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Adam Katz is an American lawyer and sports agent specializing in baseball. Alongside Joel Wolfe, Katz is the Executive Vice President and Co-Managing Executive of Baseball at Wasserman,[1] a sports agency. Throughout his career, he has represented clients such as Sammy Sosa,[2] Mo Vaughn[3] and Hanley Ramirez.[4]

Before joining Wasserman, Katz served as President and Partner of the Reich, Katz & Landis Baseball Group.[5]

Background[edit]

Katz holds a J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School and a B.A. from Dickinson College.[6]

Sports agent career[edit]

Katz established himself in the 1980s and 1990s, with four of his clients winning MVP awards: Sammy Sosa (1998),[2] Ken Caminiti (1996),[7] Mo Vaughn (1995)[3] and Willie McGee (1985).[8][9] As part of the Reich, Katz & Landis Baseball Group, Katz also represented Hall of Famer Tim Raines and All-Stars Andy Ashby,[10] Bret Boone,[11] Chili Davis,[12] Tony Fernandez,[13] Steve Sax,[14] Aaron Sele,[15] Omar Vizquel,[16] and John Wetteland.[17]

Among Katz's contracts are Carlos Lee's $100 million contract with the Houston Astros in 2007, the largest in franchise history at the time,[18] and Mo Vaughn's $80 million contract with the Angels in 1999, which made Vaughn the highest-paid player in baseball at the time.[3]

Katz represents over 30 current baseball players, including Hanley Ramirez,[4] Jeff Samardzija,[19] Kenley Jansen,[20] Bartolo Colon,[21] Kenta Maeda,[22] Yuli Gurriel,[23] Edinson Volquez,[24] Julio Teheran,[25] Jose Quintana[26] and Addison Reed.[27] In 2017, Katz was the 10th-highest-earning baseball agent, according to Forbes.[28]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Adam Katz". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  2. ^ a b "Agent cools Sosa talk". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  3. ^ a b c "Angels give Vaughn a lot Mo' money". poconorecord.com. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  4. ^ a b Hernandez, Dylan. "Hanley Ramirez gets a $15.3-million qualifying offer from Dodgers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  5. ^ "Adam Katz: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  6. ^ "Team - Wasserman". Wasserman Media Group. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  7. ^ "St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri on December 11, 1994 · Page 28". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  8. ^ "La retraite pour Willie McGee?". RDS.ca (in French). Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  9. ^ "MLB Most Valuable Player MVP Awards & Cy Young Awards Winners | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  10. ^ REID, JASON (2000-12-07). "Ashby Changes the Signs". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  11. ^ "Twins take a chance, get second baseman Boone from Mariners". DeseretNews.com. 2005-07-12. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  12. ^ "TRADE WINDS FAIL TO RUFFLE LEDEE". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  13. ^ Curry, Jack. "BASEBALL;Fernandez Says Hello, Now Trade Me". Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  14. ^ "Sax Released, And Both Sides Happy". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  15. ^ "ESPN.com: MLB - Sele excited to join M's in two-year, $15 million deal". a.espncdn.com. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  16. ^ "Vizquel, Giants agree to $12.25 million deal". ESPN.com. 2004-11-14. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  17. ^ "Wetteland Is Waiting". Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  18. ^ "$100M puts Lee in Astros' orbit as O's concede". tribunedigital-baltimoresun. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  19. ^ "New Giant Samardzija excited by Bay Area return". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  20. ^ McCullough, Andy. "Dodgers splurge on Kenley Jansen, close in on reunion with Justin Turner". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  21. ^ "Bartolo Colon: 'At my age, I even surprise myself'". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  22. ^ "Kenta Maeda Joins Wasserman Media Group". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  23. ^ "Yulieski Gurriel, Lourdes Gurriel hire agents". MLB.com. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  24. ^ Kilgore, Adam (2015-10-28). "Why Fox held the story of Edinson Volquez's father's death — even when most viewers already knew". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  25. ^ "Labor and Agents". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  26. ^ "Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  27. ^ "Solving the mystery of how Addison Reed ended up with the Twins". Twin Cities. 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  28. ^ "Highest-Earning Sports Agents". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
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