Athlete Of The Week: Adam Magpoc

BREWSTER – Adam Magpoc (San Diego State) had already established himself as a permanent fixture in the record books of the Brewster Whitecaps when he was named the team’s Most Valuable Player last year.

Magpoc is back on Cape this season, and he’ll now play a second summer with the Whitecaps not only as a previous MVP but as the club’s stolen bases king.

Against the Falmouth Commodores in Brewster’s home opener Sunday, Magpoc reached base in the first inning and — like he did so often in 2025 — stole second, then stole third (then came in to score on a groundout). With that, Magpoc became the Whitecaps’ all-time leader in steals. Stony Brook Field’s public address announcer recognized the achievement later in the game.

Formerly at Boston College before transferring to play his junior year on the West Coast (closer to his hometown of Torrance, Calif.), Magpoc’s 26 stolen bases led Cape Cod last season. A switch-hitter who consistently works deep counts, he plays every spot in the outfield and can also appear across the infield.

“He's not your prototypical MVP, right?” Brewster manager Jamie Shevchik said. “We judge MVPs off batting average and home runs, I think, this day and age, and to me last year he was just the most valuable player.”

Adding on to Magpoc’s league-leading stolen base total last season was an 87 percent conversion rate (far above the breakeven figure). He’s already had three this year across three games (as of The Chronicle’s deadline).

“We scored our first run today without a base hit because of Adam Magpoc,” Shevchik said Sunday. “That's the kind of production that he did all last year, and that's why he's back again this year.”

Magpoc is draft-eligible this year, and at 5-foot-9, he’s not exactly in the mold of the usual pro prospect. With the way he’s given defenses fits with his speed during his Brewster tenure, though, that hardly seems to matter.

“He's just a really good baseball player,” Shevchik said.