Angels rookie right fielder
Adell, ranked by MLB Pipeline as the Angels' top prospect and the No. 6 prospect in all of baseball, has struggled since his Aug. 4 callup, but the 21-year-old has historically been a slow starter at each new professional level he reaches.\n\n\"For me, it's exposure, it's education,” Adell said. “My mom used to say that all the time. The more you get to see these pitchers and see what they're trying to do, the more you're able to make the adjustments and perform at a higher level. I think that's kind of what had to happen for me to have success.”\n\nAt 21 years, 143 days old, Adell became the youngest Angels player to homer since Trout hit the 30th blast of his rookie season in 2012. Adell is also one of just four Angels players to hit a homer before turning 22 in the last 40 seasons, joining Trout, Dick Schofield and Brunansky. Brunansky was also the last Angels player to have his first two career homers in the same game, on April 11, 1981.\n\n“He's becoming a little bit more comfortable being here,” Maddon said of Adell. “And as he does that, you're going to see what everybody else has seen when he was drafted or was playing in the Minor Leagues. Sometimes it's not easy.”\n\nAdell's big night came as part of an offensive barrage for the Angels, who scored their most runs since posting 21 on July 2, 2016, at Boston. Trout went 3-for-4 with six RBIs, including a three-run homer in the seventh inning. It was the third career six-RBI game for Trout, who has a team-leading 12 homers and a Major League-leading 32 RBIs.
\n\n \n\nThe outburst backed right-hander