Joel Adamson
Joel Lee Adamson (born July 2, 1971) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Florida Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers and Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). Career Left handed pitcher Joel Adamson, hailing from Lakewood, California, was first drafted in the seventh round in 1990 by the Philadelphia Phillies. After the 1992 season, they traded him to the pre-debut Marlins with Matt Whisenant for Danny Jackson. Adamson got called up to the major leagues for the Marlins in 1996, and pitched in nine games. The Marlins traded Adamson to the Brewers for a PTBNL after the season, and Milwaukee eventually sent Ed Collins in his place. Adamson played a total of innings for Milwaukee in 1997, and played five games for the Diamondbacks in 1998. Adamson was drafted in a Rule 5 Draft by the Boston Red Sox in 1998 from the Oakland Athletics The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the A's) are an American professional baseball team based ...
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Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks (colloquially known as the D-backs) are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The franchise was established as an expansion team and began play in 1998. The team plays its home games at Chase Field, formerly known as Bank One Ballpark. Along with the Tampa Bay Rays, the Diamondbacks are one of the newest teams in MLB. After a fifth-place finish in their inaugural season, the Diamondbacks made several off-season acquisitions, including future Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson, who won four consecutive Cy Young Awards in his first four seasons with the team. In 1999, Arizona won 100 games and their first division championship. In 2001, they won the World Series over the three-time defending champion New York Yankees, becoming the fastest expansion team in major league history to win the World Series, and the only majo ...
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