David Adam LaRoche (born November 6, 1979 in Orange County, California), is a Major League Baseball first baseman for the Atlanta Braves. He is the son of Dave LaRoche and the brother of the Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Andy LaRoche.

Adam LaRoche was a 1998 graduate of Fort Scott (KS) High School, where he played baseball. He was named an All-American in baseball as a senior. His uncle, Dave Regan, was his high school head coach.

He played for his father, Dave, at Fort Scott Community College in 1999 before transferring to Seminole (OK) Junior College in 2000, where he was an All-American and the MVP of the Junior College World Series.