Jason Adam - San Diego Padres pitcher on his quad rupture, patience, faith and fatherhood
Sports Spectrum Podcast
Sports Spectrum
4.9 • 685 Ratings
🗓️ 13 February 2026
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
San Diego Padres All-Star pitcher Jason Adam joins the show with Matt to talk about his quad tendon rupture injury in September 2025 and how the rehab is going thus far. He also talks about doubt in his baseball journey and dealing with disappointment.
Chapters:
(01:50) - Big news on the parenting front
(06:23) - His September left quad tendon rupture injury
(13:14) - Ups and downs of the baseball journey
(17:45) - Dealing with disappointment
(22:37) - Spiritual disciplines
(29:18) - Being patient in the rehab process
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Yeah, I don't play for the fame, I play for the king |
| 0:04.0 | Yeah, every step on the field let the heavens ring |
| 0:07.0 | Uh, got Jesus in my heart so I run with a purpose |
| 0:10.0 | Yeah, this is sports spectrum |
| 0:13.0 | Faith on the surface, uh, I don't play for the crowd, I play for the king |
| 0:17.0 | Yeah, every rap, every drill I give every day |
| 0:20.0 | Uh, from the locker room prayers to the lights that gleam. |
| 0:23.6 | Yeah. |
| 0:24.6 | We raise his name, uh, welcome to the team, huh, uh, uh, uh, here's your host. |
| 0:31.6 | Former NFL Provo running back in Chicago Bears legend. |
| 0:35.6 | Matt Forte. |
| 0:36.6 | Uh, uh, |
| 0:38.3 | What's up y'all? |
| 0:43.3 | Welcome back to Sports Spectrum. |
| 0:44.3 | I'm your host, Matt Forte, here with my guy, Jason Romano. |
| 0:46.3 | And Jason, I'm excited to talk to Jason Adam, |
| 0:50.3 | one of our guys from PAO, but also all-star pitcher |
| 0:53.3 | from the San Diego Padres. |
| 0:55.9 | Jason, welcome to the podcast. |
| 0:57.5 | You're no stranger, but welcome to the Sports Spectrum. |
| 1:00.4 | Thank you, guys, man. |
| 1:01.2 | It's good to see y'all. |
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