Jo Adell dazzles with 3 wild HR robberies for Angels (1:25)Jo Adell dazzles with 3 wild HR robberies for Angels (1:25)
Associated PressMultiple AuthorsApr 5, 2026, 12:31 AM ET
ANAHEIM, Calif. — You’ve done something special when Torii Hunter, a nine-time Gold Glove Award winner known for his acrobatic catches, calls what you just did “probably the greatest defensive game I’ve ever seen.”
J.P. Crawford then led off the ninth with a drive toward the right-field corner, where Adell raced toward the ball, leaped to catch it, flipped over the low wall and fell into the first row of seats before holding up his glove to present the catch, which was upheld after a replay review.
“After the first one, I was pretty fired up,” Adell said. “When I got to the second one, which looked identical to the first, I thought, ‘Wow, my routes are on point tonight.’ The third one was just grit. Top of the ninth, you have to get it done. It was crazy.
“You just get there, then it’s decision-making. The ball was hit high enough to where I could get there. I watched it [into my glove], fell over and ended up in somebody’s lap. I don’t know who it was, but it was a softer landing than I expected. The fans were as fired up as me.”
Hunter, the former Minnesota Twins, Angels and Detroit Tigers star, has worked extensively with Adell on defense during the past few years.
“His impact has been huge,” Adell said. “It’s mental when you’re out there. It’s a mindset of going to get the baseball, being aggressive. Early, I was caught in between on some plays, and sometimes, that happens.
“When you err on the side of being aggressive and trying to make the plays, you’d be surprised at how many plays you make. That’s the mindset Torii had all those years, winning all those Gold Gloves.”
Jo Adell dazzles with 3 wild HR robberies for Angels (1:25)Jo Adell dazzles with 3 wild HR robberies for Angels (1:25)
Jo Adell dazzles with 3 wild HR robberies for Angels (1:25)