Kevin Michael Padlo (born July 15, 1996) is an American professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent.
[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.
[4][5] Padlo spent the entire 2015 season with the Hawks, and was named a preseason and midseason Northwest League All-Star.
On January 28, 2016, the Rockies traded Padlo and Corey Dickerson to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Jake McGee and Germán Márquez.
[7] He 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 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.
[26] 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.
[27] 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.
[33] On January 26, 2024, Padlo signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers that included an invitation to spring training.
[34] He was assigned to the Triple–A Oklahoma City Baseball Club to start the season,[35] for whom he hit .216/.340/.380 with six home runs, 29 RBI, and nine stolen bases across 47 games.