Kevin Padlo

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 attend 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 Class A short season Northwest League.^[4][5]

Padlo played for the entirety of the Hawks' 2015 season 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.

On January 28, 2016, the Rockies traded Padlo and Corey Dickerson to the Tampa Bay Rays for Jake McGee and Germán Márquez.^[7] Padlo 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, Padlo played for 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 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 on August 17.^[15]

On August 19, 2021, the Seattle Mariners claimed Padlo off of waivers. He was assigned to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers, for whom he batted .298/.388/.596.^[16] He played one game for the Mariners, striking out as a pinch hitter on September 3.^[17]

Padlo was assigned to Triple-A 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.^[18]

On April 26, 2022, the Mariners traded Padlo to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for cash considerations.^[19] He joined the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, and hit three home runs in a game on May 1.^[20] The Giants promoted Padlo to the major leagues on May 3.^[21] 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.^[22]

Padlo was claimed back by the Seattle Mariners off waivers on June 11, 2022.^[23] He briefly returned to the majors, batting 2-for-10 with a double and 5 strikeouts in six games in late June.^[24][25] On August 5, the Mariners designated Padlo for assignment.^[26]

On August 7, 2022, the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed Padlo off waivers.^[27] In 3 games for the Pirates, he went 0-for-11. On August 27, Padlo was designated for assignment and was assigned outright to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians after clearing waivers on August 29. He elected free agency following the season on November 10.^[28]

On December 15, 2022, Padlo signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels organization.^[29] 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.^[30] 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.^[31] Padlo cleared waivers and was sent outright to Salt Lake on June 30.^[32] 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.^[33] Padlo was designated for assignment the next day following the team's acquisition of C. J. Cron and Randal Grichuk.^[34] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Salt Lake on August 4.^[35] On October 2, Padlo elected free agency.^[36]

On January 26, 2024, Padlo signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers that included an invitation to spring training.^[37] He was assigned to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Baseball Club to start the season,^[38] for whom he hit .216/.340/.380 with six home runs, 29 RBI, and nine stolen bases across 47 games. The Dodgers released Padlo on May 27.^[39]

On June 5, 2024, Padlo signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals.^[40] 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.

On August 2, 2024, Padlo was traded to the Chicago Cubs.^[41] In 5 games for the Triple-A Iowa Cubs, he went 4-for-28 (.143) with one home run and five RBI. The Cubs released Padlo on August 13.^[42]

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