Padres lose All-Star Jason Adam for season with quad tendon rupture

San Diego Padres All-Star reliever Jason Adam suffered a ruptured left quadriceps tendon Monday night at Petco Park and will miss the remainder of the season, the team said after an MRI confirmed the injury. Adam, 34, collapsed on the mound while trying to field an infield single in the top of the seventh inning of San Diego's 4-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles and was carted off before the game resumed.

Adam appeared to land awkwardly on his left leg after delivering a pitch and then spinning to field Gunnar Henderson's chopper up the middle. He finished the play on the dirt and then writhed in pain. Trainers attended to him before he left the field on a cart. Manager Mike Shildt described the diagnosis as a quad tendon rupture and said "it's not good." Adam said he felt a pop in the moment and later estimated a six- to nine-month recovery; the team announced he is expected to undergo surgery Wednesday.

The injury removes one of the Padres' most reliable late-inning arms at a critical point in the pennant race. Adam entered Monday with an ERA below 2.00 and a team-leading number of holds; he has been a fixture in the back of bullpens since 2022. Since then, he has been among the...