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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).
| 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 |
| Teams | |
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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]
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]
Boston Red Sox
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
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]
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