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