American baseball player
Baseball player
Terry Wayne Adams
(born March 6, 1973), is an American former
professional baseball
pitcher
, who played in
Major League Baseball
(MLB) from
1995
to
2005
for the
Chicago Cubs
,
Los Angeles Dodgers
,
Philadelphia Phillies
,
Toronto Blue Jays
, and
Boston Red Sox
.
Amateur career
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High school
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At
Mary G. Montgomery High School
, he went 12?2 with a 1.75 ERA his senior season and was the 1991 Alabama High School Player of the Year.
Professional career
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Draft and Minor Leagues
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He was selected by the
Chicago Cubs
in the 4th round of the
1991
baseball draft and began his professional career by recording a 0?9 record in 13
starts
with the
Huntington Cubs
in the rookie league. He rose through the Cubs farm system with stops in
Peoria
,
Daytona
,
Orlando
and
Iowa
. His best minor league season was in
1995
, when he was the
closer
for the Orlando team and
saved
19 games with a 1.43 ERA.
Chicago Cubs (1995?1999)
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Adams made his Major League debut on August 10, 1995, for the Cubs against the
San Diego Padres
in the first game of a doubleheader at
Wrigley Field
. Adams pitched a scoreless two-thirds of an inning in relief of starting pitcher
Frank Castillo
. Adams returned to the mound in the second game of the doubleheader, pitching a scoreless eighth inning in relief of starting pitcher
Steve Trachsel
.
He remained in the Cubs' bullpen through
1999
, primarily as a setup reliever, though he did save 18 games in
1997
.
Los Angeles Dodgers (2000?2001)
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After the 1999 season, the Cubs traded Adams to the
Los Angeles Dodgers
(along with two minor leaguers
Chad Ricketts
and
Brian Stephenson
) in return for
Eric Young
and
Ismael Valdes
.
He worked out of the bullpen for the Dodgers in
2000
, posting a 6?9 record with two saves and a 3.52 ERA in 66 appearances. He was suspended for three games after an altercation with fans on May 25.
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In
2001
, Adams spent part of the season in the bullpen and part of the season in the Dodgers starting rotation. It was the first time he had started regularly since pitching with the Single-A Daytona Cubs of the
Florida State League
. Adams went 12?8 with a 4.33 ERA in 43 games, 22 of which were starts, for the Dodgers that season. Adams was the pitcher to give up
Barry Bonds
' 500th home run on April 17, 2001.
Philadelphia Phillies (2002?2003)
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Adams signed as a
free agent
with the
Philadelphia Phillies
for the
2002
season as a starting pitcher before ultimately being returned full-time to the bullpen. In 46 appearances, 19 of which were starts, he posted a 7?9 record with a 4.35 ERA in 2002.
He re-signed with the Phillies prior to the
2003
season and enjoyed one of his finest seasons, posting a 1?4 record with a 2.65 ERA in 66 relief appearances.
Toronto Blue Jays (2004)
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Adams signed with the
Toronto Blue Jays
on January 7,
2004
, and was a key contributor to their bullpen. He appeared in 42 games, posting a 4?4 record with three saves and a 3.98 ERA before being traded to the
Boston Red Sox
shortly before baseball's trade deadline.
Boston Red Sox (2004)
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On July 24, 2004, Adams was traded to the
Boston Red Sox
for
third baseman
John Hattig
. The move was one of several attempts by the Red Sox front office to bolster the Boston bullpen for the pennant push. Adams did not perform well down the stretch for the Red Sox, going 2?0 with a 6.00 ERA in 19 appearances. He was included on the postseason roster although he did not appear in any games en route to the club's first
World Series
championship since
1918
.
Second stint with the Philadelphia Phillies (2005)
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A free agent after the 2004 season, Adams once again signed with the Philadelphia Phillies on January 11,
2005
. He struggled drastically in 16 appearances out of the bullpen, going 0?2 with a 12.83 ERA, walking 10 batters in 13
1
⁄
3
innings.
On May 23, in what would prove to be his final big league appearance, Adams yielded one
run
on two
hits
with a
strikeout
in one-third of an inning of work for the Phillies in a 5?2 loss to the
Florida Marlins
. He was released the following day.
Pittsburgh Pirates organization (2006)
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Adams' professional career came to a close with the Triple-A affiliate of the
Pittsburgh Pirates
, the
Indianapolis Indians
of the
International League
, in
2006
. Adams made 48
relief
appearances for Indianapolis and posted a 4.29 ERA.
After baseball
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Adams worked as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Mary G. Montgomery High School.
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