Flying Squirrels in 2013
Cincinnati Reds – No. 23
Left fielder / First baseman
Born: (1988-09-04) September 4, 1988
Louisville, Kentucky
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 26, 2014, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Batting average .234
Home runs 41
Runs batted in 117
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Adam Lynn Duvall (born September 4, 1988) is an American professional baseball left fielder and first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the San Francisco Giants.

Career

Duvall played college baseball at Western Kentucky University, Chipola College and the University of Louisville.[1][2] He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 11th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.[3] He made his professional debut that season for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, and played the following year with the Augusta GreenJackets. In 2012, while playing for the San Jose Giants, he led all Class A players with 30 home runs.[4]

After spending the season with the Richmond Flying Squirrels, Duvall was added to the 40-man roster on November 20, 2013.[5] He started the 2014 season with the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies.[6]

San Francisco Giants

Duvall was called up to the majors on June 26, 2014.[7] He hit a home run in his first MLB game off of Mike Leake, for whom he was later traded.[8] He was sent back down to the Grizzlies on July 4 due to the return of injured Brandon Belt.[9] When Belt was sent back to the DL due to lingering concussion symptoms, Duvall was called back up to the Giants to play first base, alongside Travis Ishikawa, Buster Posey, and Michael Morse.

Cincinnati Reds

On July 30, 2015, Duvall and Keury Mella were traded to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Mike Leake.[10] On August 31, 2015, Duvall hit his first home run as a Red in his first time at bat.[11] By June 2016 he led the NL in slugging percentage and tied for first in MLB for homeruns. He was selected to the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game as a reserve, the first alum from the University of Louisville.[12] He also participated in the 2016 MLB Home Run Derby losing to 2015 derby champion Todd Frazier in the semifinals.[13]

Personal

Duvall was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2012. He wears an insulin pump during ballgames.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Giants' system boasts a pair of Louisville sluggers - - San Mateo Daily Journal". Smdailyjournal.com. 2013-06-15. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
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  3. ↑ Lawr Michaels, USA TODAY Sports (November 27, 2013). "Prospect watch: Giants may have to find room for Duvall". Usatoday.com. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Adam Duvall Wins Class A Joe Bauman Award | San Jose Giants News". Milb.com. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  5. ↑ "Giants add '10 top pick Brown to 40-man roster". Mlb.mlb.com. November 20, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
  7. ↑ Schulman, Henry (2014-06-25). "SF Giants promote home run masher Adam Duvall, place Angel Pagan on the disabled list - San Francisco Giants: The Splash". Blog.sfgate.com. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  8. ↑ Kaneko, Gemma (June 27, 2014). "Giants prospect Adam Duvall's first Major League hit was a home run". MLB.com. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Brandon Belt activated, will save us". McCovey Chronicles. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  10. ↑ Haft, Chris (July 30, 2015). "Giants acquire righty Leake from Reds". MLB.com. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  11. ↑ Lintner, Jonathan (September 1, 2015). "Louisville's Duvall homers in first Reds at-bat". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Adam Duvall gets nod as Reds' lone All-Star". Cincinnati.com. 2016-07-05. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  13. ↑ Frisaro, Joe. "Marlins Giancarlo Stanton wins Home Run Derby | MLB.com". M.mlb.com. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  14. ↑ "Squirrels' Duvall learned to manage diabetes while playing - Richmond Times-Dispatch: Squirrels-duvall-learned-to-manage-diabetes-while-playing". Timesdispatch.com. 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2016-07-16.

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