ANAHEIM, CALIF- Los Angels outfielder Jo Adell is having the career season in 2025 that many have been looking for and many more have known he is capable of.
Adell has already smashed his career high with 35 home runs so far this season, the fourth-most in the American League, and he has 40 in his sights. Adell has been especially hot as of late, and his efforts were recognized with the A.L. Player of the Week Award on September 8. Adell slashed .407, .448, .1000 with five home runs, 12 RBI and six runs scored in the to earn the honor.Â
“It’s great… we think about the wins and trying to put up W’s and focusing on that, and when these things come around it’s pretty cool to enjoy that moment,” Adell said. “It’s cool for me. I’ve tried to be consistent with my work and it’s shown up.”
Adell’s season has been a breakout years in the making. Drafted in 2017 and slated to be the next big superstar for both the Angels and league-wide, Adell has walked a long road to achieve the success of 2025. First debuting in 2020, Adell showed flashes of his fabled hitting prowess, including his first three career home runs, but ultimately struggled at the plate in his 38 games, batting just 1.61 and slugging .266 while struggling in the field as well as he adjusted to the corner outfield.Â
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Jo Adell #7 of the Los Angeles Angels celebrates a home run during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on July 19, 2025, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Adell was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake in 2021, beginning a rollercoaster ride between the minor leagues and the Angels that lasted for years.Â
An abdominal strain in 2021 stalled his progress in his sophomore season, and from then on through 2023 Adell was optioned to Triple-A and recalled five separate times. He would dominate in the minor leagues and warrant another call up to Los Angeles, before struggling again at the Major League level and being sent back down, a brutal cycle for a player on the cusp of success.Â
Adell seemed to have finally earned a steady starting spot in the Los Angeles outfield in 2024, playing in 130 games and a career high in stolen bases and a then-career high in home runs with 20. As things to began to look up for Adell, his season was cut short with another trip to the IL in September 2024, this time with an oblique strain.Â
After recovering from the injury, Adell was able to make a triumphant return to the lineup in 2025, a testament to everything he has endured and all the work he’s put in to get to this point.
“I don’t think it’s being talked about enough, personally, the amount of work that Jo has put in with the people who are here… I can’t even quantify the amount of time that they have done, retooling, restructuring, adjusting, going through the ups and downs of what is a fruitful finish, so to speak,” Angels interim manager Ray Montgomery said.Â
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Los Angeles Angels outfielder Jo Adell (7) runs to third during the game against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA.
Montgomery continued on how coachable Adell has become, and how his work with Angels hitting coach Johnny Washington and other coaches such as Tim Laker and Jason Nix has led to his successful 2025.
“We’re talking about two years solid, plus two years before that, where he had to go through the struggles to get to that point, to open himself up, to be accepting of the information and then to put it in practice,” Montgomery said. “I’m proud, because I’ve been here for five years with Jo. I can’t imagine how those guys feel… that’s got to be as gratifying as anything you can do as a coach.”
Adell has been sidelined for the last two games with a bout of vertigo, an issue he’s had on the past, but he looks to recover quickly and stay on track so his big season can get even bigger.
“Just trying to get my head back right, and some of the fogginess. It’s kind of a frustrating thing, I don’t like missing games. It’s not my thing,” Adell said.Â