Kevin Padlo

Kevin Michael Padlo (born July 15, 1996) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Colorado Rockies selected Padlo in the fifth round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. He made his MLB debut in 2021. He previously played for the Tampa Bay Rays and Seattle Mariners.

Kevin Padlo
Padlo with the Bowling Green Hot Rods in 2016
San Francisco Giants – No. 49
Third baseman
Born: (1996-07-15) July 15, 1996
Murrieta, California
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 6, 2021, for the Tampa Bay Rays
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.077
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams

Career

Colorado Rockies

Padlo attended Murrieta Valley High School in Murrieta, California. 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 Class A South Atlantic League. He struggled, and was demoted to the Boise Hawks of the Class A-Short Season 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

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 Class A-Advanced 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 Montgomery Biscuits and Durham Bulls, hitting a combined .265/.389/.538/.927 with 21 home runs and 62 RBI.[11][12]

Padlo was added to the Rays 40–man roster following the 2019 season.[13] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by 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 Rainers, for whom he batted .298/.388/.596.[16]

San Francisco Giants

On April 26, 2022, the Mariners traded Padlo to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for cash considerations.[17] He joined the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, and hit three home runs in a game on May 1.[18] The Giants promoted Padlo to the major leagues on May 3.[19]

References
  1. Kyle Glaser (June 4, 2014). "BASEBALL: Gerhart, Padlo lead MLB Draft hopefuls". Press Enterprise. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  2. "Rockies land late bloomer Padlo in Round 5". Major League Baseball. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  3. "Rockies pony up to bring Padlo into fold". MLB.com. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  4. "Hawks hoping Colorado Rockies' prospect can rebound in Boise". idahostatesman. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  5. "Colorado Rockies prospect Kevin Padlo drives in career-high six runs for Boise Hawks – MiLB.com News – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  6. "Rays get OF Dickerson from Rockies for reliever McGee". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  7. Thomas Harding (January 28, 2016). "Rockies to receive reliever McGee in four-player swap". MLB.com. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  8. "Kevin Padlo Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  9. "Surprise Saguaros Active Roster". MLB.com. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  10. "Kevin Padlo Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  11. Bob Sutton (August 19, 2019). "IL notes: Tucker trying to shed label". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  12. Marc Topkin (March 30, 2019). "Rays Tales: The return of German Marquez, the prospect who got away". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  13. Marc Topkin (November 20, 2019). "Rays move on from Matt Duffy, add five prospects to 40-man roster". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  14. Steve Adams (2021-04-06). "Rays Place Kevin Kiermaier on IL, Claim Deivy Grullon". Mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  15. Anthony Franco (2021-08-17). "Rays Select Shawn Armstrong". Mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  16. "Mariners Claim Kevin Padlo off Waivers from Rays".
  17. "Mariners Trade INF Kevin Padlo to Giants in Exchange for Cash Considerations". April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  18. "Kevin Padlo Sacramento River Cats three homer game | BlueClaws". Milb.com. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  19. Neilson, Susie (2021-09-10). "Latest Giants callup Kevin Padlo in lineup after 3-HR game with Sacramento". Sfchronicle.com. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
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