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Niko Kavadas
Los Angeles Angels – No. 28
First baseman
Born: (1998-10-27) October 27, 1998 (age 26)
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 runs4
Runs batted in8
Teams

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

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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

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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

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Boston Red Sox

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Noie, Tom (July 16, 2016). "Penn's Kavadas takes big bat to Notre Dame". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Niko Kavadas Amateur, College & Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "#12 Niko Kavadas". pointstreak.com. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Derengowski, Adam (May 27, 2020). "Catching up with Notre Dame slugger Niko Kavadas". WSBT.com. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "Why new Red Sox draft pick Niko Kavadas is already drawing David Ortiz comparisons". The Boston Globe. July 13, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "Baseball America named ND's Niko Kavadas first-team All-American". South Bend Tribune. June 17, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  8. ^ "MLB opportunity finally knocks for Notre Dame 1B Niko Kavadas".
  9. ^ Byrne, Pete (July 13, 2021). "Red Sox draft Notre Dame slugger, Penn alum Niko Kavadas in 11th round". WSBT.com. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Niko Kavadas Stats, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "2022 Register Batting Leaders".
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Crowell, Jim (October 10, 2022). "Fall/Winter League Roundup: Arizona Fall League begins; Yorke and Ward impress". soxprospects.com. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  16. ^ Browne, Ian (July 30, 2024). "Red Sox add bullpen depth in trades for Sims, García". mlb.com. MLB. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  17. ^ "Angels designate Luis Guillorme, Willie Calhoun for assignment". ESPN.com. August 16, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  18. ^ ""Niko Kavadas lifts three-run homer for first MLB hit"". Retrieved October 5, 2024.
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