David Adams | |||
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Adams with the New York Yankees
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Free agent | |||
Second baseman / Third baseman | |||
Born: Margate, Florida |
May 15, 1987 |||
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MLB debut | |||
May 15, 2013, for the New York Yankees | |||
MLB statistics (through 2013 season) |
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Batting average | .193 | ||
Home runs | 2 | ||
Runs batted in | 13 | ||
Teams | |||
David Lee Adams (born May 15, 1987) is an American professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the New York Yankees on May 15, 2013.
Prior to playing professionally, Adams competed on travel teams and for Grandview Preparatory School in Boca Raton, Florida. He attended the University of Virginia, where he played college baseball for the Virginia Cavaliers.
Adams played in amateur baseball tournaments from a young age, winning the championship in a 12-and-under travel competition for a team representing Broward and Palm Beach counties, against a team representing California's Central Valley, at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Chris Volstad was a teammate.
Adams attended Grandview Preparatory School in Boca Raton, Florida. A second baseman for the school's baseball team, Adams batted .464 with 25 runs batted in (RBI) and 17 stolen bases as a sophomore.Major League Baseball scouts followed Grandview Prep to see Adams.