Adam James Stern (born February 12, 1980) is a Canadian former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder who played for the Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and Milwaukee Brewers from 2005 to 2010.

He, Kevin Youkilis, and Gabe Kapler set a record for most Jewish players on a team at once since the expansion era.

Stern played three years on a baseball scholarship at the University of Nebraska, from which he graduated with a Sociology degree.

In 2005, he batted .321 (26-for-81) with 8 doubles, 14 RBIs, and 3 steals during a pair of rehab stints with Pawtucket, including a 21-game hitting streak.

In 2009, while playing for the Huntsville Stars, as of July 9 Stern was second in the Southern League in steals (27), runs (58), and triples (6), and third in hits (95).

[7] Stern was selected to be a starting right fielder for the Southern League North Division All Star team, with the game to be played July 14 in Birmingham.

Due to injuries in 2005, Stern fell short of the time Rule 5 picks are required to be on a 25-man major league roster.

After spending 18 days on the roster to start the 2006 season (during which he made a game-saving catch against the Devil Rays), as required to fulfill his Rule 5 obligations, Stern was optioned to Pawtucket on April 20.

[11] On October 3, 2006, Stern passed through waivers and was traded by the Red Sox to the Baltimore Orioles to complete a deal for catcher Javy López and cash.

[12] Limited to 14 games in spring training, because of a strained right oblique muscle and a bout of food poisoning, Stern was 5–18 with 3 walks, 3 strikeouts, and 3 stolen bases in 3 attempts.

"[16] He was called up to the active roster on May 11, 2010, from AAA Nashville where he was batting .349 in 12 games when Carlos Gómez was placed on the disabled list.

[22] Stern played center field for Team Canada in all seven of their games at the Olympics, contributing four runs, four hits and three RBIs.

He owns Centrefield Sports, a multi-purpose facility and is the Director of Player Development for the Great Lake Canadians.