Kevin Padlo

Kevin Padlo
Padlo with the Indianapolis Indians in 2022
Free agent
Third baseman / First baseman
Born: (1996-07-15) July 15, 1996 (age 28)
Murrieta, California, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 6, 2021, for the Tampa Bay Rays
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.111
Home runs0
Runs batted in3
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

Kevin Michael Padlo (born July 15, 1996) is an American professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays, Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Los Angeles Angels. The Colorado Rockies selected Padlo in the fifth round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.

Career

Colorado Rockies

Padlo attended Murrieta Valley High School in Murrieta, California, where in addition to playing baseball he was a two-time all-league basketball selection. He committed to attend the University of San Diego on a college baseball scholarship.[1]

The Colorado Rockies selected Padlo in the fifth round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.[2] Rather than enroll in college, Padlo signed with the Rockies, receiving a $650,000 signing bonus.[3]

Padlo made his professional debut with the Grand Junction Rockies of the Rookie-level Pioneer League, batting .300/.421/.594 with eight home runs and 44 RBIs in 48 games. To start 2015, the Rockies assigned Padlo to the Asheville Tourists of the Single–A South Atlantic League. He struggled, and was demoted to the Boise Hawks of the Low–A Northwest League.[4][5]

Padlo spent the entire 2015 season with the Hawks, and was named a preseason and midseason Northwest League All-Star.[6] In 27 games for Asheville he batted .145, and in 70 games for Boise he hit .294/.404/.502 with nine home runs and 46 RBIs.

Tampa Bay Rays

Padlo with the Bowling Green Hot Rods in 2016

On January 28, 2016, the Rockies traded Padlo and Corey Dickerson to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Jake McGee and Germán Márquez.[7] He spent the 2016 season with the Bowling Green Hot Rods of the Class A Midwest League, where he batted .230/.358/.413 with 16 home runs and 66 RBIs in 115 games.[8] He spent 2017 with the Charlotte Stone Crabs of the High–A Florida State League, posting a .223 batting average with six home runs and 34 RBIs in 64 games. After the season, the Rays assigned Padlo to the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League.[9]

Padlo returned to Charlotte in 2018, batting .223 with eight home runs and 54 RBIs with 115 games.[10] He split the 2019 season between the Double–A Montgomery Biscuits and Triple–A Durham Bulls, hitting a combined .265/.389/.538/.927 with 21 home runs and 62 RBI.[11][12]

On November 20, 2019, the Rays added Padlo to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[13] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On April 6, 2021, Padlo was promoted to the major leagues for the first time to fill in for the injured Kevin Kiermaier.[14] He made his MLB debut that night as the starting third baseman against the Boston Red Sox. After batting .083 over 12 at-bats, Padlo was designated for assignment by the Rays.[15]

Seattle Mariners

On August 19, 2021, Padlo was claimed off of waivers by the Seattle Mariners. He was assigned to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers, for whom he batted .298/.388/.596.[16]

Padlo was assigned to Triple-A Tacoma to begin the 2022 season. After limping to a .173/.317/.327 batting line with Tacoma, he was designated for assignment on April 23, 2022, when the Mariners acquired Stuart Fairchild.[17]

San Francisco Giants

On April 26, 2022, the Mariners traded Padlo to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for cash considerations.[18] He joined the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, and hit three home runs in a game on May 1.[19] The Giants promoted Padlo to the major leagues on May 3.[20] He batted 2-for-12 for the Giants in 2022. On June 9, Padlo was designated for assignment by San Francisco after the team acquired Austin Wynns.[21]

Seattle Mariners (second stint)

Padlo was claimed back by the Seattle Mariners off waivers on June 11, 2022.[22] On August 5, 2022, Padlo was designated for assignment.[23]

Pittsburgh Pirates

On August 7, 2022, Padlo was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[24] On August 27, Padlo was designated for assignment. He elected free agency on November 10, 2022.

Los Angeles Angels

On December 15, 2022, Padlo signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels organization. [25] He was assigned to the Triple–A Salt Lake Bees to begin the 2023 season, where he played in 32 games and batted .273/.396/.555 with 7 home runs and 24 RBI. On June 20, 2023, Padlo was selected to the major league roster following an injury to Anthony Rendon.[26] In 3 games for the Angels, Padlo went 1–for–8 (.125), with a double off of Colorado Rockies starter Kyle Freeland serving as his only hit. On June 24, he was designated for assignment after the team traded for Mike Moustakas.[27] Padlo cleared waivers and was sent outright to Salt Lake on June 30.[28] He was re–selected to the 40-man roster on July 30, 2023 after Taylor Ward suffered facial fractures as a result of being hit by a pitch.[29] Padlo was designated for assignment the next day following the team's acquisition of C. J. Cron and Randal Grichuk.[30] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple–A Salt Lake on August 4.[31] On October 2, Padlo elected free agency.[32]

Los Angeles Dodgers

On January 26, 2024, Padlo signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers that included an invitation to spring training.[33] He was assigned to the Triple–A Oklahoma City Baseball Club to start the season,[34] for whom he hit .216/.340/.380 with six home runs, 29 RBI, and nine stolen bases across 47 games. Padlo was released by the Dodgers organization on May 27.[35]

Kansas City Royals

On June 5, 2024, Padlo signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals.[36] Padlo played for the Double–A Northwest Arkansas Naturals and Triple–A Omaha Storm Chasers, but hit .143 in 7 games for the Naturals and hit .103 in 12 games for Omaha.

Chicago Cubs

On August 2, 2024, Padlo was traded to the Chicago Cubs.[37] In 5 games for the Triple–A Iowa Cubs, he went 4–for–28 (.143) with one home run and five RBI. Padlo was released by the Cubs organization on August 13.[38]

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  38. ^ https://www.milb.com/transactions/2024-08-13 [bare URL]
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