Adam James Stern (born February 12, 1980, in Lambeth, Ontario) is a Canadian outfielder in Major League Baseball who plays in the Baltimore Orioles organization.

He bats left-handed, and throws right-handed. Stern is the second Jewish player from Canada in Major League history. The first was Goody Rosen.

Stern is primarily a line drive hitter to all parts of the field, with occasional power. He has good speed, and is a smart base runner. Defensively, he has a strong and accurate arm, and can play all 3 outfield positions.

Stern played 3 years on a baseball scholarship at the University of Nebraska, from which he graduated with a Sociology degree. He hit .356 as a sophomore in 2000 to earn 2nd-Team All-Big 12 honors. In 2001, he appeared in the College World Series, and was named First-Team Academic All-Big 12, as well as an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention, after hitting .292 with 68 runs and 27 stolen bases in 64 games.

He was drafted twice: first, by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 22nd round of the 1998 draft (651st overall), and then by the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the 2001 draft (105th overall), before moving to the Boston Red Sox in 2004 as a Rule 5 draft pick.

In 2002 he stole 40 bases in 48 attempts for Myrtle Beach in the Carolina League.

In 2004, Stern started in left field for the Southern League's Eastern Division All-Star team, and was named an outfielder on the league's year-end All-Star club. He hit .322 with 64 runs, 26 doubles, and 27 stolen bases in 102 games. He ranked 3rd in the league in hitting, 8th with a .378 on base percentage, and 9th with a .480 slugging percentage. His 27 steals were 3rd-most in the Braves system, and he had 41 multi-hit games in 99 starts. He was named Atlanta's Double-A Player of the Year. Stern missed 26 games to play for Team Canada at the Olympic Games in Athens, where he hit .250 (8-for-32) with 4 RBIs and 9 runs in 9 games.

The Boston Red Sox made Stern a Rule 5 draft selection from the Braves in 2005.

In 2005 Stern batted .321 (26-for-81) with 8 doubles, 14 RBIs, and 3 steals during a pair of rehab stints with Pawtucket, including a 21-game hitting streak.

Boston Red Sox (2005-06)

He made his major league debut with the Red Sox on July 7, 2005. His debut was delayed first by a fractured right thumb he sustained while sliding in spring training, then by a hamstring injury.

He played all three outfield positions in 2005, but was used primarily in right field.

Due to injuries, Stern fell short of the time Rule 5 picks are required to be on a 25-man major league roster. After spending 18 days on the roster required to fulfill his obligations to start the 2006 season, Stern was optioned to Pawtucket on April 20.

With the Red Sox, he again all three outfield positions in 2006, but was used primarily in center field.

Over the first two years of his major league career, he played error-less defense with better than average range at each position.

Baltimore Orioles (2007-present)

On October 3, 2006, Stern passed through waivers and was traded by the Red Sox to the Baltimore Orioles to complete a deal for catcher Javy López and cash. In January 2007 Stern reached a 1-year deal with the Orioles. In his first 14 games in spring training Stern was 5-18 with 3 walks, 3 strikeouts, and 3 stolen bases in 3 attempts.
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