Adam Duvall
| Adam Duvall | |||
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 Duvall with the Richmond Flying Squirrels in 2013 | |||
| Cincinnati Reds – No. 23 | |||
| First baseman/Third baseman/Left fielder | |||
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Born: September 4, 1988 Louisville, Kentucky | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 26, 2014, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2015 season) | |||
| Batting average | .204 | ||
| Home runs | 8 | ||
| Runs batted in | 14 | ||
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Adam Lynn Duvall (born September 4, 1988) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Duvall played college baseball at Western Kentucky University, Chipola College and the University of Louisville.[1][2] He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 11th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.[3] He made his professional debut that season for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, and played the following year with the Augusta GreenJackets. In 2012, while playing for the San Jose Giants, he led all Class A players with 30 home runs.[4]
After spending the season with the Richmond Flying Squirrels, Duvall was added to the 40-man roster on November 20, 2013.[5] He started the 2014 season with the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies.[6]
Duvall was called up to the majors on June 26, 2014.[7] He hit a home run in his first MLB game off of Mike Leake, who he was later traded for.[8] He was sent back down to the Grizzlies on July 4 due to the return of injured Brandon Belt.[9] When Brandon 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 July 30, 2015, Duvall and Keury Mella were traded to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Mike Leake.[10] On August 31, 2015, Duvall hit his first home run as a Red in his first time at bat.[11]
Personal
Duvall was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2012.[12]
References
- ↑ Giants' system boasts a pair of Louisville sluggers
- ↑ Rick Bozich | Former Louisville star Adam Duvall grades well in Giants' organization
- ↑ Lawr Michaels, USA TODAY Sports (November 27, 2013). "Prospect watch: Giants may have to find room for Duvall". Usatoday.com. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ↑ Adam Duvall Wins Class A Joe Bauman Award
- ↑ "Giants add '10 top pick Brown to 40-man roster". Mlb.mlb.com. November 20, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ↑ Fresno Grizzlies power hitter Duvall regains focus at plate
- ↑ SF Giants promote home run masher Adam Duvall, place Angel Pagan on the disabled list
- ↑ Kaneko, Gemma (June 27, 2014). "Giants prospect Adam Duvall's first Major League hit was a home run". MLB.com. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ↑ Brandon Belt activated, will save us
- ↑ Haft, Chris (July 30, 2015). "Giants acquire righty Leake from Reds". MLB.com. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ↑ Lintner, Jonathan (September 1, 2015). "Louisville's Duvall homers in first Reds at-bat". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ↑ Squirrels' Duvall learned to manage diabetes while playing
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Louisville Cardinals bio
- Adam Duvall on Twitter