Niko Kavadas
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| Niko Kavadas | |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Angels – No. 28 | |
| First baseman | |
| Born: October 27, 1998 South Bend, Indiana, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 16, 2024, for the Los Angeles Angels | |
| MLB statistics (through September 29, 2024) | |
| Batting average | .183 |
| Home runs | 4 |
| Runs batted in | 8 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Nikolos Siade Kavadas (born October 27, 1998) is an American professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Early life
[edit]Kavadas grew up in Granger, Indiana, and attended Penn High School. As a junior, he was named first team All-Northern Indiana Conference and Class 4-A All-State after posting a .440 batting average with three home runs, 14 doubles, and 44 RBIs.[1]
College career
[edit]Kavadas played college baseball at Notre Dame for four seasons. After his freshman season, he played in the Northwoods League for the Kalamazoo Growlers, compiling a .308 average.[2] After his sophomore season in 2019, he played for the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he was named a league all-star and tied for the league lead with nine home runs in 40 games.[3][4] As a junior, Kavadas hit .255 with seven home runs and 17 RBIs in 13 games before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.[5] He batted .302 and hit a school record 22 home runs with 64 RBIs in his senior season and was named first team All-Atlantic Coast Conference and a first team All-American by Baseball America.[6][7] Kavadas finished his collegiate career with 46 home runs and 146 RBIs while batting for a .286 average over 161 games played.[8]
Professional career
[edit]Boston Red Sox
[edit]Kavadas was selected in the 11th round, with the 316th overall pick, of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the Red Sox.[9] He signed with the team on August 1, 2021, and received a $250,000 bonus.[10] He was initially assigned to the rookie–level Florida Complex League Red Sox,[11] then promoted to the Low-A Salem Red Sox in August.[12] Overall with both teams in 2021, Kavadas batted .256 with two home runs and six RBI in 15 games.[2] Kavadas played for three teams during 2022: Salem, the High-A Greenville Drive, and the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs.[2] Overall for the season, he had a .280/.443/.547 slash line in 393 at bats, and was second in the minor leagues with 102 walks.[13] He was named the minor-league Offensive Player of the Year by the Red Sox organization.[14] After the season, he was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League.[15]
Kavadas split the 2023 season between Double-A Portland and the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox, posting a combined .206 with 22 home runs and 69 RBI.[2] He returned to Worcester to begin the 2024 season, hitting .281 with 17 home runs and 63 RBI across 83 games.[2]
Los Angeles Angels
[edit]On July 30, 2024, Kavadas, Matthew Lugo, Yeferson Vargas, and Ryan Zeferjahn were traded to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for Luis García.[16] In 11 games for the Triple–A Salt Lake Bees, he slashed .159/.229/.341 with two home runs and four RBI. On August 16, 2024, Kavadas was selected to the 40-man roster and made his major league debut for the Angels.[17]
On August 24, Kavadas recorded his first hit as a major leaguer. He smacked a three-run home run to the opposite field, in the 9th inning against the Toronto Blue Jays.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ Noie, Tom (July 16, 2016). "Penn's Kavadas takes big bat to Notre Dame". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Niko Kavadas Amateur, College & Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ "#12 Niko Kavadas". pointstreak.com. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^ Mahoney, Andrew (July 13, 2021). "2021 MLB Draft Day 3: Red Sox take Notre Dame first baseman Niko Kavadas". Boston.com. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ Derengowski, Adam (May 27, 2020). "Catching up with Notre Dame slugger Niko Kavadas". WSBT.com. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "Why new Red Sox draft pick Niko Kavadas is already drawing David Ortiz comparisons". The Boston Globe. July 13, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "Baseball America named ND's Niko Kavadas first-team All-American". South Bend Tribune. June 17, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "MLB opportunity finally knocks for Notre Dame 1B Niko Kavadas".
- ^ Byrne, Pete (July 13, 2021). "Red Sox draft Notre Dame slugger, Penn alum Niko Kavadas in 11th round". WSBT.com. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "Red Sox sign 1B Niko Kavadas, but are spurned by second-round pick Jud Fabian". The Boston Globe. August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "Niko Kavadas Stats, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ Collins, Matt (August 30, 2021). "Red Sox Minor Lines: Nick Yorke and Jay Groome lead the way in Greenville: While Niko Kavadas hit his first homer with Salem". overthemonster.com. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ "2022 Register Batting Leaders".
- ^ Woodward, Will (September 27, 2022). "Minor Notes: Red Sox announce their Players of the Year & Portland's playoff run ends". soxprospects.com. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ^ Crowell, Jim (October 10, 2022). "Fall/Winter League Roundup: Arizona Fall League begins; Yorke and Ward impress". soxprospects.com. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ Browne, Ian (July 30, 2024). "Red Sox add bullpen depth in trades for Sims, García". mlb.com. MLB. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "Angels designate Luis Guillorme, Willie Calhoun for assignment". ESPN.com. August 16, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ ""Niko Kavadas lifts three-run homer for first MLB hit"". Retrieved October 5, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio