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Adam Stern
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Outfield
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Baltimore Orioles
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40
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Left
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Right
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July 7
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2005
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Boston Red Sox
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2006
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Batting Average
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143
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Home Runs
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RBI's
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(born
February 12 ,
1980 , in
London, Ontario ) is a
Canadian Outfielder in
Major League Baseball who plays for the
Baltimore Orioles .
He bats
Left-handed , and throws
Right-handed . Stern is the second
Jew ish player from Canada in Major League history. The first was
Goody Rosen .
Stern is primarily a line drive hitter to all parts of the field, with occasional power. He has good speed, and is a smart base runner. Defensively, he has a strong and accurate arm, and can play all 3 outfield positions.
Stern played 3 years on a baseball scholarship at the
University Of Nebraska , from which he graduated with a Sociology degree. He hit .356 as a sophomore in
2000 to earn 2nd-Team All-
Big 12 honors. In
2001 , he appeared in the
College World Series , and was named First-Team Academic All-
Big 12 , as well as an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention, after hitting .292 with 68
Runs and 27
Stolen Base s in 64 games.
He was drafted twice: first, by the
Toronto Blue Jays in the 22nd round of the 1998 draft (651st overall), and then by the
Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the 2001 draft (105th overall), before moving to the Boston Red Sox in
2004 as a
Rule 5 Draft pick.
In
2002 he stole 40 bases in 48 attempts for
Myrtle Beach in the
Carolina League .
In
2004 , Stern started in
Left Field for the
Southern League 's ''Eastern Division All-Star'' team, and was named an outfielder on the league's year-end ''All-Star'' club. He hit .322 with 64 runs, 26
Doubles , and 27 stolen bases in 102 games. He ranked 3rd in the league in hitting, 8th with a .378
On Base Percentage , and 9th with a .480
Slugging Percentage . His 27 steals were 3rd-most in the Braves system, and he had 41 multi-hit games in 99 starts. He was named Atlanta's Double-A Player of the Year. Stern missed 26 games to play for Team Canada at the
Olympic Games in
Athens , where he hit .250 (8-for-32) with 4 RBIs and 9 runs in 9 games.
The
Boston Red Sox made Stern a
Rule 5 Draft selection from the Braves in 2005.
In
2005 Stern batted .321 (26-for-81) with 8 doubles, 14 RBIs, and 3 steals during a pair of rehab stints with
Pawtucket , including a 21-game hitting streak.
He made his major league debut with the Red Sox on
July 7 ,
2005 . His debut was delayed first by a fractured right thumb he sustained while sliding in
Spring Training , then by a hamstring injury.
He played all three outfield positions in 2005, but was used primarily in right field.
Due to injuries, Stern fell short of the time Rule 5 picks are required to be on a 25-man major league roster. After spending 18 days on the roster required to fulfill his obligations to start the 2006 season, Stern was optioned to Pawtucket on
April 20 .
With the Red Sox, he again played all three outfield positions in
2006 , but was used primarily in center field.
Over the first two years of his major league career, he played error-less defense with better than average range at each position.
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On
October 3 ,
2006 , Stern passed through waivers and was traded by the Red Sox to the
Baltimore Orioles to complete a deal for catcher
Javy López and cash.
In January .
Jim Duquette , club vice president, noted that "With Stern, we didn't feel like we had the opportunity to see an awful lot of him, and we feel like he needs more time down in the minor leagues. He was one of the guys we were talking about all spring."
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On April 17, he was called up for the first time to the Baltimore Orioles, and had two at bats before being sent back down to AAA.
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- In January 2007 he was awarded the first Stubby Clapp Award at the fifth annual Baseball Canada fund raiser. The award goes to a player who shows desire, competitiveness, and a never-say-die attitude. {Link without Title}
