Niko Kavadas #24

Nikolos Siade Kavadas (kuh-VAH-dis)...Twitter: @NikoKavadas..Played four seasons at the University of Notre Dame (2018-21)...Was named a Golden Spikes Award and Dick Howser Award semifinalist in 2021...Also named a Baseball America First Team All-American and First Team All-ACC in 2021...Played for Harwich in the Cape Cod Baseball League in 2019...Named a CCBL All-Star, batted .274 (33-for-131) with nine HR and 33 RBI in 40 games...Graduated from Penn High School (Mishawaka, Ind.)...Grew up a Chicago Cubs fan... Signed by Red Sox scout Danny Watkins.

2025

Opened season with Triple-A Salt Lake...Batted .248 (27-for-109) with a .826 OPS in his first 29 games and was recalled by Angels on May 2... Played 10 games with Halos across three Major League stints in 2025...Recorded two hits and three walks... Batted .295 (13-for-44) with a .972 OPS across 11 games with the Bees in September....Was named the Pacific Coast League Player of the Week for Sept. 15-21 after batting .318 (7-for-22) with six runs scored, one double five home runs and nine RBI during the week... Visited Twila Reid Elementary School on Aug. 20 as part of the Angels Rally Readers program...Led story time, took questions and passed out prizes.

2024

Began season with Triple-A Worcester and set career highs with a .281 (74/263) average and .975 OPS with 20 doubles and 17 home runs in 83 games...Acquired by Angels in a package with minor league OF Matthew Lugo, RHP Ryan Zeferjahn, and RHP Yeferson Vargas for RHP Luis Garcia on July 30...Played in 11 games for Triple-A Salt Lake before contract was selected by Angels on Aug. 16...Made Major League debut Aug. 16 against Atlanta...Logged first career hit, home run, and RBI off of Toronto RHP Tommy Nance on Aug. 22...Played in 30 games for Halos in first MLB action and compiled 17 hits, 11 runs scored, six extra-base hits and eight RBI with one stolen base...Recorded 12 hits across last 15 games after having five hits in first 15 games...Logged four multi-hit games.