What a night for Nashville Sounds outfielder Jordyn Adams. On May 14, the Brewers' top prospect delivered a jaw-dropping, game-saving play that had fans—and even ESPN—talking.
With the Sounds clinging to a 6-5 lead over the Iowa Cubs, the game came down to the wire. Runners were at the corners with one out when Iowa's Justin Dean launched a ball deep into the right-field corner. It looked destined to clear the 310-foot wall, but Adams had other plans. He leaped, snagged the ball just before it could leave the park, and somehow kept it in play—knocking it high into the air before securing it for the out.
But Adams wasn't done. In one fluid motion, he fired the ball to first baseman Brock Wilken, catching Christian Bethancourt off the bag for a game-ending double play. The play was pure magic, drawing comparisons to Lorenzo Cain's legendary Opening Day catch in 2019 for Brewers fans.
Officially, it went down as a sacrifice fly—since the runner on third, Jonathon Long, tagged and scored before the double play was completed—but the highlight reel doesn't care about technicalities. The play made ESPN's SportsCenter Top 10, and for good reason.
Adams, a former first-round pick by the Los Angeles Angels in 2019, has 38 big-league games under his belt with the Angels and Baltimore. The 26-year-old signed with the Brewers as a free agent this offseason and started the year at Double-A Biloxi, where he crushed a 458-foot homer before earning his promotion to Nashville. He's currently sporting a .683 OPS across two minor-league stops this season.
It's worth noting that Adams was also a five-star wide receiver recruit out of high school, choosing to play both football and baseball at North Carolina before going pro. That athleticism was on full display Thursday night.
On the flip side, the week wasn't as kind to Biloxi right fielder Damon Keith. On May 13, he chased a line drive into the corner against the Montgomery Biscuits, only to slide awkwardly and land on top of the ball—lodging it deep into the grass. While Keith was fine and back in the lineup the next day, the play allowed Rays prospect Austin Overn to circle the bases for an inside-the-park home run. It took umpires a moment to figure out what had happened.
For Brewers fans, though, the highlight of the week belongs to Adams—a catch that reminded everyone why baseball's minor leagues are full of unforgettable moments.