Jo Adell’s Glove Is Headed For Cooperstown As He Evolves Into A Complete Player
Jo Adell of the Los Angeles Angels has become an instant defensive legend, but he does a lot more than rob homers.
If you’re a Los Angeles fan, you probably know the assessment that followed outfielder Jo Adell around during the offseason: Excellent power hitter, strikes out a lot, defensive liability in the outfield. Doesn’t sound quite right now, does it? The other part of that defensive assessment was that Adell could improve from his poor rating as a center fielder if he was moved permanently to a corner outfielder spot.
Talk about prescience. The next time you see Jo Adell wearing that big black glove, keep in mind that it’s now headed to the Hall of Fame after Adell’s historical defensive performance against the Seattle Mariners last Saturday night. The glove is a black Wilson model, and Adell will use it for the rest of the season.
After that he’s graciously agreed to donate it to the Hall of Fame, according to a piece written by Rhett Bollinger of MLB. com. The glove has already been authenticated for its journey, and Adell said he’s done countless media interviews and appeared on MLB Network since he robbed Cal Raleigh, Josh Naylor and J.
P. Crawford of home runs. "Like some weird déjà vu, like I'm reliving the same play twice," Adell said this week when he described the experience on the latest edition of the 6-1-1 podcast, which is hosted by former Phillies greats Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard, in a piece written by Jason Foster of MLB.