[2] A native of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, he was born as Adán Amezcua Magallón to parents of Basque origin.
He was signed as a 19-year-old by the Houston Astros organization in 1993, playing for them eight years before joining the Baltimore Orioles (2000–2001) and San Diego Padres (2002) systems, reaching Triple-A level with the Rochester Red Wings in the International League and the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League.
[1] Amezcua has also played from 1997 in the Mexican League, most prominently for the Sultanes de Monterrey, winning a title with the team in the 2007 season.
And Amezcua excelled in the tournament, guiding Culiacán to the Series title after hitting .455 with three home runs and nine RBI, to claim MVP honors and an All-Star team selection.
[4] Having caught more than 1200 games in his career, Amezcua has collected a very solid .984 fielding average and nailed 35 percent of potential base-stealers (319 of 582).