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Mike Adams goes from South Jersey men’s league to Phillies after training himself to throw 98 mph

Adams graduated from college in 2016, never played minor-league baseball, and was working as a scout and instructor in South Jersey.

Mike Adams throws at the Baseball Performance Center in Pleasantville on Jan. 22. Adams, 26, is from South Jersey, and signed this week as a pitcher with the Phillies organization.
Mike Adams throws at the Baseball Performance Center in Pleasantville on Jan. 22. Adams, 26, is from South Jersey, and signed this week as a pitcher with the Phillies organization.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer
    by Matt Breen
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