Adam Duvall

Adam Lynn Duvall (born September 4, 1988) is an American professional baseball left fielder and first baseman for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the San Francisco Giants and Cincinnati Reds. He played college baseball at the University of Louisville.

Adam Duvall
Duvall in 2016
Atlanta Braves – No. 23
Left fielder / First baseman
Born: (1988-09-04) September 4, 1988
Louisville, Kentucky
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 26, 2014, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
(through August 15, 2020)
Batting average.233
Home runs100
Runs batted in305
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Career

Duvall was raised in Louisville, Kentucky, and he played baseball at Butler High School.[1] In his junior high school season, he sustained a cracked vertebra. A subsequent surgery prevented him from playing during his senior year of high school.[1] Duvall went on to play college baseball at Western Kentucky University, Chipola College and the University of Louisville.[2][3]

Duvall was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 11th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft.[4][5] He signed and made his professional debut that season for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes. In 54 games, he batted .245 with four home runs and 18 RBIs. He spent 2011 with the Augusta GreenJackets[6] where he slashed .285/.385/.527 with 22 home runs and 87 RBIs in 116 games. In 2012, he played for the San Jose Giants where he batted .258 and led all Class A players with 30 home runs[7] along with 100 RBIs.

Duvall spent the 2013 season with the Richmond Flying Squirrels, tallying a .252 average, 17 home runs, and 58 RBIs over 105 games.[6] He was out of the lineup for part of April and May after sustaining an injury to his left thumb.[1] Following the season, Duvall was added to the 40-man roster on November 20, 2013.[8] He started the 2014 season with the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies.[9]

San Francisco Giants

Duvall was called up to the majors on June 25, 2014.[10] In his first MLB game, Duvall hit a home run off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Mike Leake, for whom he was later traded.[11] He was sent back down to the Grizzlies on July 4 due to the return of Brandon Belt from the disabled list (DL).[12] When Belt was sent back to the DL due to lingering concussion symptoms, Duvall was called back up to the Giants to play first base, alongside Travis Ishikawa, Buster Posey, and Michael Morse. On September 28, Duvall homered off San Diego Padres pitcher Tim Stauffer for his first career pinch–hit home run.[1] Over the course of 2014, Duvall played in 28 games with the Giants,[5] finishing with a .192 batting average, three home runs, and five RBIs.[5] The Giants earned a wild card spot with an 88–74 record and eventually won the 2014 World Series over the Kansas City Royals. Duvall, however, did not make any appearances in the postseason. He began 2015 with the Sacramento River Cats.

Cincinnati Reds

On July 30, 2015, Duvall and Keury Mella were traded to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Mike Leake.[13] Following the trade, Duvall joined the Louisville Bats. On August 31, Duvall was recalled by the Reds to replace an injured Brennan Boesch.[1] As a pinch-hitter, Duvall homered in his first at bat with the Reds.[14][1] Splitting time between Louisville and Cincinnati, Duvall played in 27 games with the Reds.[6] He posted a .219 batting average, five home runs, and nine RBIs for the Reds.[5]

In 2016, Duvall was included on the Reds' opening day roster.[15] By June, he led the NL in slugging percentage and was tied for first in MLB in home runs. He was selected to the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game as a reserve.[16] Duvall was the first University of Louisville alumnus to become an MLB All-Star.[17] He also participated in the 2016 MLB Home Run Derby, losing to 2015 derby champion Todd Frazier in the semifinals.[18] In his first full season in the majors, Duvall played in 150 games and posted a .241 batting average, 33 home runs, and 103 RBI.

On April 18, 2017, Duvall hit his first career grand slam off of Kevin Gausman as the Reds won 9–3 over the Baltimore Orioles.[19] On July 14th, with the bases loaded, Duvall hit his first career walk-off in the 11th inning off of T. J. McFarland of the Diamondbacks to give Cincinnati a 4–3 victory.[20] Duvall finished 2017 with a .249/.301/.480 slash line to go along with 31 home runs and 99 runs batted in.[5] On May 9, 2018, Duvall hit his first career walk-off home-run off A.J. Ramos against the New York Mets to give the Reds a 2-1 victory.[21][22]

Atlanta Braves

On July 30, 2018, Duvall was traded to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Lucas Sims, Matt Wisler, and Preston Tucker.[23] Duvall struggled in 2018 with the Braves, batting .132 with no home runs or RBIs. In both Atlanta and Cincinnati, Duvall batted just .195 with 15 homers and 61 RBIs.

In 2019, Duvall hit .267/.315/.567 with 10 home runs in 41 games for Atlanta.

Personal life

Duvall was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2012.[24]

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References
  1. "2017 Cincinnati Reds Media Guide". cincinnati.reds.mlb.com. The Cincinnati Reds, LLC. pp. 101–103. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  2. "Giants' system boasts a pair of Louisville sluggers - - San Mateo Daily Journal". Smdailyjournal.com. June 15, 2013. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  4. Lawr Michaels, USA TODAY Sports (November 27, 2013). "Prospect watch: Giants may have to find room for Duvall". Usatoday.com. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  5. "Adam Duvall Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  6. "Adam Duvall Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  7. "Adam Duvall Wins Class A Joe Bauman Award | San Jose Giants News". Milb.com. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  8. "Giants add '10 top pick Brown to 40-man roster". Mlb.mlb.com. November 20, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  12. "Brandon Belt activated, will save us". McCovey Chronicles. July 4, 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
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  14. Lintner, Jonathan (September 1, 2015). "Louisville's Duvall homers in first Reds at-bat". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  15. Hawley, Brad (April 3, 2016). "Reds set Opening Day roster". fox19.com. FOX 19. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
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  17. Greer, Jeff. "Ex-U of L, Butler star Duvall's work pays off". courier-journal.com. The Courier-Journal. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  18. Frisaro, Joe (July 12, 2016). "Marlins Giancarlo Stanton wins Home Run Derby | MLB.com". M.mlb.com. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
  19. Sheldon, Mark (April 18, 2017). "Adam Duvall hits first career grand slam". MLB. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
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  21. "Duvall's walk-off in 10th gives Reds series win over Mets". Reuters. May 9, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  22. Sheldon, Mark (May 9, 2018). "Duvall's HR lifts Reds to walk-off, series win". MLB.com. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  23. Burns, Gabriel (July 30, 2018). "Braves acquire Adam Duvall for trio of players". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  24. Pearrell, Tim (April 3, 2013). "Squirrels' Duvall learned to manage diabetes while playing". richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
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