BIOGRAPHY
Kevin Padlo was born July 15, 1996, in Murrieta, California. He is an infielder in the MLB.
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. Padlo spent the entire 2015 season with the Hawks, and was named a preseason and midseason Northwest League All-Star. 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.
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. Padlo returned to Charlotte in 2018, batting .223 with eight home runs and 54 RBIs with 115 games. 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.
On December 25, 2022, Padlo signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels organization. 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.
