The San Diego Padres have placed injured reliever on the 15-day injured list just before opening a pivotal National League West series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. It marks the second time in as many seasons that Adam has landed on the IL since being acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays, with a right shoulder strain sidelining him this time.
The IL placement comes three days after Adam’s last appearance against the Chicago Cubs, which resulted in the 34-year-old allowing a run in the ninth inning of a 2-2 game at Wrigley Field.
Right-hander Germán Marquez was activated from the injured list in a corresponding roster move.
Adam began the season on the injured list, still recovering from the quad injury that ended his 2025 season prematurely and required surgery. Right away, he was instrumental in bridging the middle innings for closer Mason Miller, putting together a 2.25 ERA in nine April appearances.
Adam was even better in May, going 2-0 without allowing a run out of the bullpen in 13 appearances. But he was shaky in June, allowing 15 hits and seven runs (5.11 ERA) in 14 games. Overall, Adam leads the team with 17 holds.
In 377 career appearances with the Kansas City Royals (2018), Toronto Blue Jays (2019), Cubs (2020-21) Rays (2022-24) and Padres (2024-26), Adam is 29-17 with a 2.67 ERA.
Marquez, 31, had a 5.76 ERA in six starts after beginning the season in the Padres’ Opening Day rotation. He’s been on the IL since May 3 with nerve inflammation in his right forearm.
The Padres signed Marquez in February after facing him from the other side from 2016-25 when he pitched for the Colorado Rockies. In 11 MLB seasons, Marquez is 71-74 with a 4.70 ERA.
The Padres will send Randy Vásquez to the mound to face Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki in the series opener. Twelve games separate the second-place Padres (43-42) and first-place Dodgers (56-31) in the standings.
Without Adam, Padres manager Craig Stammen will have only Marquez, closer Mason Miller and two other right-handers — Bradgley Rodriguez and Ron Marinaccio — available out of the bullpen against their division rivals.
Marquez hasn’t pitched out of the bullpen since he made three relief appearances for the Rockies as a rookie in 2016.
