Jo Adell donates glove to Baseball Hall of Fame after historic fielding performance

[p]Since 1995, over 70,000 games have been played across the MLB. That matchup between the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/seattle-mariners/txYPhSac/"]Mariners[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-angels/Mg9H0Flh/"]Angels[/a] was the only one to feature three home run robberies between both teams, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/adell-jo/bm78e003/"]Adell[/a], 27, had all of them. [/p][p]Some are calling it the greatest single-game defensive performance by an MLB player in the game's history. [/p][embed guid="ec1a5839-0ae7-4a74-a1f8-5fe1473f6e58" url="https://x.com/baseballhall/status/2041647403283919142?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]His first robbery game against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/raleigh-cal/zBDJZfkq/"]Cal Raleigh[/a] in the top of the first inning. The second wouldn't come until way later in the eighth inning when he robbed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/naylor-josh/S0h9BoYL/"]Josh Naylor[/a] in almost the exact same spot. [/p][p]It wouldn't be until the top of the 9th inning, when the Angels were up 1-0, that Adell would rob [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/crawford-j-p/WhgYlJ3K/"]J.P. Crawford[/a] for his third of the night, striking an iconic pose for what will undoubtedly become one of the best photos of the entire 2026 season. [/p][p]His defensive effort saved the game for the Angels as they went on to win 1-0.[/p][embed guid="4e464a03-59b1-4b9c-b024-f81cccc1cf1b" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeJjnr68I5I" social-type="youtube" /][p]Adell is coming off a career year for the Angels. His 152 games played were the most he's ever put up in a single season, missing just 10 games. The former 10th overall pick in the 2017 MLB Draft batted a career-best .236 (min. 100 games) with 37 home runs and 98 RBI.[/p][p]His batting average is already up for this season as he's hitting a solid .262 with one home run and six RBI through 11 games. [/p][p]The Angels are 6-5 and sit atop the American League West division heading into the April 7th matchup against the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atlanta-braves/0UPxbDYA/"]Atlanta Braves[/a].[/p]