With Tunkhannock, Papi was a member of two consecutive district champions, and his 2011 team reached the state championship.

In 2013, his sophomore year, Papi led the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) with a .381 batting average.

[7] After two games with Mahoning Valley, the Indians promoted Papi to the Single-A Lake County Captains.

[10] Papi was assigned to the High-A Lynchburg Hillcats in 2015 and spent the whole season there, posting a .236 batting average with four home runs and 45 RBIs.

In 2017, he played for both Akron and the Triple-A Columbus Clippers, batting a combined .258 with 12 home runs and 55 RBIs in 124 games between both clubs.