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Adell

Adell’s fourth career slam came after Mike Trout was intentionally walked to load the bases in the eighth inning. It was his third homer this year. Adell also singled as part of the Angels’ previous four-run rally to take a 6-4 lead in the sixth, and he walked ahead of Oswald Peraza’s homer in the first. It’s the third time in his career that he’s scored three runs in a game.

Jeimer Candelario started over Schanuel in the Angels’ previous two games versus lefties, but he was DFA’d today. Schanuel has been hitting third against righties, but Jo Adell is there today against Brandon Williamson, which is something the Angels also did the previous times they faced left-handers. It’s pretty important for Schanuel’s fantasy value that he keep playing versus lefties. He’s hit them pretty much the same as righties in his career, just with a little less power (.257/.352/.352 against lefties, .257/.349/.376 against righties).

Adell robbed three homers Saturday against the Mariners, but he was able to hit his first of the campaign with a solo blast off Chris Sale. The 26-year-old outfielder bashed 37 of them in 2025, and assuming good health, he’s a lock for another 25-plus roundtrippers in 2026.

Adell has been objectively one of the worst defensive players in the sport since becoming a regular. Don’t tell that to the Mariners. He robbed Cal Raleigh of a homer in the first, Josh Naylor of a roundtripper in the late innings, and in the bottom of the ninth, he dove into the right-field bleachers to rob J.P. Crawford of a solo shot that woulda tied the game. Remarkable. Adell is certainly athletic enough to provide these types of things, but you probably would have guessed several other outfielders before landing on Adell to do it.

Adell clobbered a tape-measure blast in the fourth innings, which traveled a staggering 468 feet, per Statcast. He also added a run-scoring single in the sixth inning to close out a multi-hit performance. The 26-year-old former top prospect finally put it all together at the highest-level last year, authoring a stellar 37-homer breakout campaign that saw him finish as a top-25 fantasy outfielder. He’ll come off the board right around that range as one of the stronger OF3 options in drafts this spring.

The Angels could have non-tendered Adell a year ago, but they’re glad they didn’t after he busted out with 37 homers and 98 RBI during a season in which he hit .236/.293/.485. The 26-year-old currently has two seasons to go before free agency.

Adell gave the Halos an early lead with an RBI single off of Kyle Freeland in the top of the first inning that plated Mike Trout. That would wind up being the extent of their offense in the ballgame however. The 26-year-old slugger also worked a walk in the ballgame. He has had a very productive season at the plate, slashing .237/.297/.490 with 36 homers, 96 RBI and five stolen bases in 549 plate appearances.

Adell’s 36 homers in 521 plate appearances this season are just two fewer than he had in 1,070 major league plate appearances coming into 2025. The Angels still very clearly need a center fielder for next year — Nelson Rada is not the answer just yet — but if they stand pat, they’re looking pretty good between the corners and DH with Adell, Mike Trout and Taylor Ward.

Adell missed each of the team’s last two games due to symptoms of vertigo. He’s feeling much improved on Saturday though and ready to return to action. He’ll start in right field and bat cleanup against Bryan Woo and the Mariners on Saturday evening in Seattle.

It’s the second straight game that Adell has missed while he continues to battle vertigo. It still sounds like the Angels are going to continue to take things day-to-day here and let him play when and if he’s feeling up to it. Chris Taylor will start in his place in right field again on Friday and will bat second against Luis Castillo and the Mariners.