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By Candace On Apr 11, 2023

Adam Lynn Duvall is a professional baseball outfielder from the United States. He was born on September 4, 1988, and currently plays for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball.

Before joining the Red Sox, he played for various other teams such as the San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Miami Marlins, and Atlanta Braves.

Duvall is an alumnus of the University of Louisville where he played college baseball.

He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 11th round of the 2010 MLB draft and made his MLB debut in 2014. He was an All-Star in 2016.

Adam Lynn Duvall was born in Louisville, Kentucky to Jeana and Alvin Duvall.

He has a younger brother named Austin. Duvall attended Butler High School in Louisville where he played baseball.

He could not play during his senior year of high school as he had to undergo surgery for a cracked vertebra that he had sustained in his junior high school season.

Duvall played college baseball at Western Kentucky University, Chipola College, and the University of Louisville.

The San Francisco Giants drafted Duvall in the 11th round of the 2010 MLB draft.

He played for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes that season, where he batted .245 with four home runs and 18 RBIs in 54 games. In 2011, Duvall played for the Augusta GreenJackets and slashed .285/.385/.527 with 22 home runs and 87 RBIs in 116 games.

He played for the San Jose Giants in 2012, where he batted .258 and led all Class A players with 30 home runs and 100 RBIs.

Duvall spent the 2013 season with the Richmond Flying Squirrels, tallying a .252 average, 17 home runs, and 58 RBIs over 105 games. He was added to the 40-man roster on November 20, 2013. He started the 2014 season with the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies.

The Giants promoted Duvall to the major leagues on June 25, 2014. In his first MLB game, he hit a home run off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Mike Leake.

He played in 28 games with the Giants that year, finishing with a .192 batting average, three home runs, and five RBIs.

The Giants won the 2014 World Series, but Duvall did not make any appearances in the postseason. He began the 2015 season with the Sacramento River Cats.

On July 30, 2015, the Giants traded Duvall and Keury Mella to the Reds for Leake. Following the trade, Duvall joined the Louisville Bats.

Duvall played in 27 games with the Reds, posting a .219 batting average, five home runs, and nine RBIs.

In 2016, Duvall was included on the Reds’ opening day roster. He played in 150 games that year and posted a .241 batting average, 33 home runs, and 103 RBIs.

He was selected to the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game as a reserve. Duvall participated in the 2016 MLB Home Run Derby, losing to 2015 derby champion Todd Frazier in the semifinals.