In just eight days, MLB’s best from the National League and American League will duel it out at Truist Park in Atlanta in the 2025 All-Star Game. The initial rosters for this year’s Midsummer Classic were released on Sunday, and among the 19 first-time selections is San Diego Padres relief pitcher Jason Adam for the NL.
Adam, at 33 years of age and in his eighth MLB season, is having one of the best years of his career in 2025. He’s posted a tremendous 1.61 ERA with 52 strikeouts in 44 appearances thus far, and he’s allowed 34 hits in 44.2 innings pitched. Thanks in part to his efforts, the Padres have compiled a 48-41 record.
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Congratulations to Jason Adam on making the NL All-Star team! pic.twitter.com/98THEOvzJI
— 97.3 The Fan (@973TheFanSD) July 6, 2025
“Hard to explain. Incredibly thankful,” Adam said in an interview in the clubhouse after the rosters were released. “Thankful for the staff here giving me an opportunity to pitch. Thankful for my teammates picking me up on the nights I stunk. I don’t feel like I deserve it but I’m just incredibly thankful. … I’m overwhelmed with thankfulness. Didn’t feel like I could ever deserve this, but I feel blessed beyond measure.”
Later, the pitcher from Overland Park, Kansas, and father of four daughters revealed that he was in church when he got the call that he was an All-Star.
“We try to be good. We try to do everything we can to be the best at our job, “Adam said, “but ultimately, it’s a gift that we get to play this game and there’s a lot of factors beyond my control. So I try to do what I can, but ultimately, it’s a gift that I’m thankful for.”
Padres reliever Jason Adam reacts to being named an All-Star for the first time. pic.twitter.com/46WtT3XIWV
— 97.3 The Fan (@973TheFanSD) July 6, 2025
Adam has been outspoken about his faith in Christ throughout his MLB career, and on his Instagram account he describes himself as a “Christ follower” and references the Bible verse Proverbs 16:9. It says, “In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.”
Adam appeared on the Get in the Game Podcast hosted by former MLB pitcher Scott Linebrink in November 2022, where he talked about how he saw God at work in life’s difficulties.
“[God’s] good is always better than our good and better than our initial plans,” he said. “Whether it’s a broken bone, a setback. Whatever it is in anyone’s life, He promises to work it for good.”
Really enjoyed going on @scottlinebrink podcast. Scott does a great job calling all of us believers into action to serve those in need. @Sports_Spectrum pic.twitter.com/zRMMEH5JtA
— Jason Adam (@Jason_Adam9) November 29, 2022
It took eight years and five different teams, but Adam is finally an All-Star. And when he looks back on the twists and turns of his MLB career that led him to where he is now, he knows it was God establishing every step.
“You can look back on the times that things felt incredibly bleak and the times where it felt like everything was going perfectly, and you just see His hand through it all,” Adam said on the Sports Spectrum Podcast in April 2024. “Really, if I’m being honest, those times where things looked bleak, in the long run, are the times I’m most thankful for.”
The 2025 All-Star game is set for July 15 at 8 p.m. ET. More players are expected to be added to the roster in the coming days as some pull out of the game due to injury or other concerns. Meanwhile, Adam and the Padres will host the Arizona Diamondbacks (44-46) on Monday at 9:40 p.m. ET in the first of a four-game home series.
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