José Marte's stay in the Rocket City was brief, but it also put him on the path to the show. Acquired by the Angels from the Giants in a trade deadline deal in 2021, Marte began his Angels career in the Rocket City. He only pitched in three games for the Trash Pandas during the first week of August, throwing three scoreless innings with five strikeouts behind a blistering fastball that reached over 100 miles an hour and a nasty slider.

That earned him a promotion to Triple-A Salt Lake on August 7. After only four appearances for the Bees, he got the call to join the Angels and made his debut in Cleveland on August 20, throwing two scoreless innings with four strikeouts. He made three more appearances for the Angels in 2021 before ending the season in Salt Lake. In 2022, he spent time with both the Angels and Bees, making 11 MLB appearances in his first full season in the Angels organization.

Elvis Peguero entered the Angels organization in a trade deadline deal from the New York Yankees in 2021. He began his tenure with the Halos in Rocket City bullpen. In his second Trash Pandas appearance, he picked up the win on August 4, 2021 at Chattanooga, throwing 1.1 scoreless relief innings with three strikeouts, displaying a fastball that reached 97 miles per hour as well as off-speed pitches with plenty of movement.

Following four appearances with the Trash Pandas, Peguero was promoted to Triple-A Salt Lake on August 19 and then to the Angels after only one Triple-A outing. He debuted on August 26, 2021 against Baltimore, becoming the fourth former Trash Pandas player to debut for the Angels. Peguero split the 2022 season between the Angels and Bees, making 13 MLB appearances while also going 4-1 with a 2.84 ERA and five saves for Salt lake.

On November 23, 2022, Peguero was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers as part of the deal that sent outfielder Hunter Renfroe to the Angels.

The first Pitcher of the Year in team history, Cooper Criswell had a season to remember in Rocket City before his first MLB promotion. A member of the inaugural Opening Day roster in 2021, Criswell made 12 starts for the Trash Pandas, going 6-4 with a 3.71 ERA and 85 strikeouts over 70.1 innings.

On June 20, 2021, Criswell became the second Rocket City pitcher to earn a weekly award when he was named Double-A South Pitcher of the Week following a dominant start on June 20 vs. Biloxi, when he tossed 6.2 scoreless innings and recorded a career-high 14 strikeouts in a victory. In his next start, Criswell was equally as sharp, throwing his first career complete game, getting all 27 outs on 101 pitches at Chattanooga on June 22.

He was promoted to Triple-A Salt Lake on July 31, 2021 and was sharp in four starts for the Bees, leading to his first MLB promotion on August 27. Criswell got the start for the Angels that night against the Padres in his MLB debut and ultimately took the loss. He ended the season at Salt Lake.

Criswell began the 2022 season on the Injured List with right shoulder soreness and actually made a rehab start for the Trash Pandas on July 13 at Mississippi. Following that start, the Angels placed him on waivers where the Tampa Bay Rays claimed him and optioned him to Triple-A Durham. Criswell returned to the big leagues for his Rays debut on September 12 at Toronto and struck out Vladimir Guerrero Jr. for his first MLB strikeout. That would be his only Major League appearance of the season, as he was returned to Durham and finished the season with the Bulls, winning the Triple-A National Championship.

With the perfect last name for a member of the Trash Pandas, Janson Junk found himself in the Rocket City late in the 2021 season following a deadline deal from the New York Yankees. Sporting a 1.73 ERA at the time of the trade to rank second in all of Minor League Baseball, Junk joined the Trash Pandas in August and struggled in his first three starts, suffering a pair of losses.

He picked up the win in his Toyota Field debut on August 21 vs. Chattanooga, setting the stage for what would prove to be his final Rocket City start on August 27 at Biloxi. That night at MGM Park, he was stellar, retiring the first 24 batters he faced in taking a perfect game to the ninth. The bid for perfection ended in the ninth as Biloxi put three runs on the board, but Junk still earned the win. Less than a week later, Junk became the first player to be called straight up from the Trash Pandas to the Angels, skipping Triple-A entirely in route to his MLB debut on September 5 vs. Texas. He made four September starts for the Angels to finish the season.

Junk spent most of 2022 with Triple-A Salt Lake, making 15 starts. In a brief return to the Angels, Junk picked up his first MLB victory on July 27 at Kansas City, firing 5.0 scoreless innings in a 4-0 Angels win.

On November 23, 2022, Junk, along with fellow former Trash Pandas Elvis Peguero and Adam Seminaris, were traded to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for slugging outfielder Hunter Renfroe.

Another member of the inaugural Rocket City rotation, Kyle Tyler was stellar for the Trash Pandas in 2021. The righty from the University of Oklahoma became the first Rocket City pitcher to win a weekly award when he was named Double-A South Pitcher of the Week for the period ending on May 30 following a win over Birmingham where he tossed six scoreless innings with nine strikeouts. Tyler later threw the first complete game in Trash Pandas history in the second game of a doubleheader on June 20, taking a perfect game into the sixth inning in a seven-inning win over Biloxi.

Tyler ended his Trash Pandas tenure with his first Double-A save on August 4 at Chattanooga, as the Angels began to move him from the rotation to the bullpen. He was promoted to Triple-A Salt Lake on August 7, and made five appearances for the Bees before being recalled by the Angels on August 28. He debuted for Los Angeles a week later on September 5 vs. Texas, throwing three scoreless innings. His first three Major League outings were scoreless as he ended the season on the Major League roster.

Heading into the 2022 season, Tyler was placed on waivers by the Angels and found himself in the San Diego Padres' system to start the season. A solid run on the mound with Triple-A El Paso earned him a promotion to the Padres on June 12. In his Padres debut that night, Tyler earned his first MLB win with two scoreless innings against the Cubs at Wrigley Field. He made one more appearance with the Padres and was optioned back to El Paso. The Padres eventually released him in early July, and he finished the season with Triple-A Sacramento in the San Francisco Giants organization.

A member of the inaugural Trash Pandas roster, Oliver Ortega was one of a few relievers who Manager Jay Bell called on in critical situations during the 2021 season. With a sizzling fastball that hits triple digits at times, Ortega completed the first shutout in Trash Pandas history on May 13, 2021 vs. Tennessee with a scoreless ninth inning for his first Double-A save.

He went on to record five saves for the Trash Pandas and was promoted to Triple-A Salt Lake on July 28 after posting a 0.82 ERA in nine July outings for the Trash Pandas. After a successful month with the Bees in his Triple-A debut, Ortega joined the Angels in September and pitched a scoreless debut with 1.1 clean frames at Petco Park in San Diego on September 8. In the final game of the regular season on October 3 at Seattle, Ortega earned his first MLB win with 1.1 scoreless innings as the Angels eliminated the Mariners from playoff contention.

Ortega split the 2022 season between Los Angeles and Salt Lake and made 27 MLB appearances for the Angels, including his first MLB save on June 26 vs. Seattle with 2.0 scoreless innings to finish a 2-1 win. On January 6, 2023, Ortega was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Twins.

After seven seasons in the Boston Red Sox organization, southpaw Jhonathan Díaz made a name for himself in the Angels' system in 2021, starting in the Rocket City. Called in from the bullpen on May 5 at Chattanooga, Díaz was the first ever relief pitcher to appear for the Trash Pandas. But he would soon make a name for himself as a starter. In his first Rocket City start on May 13 vs. Tennessee, he took a no-hitter into the sixth inning to earn the first ever win by a Trash Pandas starter.

On July 22 vs. Tennessee, he tied a new career-high with 11 strikeouts in the second of what proved to be four straight wins for the Venezuelan southpaw. In his next start on July 29, Díaz threw the first nine-inning complete game in Toyota Field history, defeating Birmingham 3-2. The strong run on the mound led to his first career Triple-A promotion on August 26. After just three outings in Salt Lake, he was promoted again, this time to join the Angels for the stretch run. In his second Major League outing, Diaz was stellar, firing 7.0 brilliant relief innings and allowing just one run to defeat Seattle on September 25, his first MLB win.

Díaz bounced between the Angels and Salt Lake in 2022, making 10 Triple-A starts in addition to four Major League appearances. For the Bees, he was at his best on April 28 at Round Rock, throwing 8.0 innings of one-hit ball. He picked up his only MLB win of the season on May 6 vs. Washington, tossing 5.0 scoreless innings. He is back with the Angels ahead of the 2023 season.

David MacKinnon's name is all over the Trash Pandas record books. The first baseman was the first batter to step to the plate in franchise history on May 5, 2021 at Chattanooga. He began the franchise history by hitting a single off Hunter Greene. MacKinnon later came around to score the first run in Trash Pandas history in that first inning.

The 32nd round draft pick quickly became a fan favorite in the Rocket City for his tremendous play on the diamond and his attitude off the field. MacKinnon was the Trash Pandas' most consistent player in their inaugural season, hitting .285 with 13 home runs and 65 RBI over 99 games, including the first walk-off in Trash Pandas history, a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the 13th inning on May 16 against Chattanooga. He continued the torrid pace in June with a .377 average in 21 games to be named the Double-A South Player of the Month, the first Trash Pandas player to win a monthly award. In July 2021, MacKinnon sat down to talk about his journey from the University of Hartford to the Rocket City.

However, that journey wasn't finished. After spending the entire 2021 season with Rocket City, MacKinnon began 2022 with Triple-A Salt Lake and crushed the ball for the Bees. On June 18, 2022, he was promoted to the Angels for the first time. Four days later on June 22, MacKinnon became the first former Trash Pandas player to record a Major League hit with his first career knock, an RBI single against Kansas City.

He appeared in 16 total games for the Angels before returning to Salt Lake. On August 5, he was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics and split the rest of the season between the A's and Triple-A Las Vegas. Heading into the 2023 season, he signed with the Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan.

California born and raised, Ryan Aguilar thought his career was over in 2021 after a disappointing season with Double-A Biloxi led to his release by the Milwaukee Brewers. Needing one more chance, Aguilar got one from the Angels with a minor league contract and an invitation to spring training in 2022.

Assigned to the Trash Pandas to start the season, Aguilar struggled, batting .175 in April. But in the middle of the season, he regained his form to change the course of his career. On July 2, he took a career-high five walks and scored three runs in a win at Tennessee. The patient approach at the plate proved to be key, For the month of July, he was third in the Southern League with a .344 batting average. In August, he was even better, hitting .360 with three home runs, 15 RBI, and 18 walks over 16 games. His best stretch came in late August, when he was named Southern League Player of the Week on August 21 following six-game series against Chattanooga where he hit .438 with two home runs, six RBI, six runs, and six walks.

That earned him the call to the show on August 26. At the time of his promotion, his .427 on-base percentage led the Southern League and was sixth in all of Double-A while 65 walks ranked third in the league at the time.

Making his MLB debut that night in Toronto, Aguilar took two walks and scored a pair of runs in an Angels win. The next night, he recorded his first MLB hit, a double off Blue Jays All-Star Alek Manoah. Overall, he appeared in seven games for the Angels, who went 5-2 when he played, before returning to finish the season in Rocket City.

Originally a 16-year-old international free agent signing by the Atlanta Braves in 2016, Livan Soto later became the heart of the 2022 Rocket City Trash Pandas on his way to the big leagues.

After joining the Angels in 2018, Soto worked his way up to Rocket City for the first time late in the 2021 season, appearing in 12 games for the Trash Pandas to finish the season in his first taste of the Double-A level. Soto returned to the Trash Pandas to start the 2022 season and was one of the top performers in the Southern League, leading the Trash Pandas to the playoffs.

In 2022, Soto recorded three hitting streaks of 10 games or more, reached base in 10 straight plate appearances from July 8-10, and ranked among the Southern League leaders in hits (2nd, 128), batting average (3rd, .281), walks (7th, 71), and runs (T-9th, 69). His 128 hits marked a new career-high and a franchise record for Rocket City.

He was at his best in mid-July, earning Southern League Player of the Week honors on July 10, his first career weekly award. A fan favorite on and off the field, Soto often delivered when the Trash Pandas needed it most, both at the plate and in the field.

On September 17, Soto got the call directly to Los Angeles and joined the Angels for the final stretch of the season. The next day, Soto made his first start and was stellar, hitting his first Major League home run for his first MLB hit in an Angels win over Colorado. With the big fly, he became the first former Trash Pandas player to hit a Major League home run. Soto was sharp for the rest of the season, hitting .400 with one home run, nine RBI and nine runs scored over 18 games.

Brendon Davis had a career season in 2021. It included a brief but exciting stint in the Rocket City, and helped put him on the path to the show.

Signed by the Angels heading into the 2021 season, Davis started off at a torrid pace for High-A Tri-City, hitting a Dust Devils record 14 home runs over 63 games to begin the season, winning High-A West Player of the Week honors twice over the first half of the season to earn a promotion to Rocket City on July 20.

Davis kept up the torrid pace for the Trash Pandas, hitting a home run in each of his first two games with the club and four over his first six games. In 30 games for the Trash Pandas, Davis batted .268 with eight home runs, 18 RBI, and 25 runs scored to earn his second promotion of the season, this time to Triple-A Salt Lake on August 25. He ended the year with another hot streak for the Bees, hitting eight more home runs and batting .333 over 21 games, giving him a career-high 30 home runs and 83 RBI in 124 games between the three levels in the Angels' system. Following the season, he was named an Angels' organizational All-Star by MiLB.com.

Davis returned to Salt Lake in 2022 and hit six home runs over his first 36 games. But on May 20, he was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Tigers and assigned to Triple-A Toledo. With the Mud Hens, Davis hit 14 more home runs for a second consecutive 20 home run season.

That led to a late promotion to Detroit on September 30. He made his MLB debut the next day in Minnesota, becoming the first former Rocket City player to debut for a team besides the Angels. In his second MLB start on October 4 at Seattle, Davis recorded his first MLB hit, a single to left. He appeared in three total games for the TIgers to end the season.

Fresh off a stellar college career at Campbell University, Zach Neto was drafted by the Angels with the 13th overall pick in the first round of the 2022 draft. He wasted no time in making the jump to Double-A with the Trash Pandas in August 2022, and was even quicker on his way to the big leagues in 2023.

Neto joined the Trash Pandas on August 9, 2022 and was a staple at the top of the lineup for the rest of the season. In 30 games, he batted a stellar .320 with four home runs, 23 RBI, and 22 runs scored. From the time he joined Rocket City through the end of the 2022 season, Neto ranked among the Southern League leaders in hits (2nd), average (4th), runs (T-4th), doubles (T-6th), and RBI (T-7th). In the playoffs, Neto doubled on the first postseason pitch in Trash Pandas history to lead off the game on September 20 at Tennessee, later scoring in a 9-5 win. In Game 2, Neto hit the first playoff home run in Toyota Field history, a solo shot to tie the game in the third inning.

After spending his professional spring training at big league camp, Neto returned to Rocket City to start the 2023 season and picked up where he left off. In seven games for the Trash Pandas, Neto batted .444 with three home runs, 10 RBI, and 10 run scored. On April 11, he picked up his first professional four-hit game including a leadoff home run in a 9-2 win at Birmingham. On April 14, Neto crushed a pair of home runs, his first career multi-home run game, in a 11-0 win at Regions Field. That would be his final game with the Trash Pandas.

The next day, Neto was promoted to the Angels, becoming the first 2022 draftee in all of baseball to make his MLB debut when he started at shortstop for the Angels at Fenway Park. After already being promoted to the Angels, Neto was named the Southern League's first Player of the Week for the 2023 season.

In the Rocket City, Neto became a fan favorite as a "swaggy player" on the diamond and his friendly personality off the field, often signing autographs for fans well after the game was over. Click HERE to read more about his professional debut for the Trash Pandas.

The Angels selected Sam Bachman with the ninth overall pick of the 2021 draft, and the righty quickly worked his way through Rocket City on his way to the big leagues.

With a stellar college career at Miami of Ohio behind him, Bachman began his professional career with High-A Tri-City in 2021. After five starts there, he joined the Trash Pandas at the end of the 2021 season but wasn't able to make his debut as the final four games of the Trash Pandas' season were cancelled. In 2022, Bachman began on the Injured List while ranked as the Angels' top prospect.

He was activated by the Trash Pandas in May and made his debut on May 6. Over his first three Double-A games, Bachman threw 11 scoreless innings. But another injury limited Bachman to just 43.2 innings in his first full professional season. It ended on a high note, as Bachman earned his first professional win in his final start of the 2022 season on September 14, tossing a then season-high six innings to defeat Birmingham.

He returned to the Trash Pandas in 2023 and won both of his first two starts. In the second game of a doubleheader on April 8, Bachman threw five scoreless innings, allowing just one hit while recording a career-high nine strikeouts. Brett Kerry threw the final two innings to finish a one-hitter in a 3-0 win. He set a new career-high with 6.1 innings at Chattanooga on April 28, allowing three earned runs to pick up his third win of the month.

On May 26, 2023, the Angels selected Bachman from the Trash Pandas and he made his MLB debut that night out of the bullpen against the Miami Marlins, allowing a run with four strikeouts in two relief innings.

In April 2023, Bachman talked about how being healthy is a key to his success. The strong start to 2023 has proven that correct and more.

Nicknamed the "Volunteer Fireman" for his blazing fastball, Ben Joyce's path to the big leagues was equally as fast as his most famous pitch.

The Angels' third-round selection in the 2022 draft, Joyce made a name for himself in college at Tennessee in 2022, when he threw one of the fastest pitches in the history of the game. His 105.5 mph fastball against Auburn on May 1, 2022 was the fastest in college baseball and ranked among the fastest recorded pitches in baseball history along with big league greats Nolan Ryan and Aroldis Chapman.

On August 5, 2022 Joyce joined the Trash Pandas for his professional debut and was stellar, allowing just three earned runs in 13 innings to start his career. On August 25 at Tennessee, Joyce recorded his first pro save in his hometown of Knoxville, finishing a 3-2 Trash Pandas win over the Smokies. He finished the season with two playoff appearances for the Trash Pandas.

Following a trip to Major League Spring Training in which he turned more heads with his fastball and his prowess on the mound, Joyce was back with the Trash Pandas in 2023. Starting as the closer, Joyce recorded four saves in five chances to start the season. In 14 appearances for the Trash Pandas, Joyce held opponents to just a .135 batting average, striking out 14 over 15.2 innings.

He got the call to the show on May 28 and made his MLB debut the next night against the White Sox in Chicago, striking out two over one scoreless inning to preserve a 4-3 lead in an eventual 6-4 Angels victory. With his debut, he followed Neto as the first two 2022 draftees from any team to make their Major League debuts.

After injuries nearly derailed his professional career, José Soriano made it all the way back.

Signed by the Angels as an international free agent, Soriano has taken an unorthodox journey to the big leagues. He came up through the Angels’ system as a starter, becoming a Midwest League All-Star in 2019 for Class-A Burlington.

In February 2020, Soriano underwent Tommy John surgery and was unable to pitch. That offseason, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected Soriano in the Rule 5 Draft and placed him on their 40-man roster. While rehabbing his original Tommy John surgery with Low-A Bradenton, Soriano suffered a setback that ended his season. The injury required a second operation to his right elbow, which further sidelined him. In November 2021, Soriano was returned to the Angels by the Pirates.

Soriano returned to the mound in July 2022 and made seven appearances between the ACL Angels and Low-A Inland Empire over the rest of the season. In 2023, Soriano was assigned to the Trash Pandas and was strong in the bullpen.

Over 17 appearances including two starts, he is 0-2 with a 4.24 ERA and one save, striking out 31 in 23.1 innings while holding opposing hitters to a .212 average. In the 15 relief outings, Soriano has allowed just five earned runs in 20.0 innings for a stellar 2.25 ERA. On May 27 vs. Chattanooga, Soriano earned his first professional save, retiring the Lookouts in order in the ninth to finish a 5-2 victory.

On June 3, Soriano was recalled by the Angels and made his MLB debut that night, throwing a scoreless inning in Houston. Since then, he has been a reliable member of the Angels bullpen.

When Kolton Ingram arrived in the Rocket City on July 22, 2021, he was an unheralded reliever, the 1102nd pick of the 2019 draft by the Detroit Tigers. By the time he left the Trash Pandas on June 15, 2023, the southpaw was the top reliever in franchise history.

In between, Ingram made a name for himself as the go-to reliever when the game was on the line, pitching in meaningful games in each of Rocket City's first three seasons. Over 85 career regular season games for Rocket City from 2021-23, Ingram went 7-3 with a 2.46 ERA, allowing 28 earned runs in 102.1 innings pitched with 16 saves, 21 holds, and 128 strikeouts while holding opponents to a .183 batting average. He also pitched in all three playoff games for Rocket City in 2022.

In 2022, Ingram tied for the most appearances in all of Double-A, pitching in 50 games out of the Trash Pandas bullpen, going 6-2 with a 2.67 ERA and 10 saves. That followed a stellar Double-A debut with the inaugural Trash Pandas squad in 2021 where he posted four saves and a 1.26 ERA in 12 appearances.

Ingram’s 85 games pitched for Rocket City are the most in franchise history, a record unlikely to be approached soon. He leads the Trash Pandas in holds and is second all-time in saves while also ranking in the top five in Rocket City history in wins, ERA, and strikeouts at the time of his promotion to the Angels.

On June 15, 2023, he was promoted to the Angels for his MLB debut and appeared in two games for halos in his first stint at the Major League level.

Click HERE to read an article from September 2022 about Ingram's rise to the top of the Trash Pandas bullpen.

Victor Mederos joined the Trash Pandas for the 2023 season as the youngest player on the Rocket City Trash Pandas roster. Despite his youth, his impact quickly earned him a promotion to the next level.

Drafted by the Angels in the sixth round of the 2022 draft, the Cuba native had a strong first half to the 2023 season, going 3-4 with a 5.98 ERA, striking out 71 over 55.2 innings while walking 25 and holding opponents to a .248 average. He currently leads the Trash Pandas in strikeouts while tying for second on the team in innings pitched.

On June 29, 2023, the game changed Mederos’ life. When getting ready for a start at Birmingham’s Regions Field against the Barons, Mederos was called in to chat with Manager Andy Schatzley. He thought the manger was going to go over a scouting report. Instead, Schatzley said he wouldn’t be starting that night, he’d be flying out west to join the Angels for his MLB debut.

He made his MLB debut at Angel Stadium on June 30 against Arizona, pitching two innings with two strikeouts, with his first coming against Diamondbacks All-Star Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Three days later, he struggled against the Padres in San Diego and was returned to the Trash Pandas the next day. He later made one more appearance for the Angels in 2023, pitching a scoreless inning against the NL East Champion Atlanta Braves on August 1.

The then 22-year-old finished 2023 with 99 strikeouts in 92.0 innings over 20 starts for the Trash Pandas, and his brief stint in the show should be a motivating factor for the righty heading into 2024.

None of this would have been possible if not for Mederos' family leaving Cuba to come to the U.S. in 2008, as he explained in August 2023.

A year after suffering a season-ending injury with the Trash Pandas, Trey Cabbage worked his way to the top.

Cabbage began the 2022 season with the Trash Pandas and quickly became a fan favorite, hitting .327 with 10 home runs, 32 RBI, 10 stolen bases, and 21 runs scored in 30 games. He was leading the Southern League in home runs and RBI through the first month of the season. Cabbage was named Southern League Player of the Month for April 2022 and took home Player of the Week honors on May 1.

On May 6, 2022, Cabbage delivered his most memorable moment with the Trash Pandas, a walk-off grand slam to send Toyota Field into a frenzy with a 6-2 win over Chattanooga. Earlier in the season, he became the first left-handed hitter in the Statcast era to hit a ball over 120 miles per hour with a single at Birmingham.

But on May 13, 2022 at Pensacola, Cabbage suffered a broken arm after a collision on the field at Blue Wahoos Stadium, ending his season. With a grueling rehab stint behind him, Cabbage returned to the field in 2023 and picked up right where he left off for Triple-A Salt Lake.

In 2023, Cabbage became the first player in Salt Lake Bees history and the sixth player in the 120-year history of the Pacific Coast League to record a 30/30 season, hitting 30 home runs and stealing 32 bases while hitting .306 with 89 RBI.

On July 14, 2023, Cabbage was promoted to the Angels for the first time and made his MLB debut that night. A week later, Cabbage crushed his first Major League home run, a 448-foot blast to dead center against Pittsburgh, displaying the signature power and passion that brought him through the Angels system.

Jordyn Adams joined the Rocket City Trash Pandas for the second half of the 2022 season as one of the top prospects in the Los Angeles Angels organization. While he didn't explode offensively in Rocket City, he kept his path to the big leagues moving forward.

He batted .249 with four home runs, 20 RBI, 33 runs scored, and 15 stolen bases in 62 games. He also appeared in two playoff games for the Trash Pandas, going 2-for-8 while hitting a home run in the first playoff game in Trash Pandas history on September 20, 2022 at Tennessee. He ended the year on a high note for the Trash Pandas, hitting .318 in 14 September games.

In 2023, Adams had the breakthrough season with Triple-A Salt Lake, batting .267 with 15 home runs, 67 RBI, 74 runs scored, and a Pacific Coast League-leading 44 stolen bases in 109 games in his first season at the Triple-A level. On August 1, he was promoted to the Angels for his MLB debut in Atlanta and appeared in 17 games for the Angels in his first stint at the big league level.