Lane Adams
| Lane Adams | |||
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Adams during his tenure with the Omaha Storm Chasers, triple-A affiliates of the Kansas City Royals, in 2013 | |||
| Atlanta Braves | |||
| Designated hitter / Outfielder | |||
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Born: November 13, 1989 Talihina, Oklahoma | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 1, 2014, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2015 season) | |||
| Batting average | .000 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 0 | ||
| Teams | |||
Lane Weston Adams (born November 13, 1989) is an American professional baseball designated hitter and outfielder in the Atlanta Braves organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Kansas City Royals in 2014. He is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.[1]
Career
Adams attended Red Oak High School in Red Oak, Oklahoma. Playing for the school's basketball team, he scored 3,251 points, making him the fifth-highest scorer in Oklahoma high school basketball history.[2] He committed to attend Missouri State University on a basketball scholarship.[3] The Royals selected Adams in the 13th round of the 2009 MLB Draft, and he signed with the Royals rather than attending college.[4]
Adams played for the Northwest Arkansas Naturals of the Class AA Texas League in 2013.[5] After the 2013 season, the Royals added Adams to their 40-man roster.[6]
On September 1, 2014, the Royals promoted Adams to the major leagues.[7] 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.[8][9]
Adams spent the 2015 season in the minor leagues. After the season, the New York Yankees claimed Adams off of waivers.[10]
On August 3, 2016, Adams signed a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs.
References
- ↑ "Yankees Claim Outfielder Lane Adams (Choctaw Nation) from the K.C. Royals". NDNSports.com. January 14, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ Eskew, Alan (December 25, 2013). "Royals Add Upside To 40-Man Roster". Baseball America. Retrieved December 26, 2013. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "St. Louis Cardinals - Springfield News-Leader - news-leader.com". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
- ↑ Eskew, Alan (May 24, 2013). "Royals' Lane Adams Coming Around". Baseball America. Retrieved January 19, 2016. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ Grathoff, Pete (August 14, 2013). "Lane Adams has three homers, seven RBIs for Naturals". KansasCity.com. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
- ↑ "Royals add four to 40-man roster, drop three". MLB.com. November 20, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
- ↑ "Royals to add three as September callups". MLB.com. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
- ↑ O'Hanlon III, Adrian (July 6, 2015). "Lane Adams - Red Oak grad working back toward majors". McAlester News-Capital. Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 20, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2016 – via Washington Times.
- ↑ Grathoff, Pete (September 2, 2014). "Lane Adams on his major-league debut: 'No words to describe the feeling'". Kansas City Star. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ↑ Unruh, Jacob (January 15, 2016). "Former Red Oak star Lane Adams claimed on waivers by Yankees". The Oklahoman. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Lane Adams on Twitter
