Name Patrick Kivlehan | Role Baseball Player | |
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Current team Texas Rangers (#67 / Infielder) | ||
Patrick kivlehan home run seattle mariners prospect
Patrick Anthony Kivlehan (born December 22, 1989) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball and football at Rutgers University.
Contents
- Patrick kivlehan home run seattle mariners prospect
- Rangers insider thad levine on acquiring patrick kivlehan
- Career
- Seattle Mariners
- Texas Rangers
- Return to Seattle
- San Diego Padres
- Cincinnati Reds
- References
Rangers insider thad levine on acquiring patrick kivlehan
Career
Kivlehan played both college baseball and college football at Rutgers University. In his four years of football at Rutgers, he played in 43 games as a backup defensive back, recording 40 tackles and one interception. After his college football career ended after his senior season, he joined Rutgers baseball team. In his one season of baseball, he hit .392/.480/.693 with 14 home runs, 50 runs batted in (RBI) and 24 stolen bases in 51 games. For his play he was named the Big East Player of the Year.
Seattle Mariners
Kivlehan was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the fourth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his professional debut that season for the Everett AquaSox. In 72 games, he hit .301/.373/.511 with 12 home runs and 52 RBI. Kivlehan started the 2013 season with the Clinton LumberKings. After hitting .283/.344/.386 and three home runs in 60 games with Clinton, he was promoted to the High Desert Mavericks. In 68 games with High Desert he hit .320/.384/.530 with 13 home runs in 68 games. Overall, he hit .303/.366/.464 and 16 home runs. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League. Kivlehan returned to High Desert to start 2014. After hitting nine home runs in 32 games, he was promoted to the Jackson Generals. The Mariners added him to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season.
Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers acquired Kivlehan from the Mariners on December 2, 2015 as a player to be named later from an earlier trade that sent Leonys MartÃn and Anthony Bass to the Mariners and Tom Wilhelmsen and James Jones to the Rangers.
Return to Seattle
On May 29, 2016, Kivlehan was traded back to the Mariners for a player to be named later or cash considerations (later specified as pitcher Justin De Fratus).
San Diego Padres
On August 4, 2016, the San Diego Padres claimed Kivlehan off waivers. The Padres promoted him to the major leagues on August 20, he hit his first career home run off Robbie Ray in his second big league at bat.
Cincinnati Reds
On September 28, 2016, Kivlehan was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds. He was designated for assignment on October 6. Kivlehan made the Reds' Opening Day roster in 2017.