Padres' Jason Adam Reveals How He Learned He Was Selected For All-star Game

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MLB reliever Jason Adam earned nan first All-Star motion of his profession arsenic he put together a ascendant first half of nan play coming retired of nan bullpen for nan San Diego Padres.

Adam was astatine religion pinch his woman erstwhile he received nan telephone from Padres head Mike Shildt astir nan All-Star selection. However, immediately, Adam said, his woman thought he was going to beryllium traded.

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Jason Adam vs Giants

San Diego Padres pitcher Jason Adam, #40, throws against nan San Francisco Giants successful nan seventh inning astatine Oracle Park successful San Francisco connected June 4, 2025. (Eakin Howard-Imagn Images)

"I consciousness my telephone vibrate, and I'm like, 'Oh, it's Shildty,' and I show my wife, and she instantly goes, 'Oh my gosh, nary way, we're traded,'’ he told People magazine connected Wednesday.

He said he stepped retired to return nan telephone and learned nan bully news. He returned to nan work and told his wife, Kelsey, who he said burst into tears.

"It caused a mini segment successful church," he said. "But she was crying, truthful excited."

Adam said he called his parents adjacent to show them and credited them pinch helping him get to wherever he presently is successful his career.

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Jason Adam throws a pitch

San Diego Padres pitcher Jason Adam, #40, throws a transportation against nan Athletics during nan eighth inning astatine Sutter Health Park successful West Sacramento, California, connected April 9, 2025. (Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images)

The waste and acquisition fearfulness was very overmuch warranted. San Diego is Adam’s 5th squad successful 8 MLB seasons. He started pinch nan Kansas City Royals earlier he moved to nan Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Rays and yet nan Padres.

San Diego acquired him successful 2024 and really began to make an effect then.

This season, Adam has a 1.58 ERA successful 45 games pinch 52 strikeouts. He had a career-high 81 strikeouts betwixt nan Rays and Padres past season, appearing successful 74 games.

Jason Adam and Mike Shildt

San Diego Padres head Mike Shildt, #8, takes nan shot from alleviation pitcher Jason Adam, #40, during a pitching alteration successful nan eighth inning against nan Chicago White Sox astatine Petco Park successful San Diego connected Sept. 21, 2024. (Orlando Ramirez-Imagn Images)

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San Diego is 49-43 this season. Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado and Robert Suarez will correspond nan Padres astatine nan All-Star Game arsenic well.

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Ryan Gaydos is simply a elder editor for Fox News Digital.

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