Jo Adell scores hat trick of home run robberies in win over Mariners

Jo Adell #7 of the Los Angeles Angels catches the ball during an MLB match against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium on April 4, 2026 in Anaheim, California. ANAHEIM, Calif. — For the better part of his first four seasons in the big leagues, defense was a massive struggle for Jo Adell.

He graded out poorly in just about every defensive metric there was, not to mention the occasional blunders worthy of an appearance on SportsCenter's Not Top 10 plays. But in 2024, he started to turn a corner. And on Saturday night in front of a sold-out crowd at Angel Stadium, Adell put his past demons to bed.

Adell robbed not one, not two, but three home runs from the Seattle Mariners to keep them off the board in a 1-0 win for the Angels. “It was probably the greatest defensive game I've ever seen,” nine-time Gold Glove Award-winning outfielder Torii Hunter said. Merely 24 hours after missing a fly ball at the wall that resulted in a pivotal leadoff triple in extra innings that led to a loss, Adell more than made up for not coming up with the catch.

In the first inning, Cal Raleigh, who socked 60 home runs as a switch-hitting catcher last season, launched a ball to right field. Adell made his way to the warning track and timed his jump perfectly to make the grab before the ball bounced off the video board over the yellow line to keep it scoreless. Fast forward to the eighth inning, the Angels were trying to hold onto a 1-0 lead, when Josh Naylor connected with a deep drive into right field of his own.