The San Diego Padres have a great bullpen, and at the front of that is Jason Adam, a right-hander who was named an All-Star this season and will join the National League squad out in Atlanta on Tuesday.
However, things haven't always been too easy for the right-hander, who has dealt with multiple injuries throughout his career.
When discussing them recently, he noted that at one point, he thought that he'd never be able to play baseball again, according to the San Diego Tribune.
"I remember I’d had three surgeries, and this was the closest I’d been (to playing again)," said Adam. "I was throwing rehab outings in Florida and I was pitching and I felt that same pop in my elbow, and I was like, ‘No way.’ I went home to my wife (Kelsey) and I opened the door. She’s all excited, because this is one of my last outings before I’m escaping rehab. And she’s like (excitedly), ‘How was it?’ And I just started crying. I was like, ‘No good.’ At that point I was crying because I don’t know if I’m ever going to play again. This just can’t get right. That was probably the lowest of lows."
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Injuries are the last thing that any player in Major League Baseball wants to deal with, but Adam went through it.
It's impressive that he was able to bounce back the way he did, and he's being rewarded for it now.
During the 2025 campaign, he owns a 1.70 ERA and has struck out an impressive 52 hitters in 47.2 innings. His 2.90 FIP suggests that he's been lights out, and he has been for much of his career.
Throughout his eight-year career and 317.1 innings, Adam has a 2.69 ERA.
All he can hope for at this point is that his injuries are past him and he continues to throw the baseball at the level he has.