San Diego Padres All-Star right-handed pitcher Jason Adam exited Monday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles with an apparent lower leg injury.
Adam threw his 26th pitch of the night and went down in immediate pain in the seventh inning after his cleat appeared to get stuck on the mound. He was carted off the field and couldn’t put any weight on his left leg.
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As the trainers came out to check on him, Adam appeared to say, “I felt something pop,” as shown on a replay on the television broadcast.
Padres pitcher Jason Adam falls to the ground in pain after throwing a pitch.
The all-star was carted off the field after. pic.twitter.com/l4qZ39Z0kl
— Frank Jefferson (@_frankjefferson) September 2, 2025
Hope Jason Adam is ok #Padres pic.twitter.com/2w6oWXQsyP
— Russell (@RDmax81) September 2, 2025
In a wild turn of events, Jason Adam is getting carted off the field.
It looked like maybe his leg slipped on the mound? pic.twitter.com/fdP3JAE0SN
— Julian Del Gaudio (@JulianDelGaudio) September 2, 2025
Adam received a standing ovation from the Petco Park crowd as he was carted off the field.
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Adam has developed into an All-Star reliever with San Diego after being acquired at last year’s trade deadline from the Tampa Bay Rays.
Entering Monday, he had made 64 appearances this season, sporting a 1.81 ERA across 64.2 innings pitched. He was charged with an earned run on Monday that scored after he left the game, increasing his ERA to 1.93.
Adam was one of three Padres relievers to make the All-Star Game this year in a historic achievement for San Diego. He was also dubbed one of the team’s “Four Horsemen” by manager Mike Shildt alongside All-Stars Robert Suarez and Adrian Morejon, as well as Jeremiah Estrada. They became the “Five Horsemen” when All-Star Mason Miller joined the team at the trade deadline.
The addition of Miller instantly goes from a luxury to a necesity if Adam is forced to miss significant time. While the bullpen has been the Padres’ biggest strength all season long, the starting pitching has struggled mightily, making the team rely on the relievers far more than they’d like.
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Monday’s game was a perfect example, with starter Dylan Cease lasting just four innings while throwing 91 pitches. Morejon entered in the fifth and pitched 1.2 innings, while Adam was deployed to finish the sixth and pitch the seventh before suffering his fluke injury.
The Padres will hope the injury wasn’t as bad as it looks, as they enter the final month of the season in a sprint with the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the National League West.
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