Johnny Giavotella
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Giavotella with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2015
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| Second baseman | |||
| Born: July 10, 1987 Metairie, Louisiana |
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| MLB debut | |||
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| MLB statistics (through May 16, 2016) |
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| Batting average | .254 | ||
| Hits | 250 | ||
| Home runs | 10 | ||
| Runs batted in | 102 | ||
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Johnny Arthur Giavotella (born July 10, 1987) is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Kansas City Royals from 2011 through 2014.
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Early life
Giavotella was born in Metairie, Louisiana,[1] to Johnny Sr. and Cindy Giavotella.[2] His family is Italian-American.[3]
Giavotella attended St. Matthew the Apostle School in River Ridge, Jesuit High School in New Orleans, and the University of New Orleans, where he played college baseball for the New Orleans Privateers.[4]
Career
Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals drafted Giavotella in the second round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft.[1] He played in Class-A in the Midwest League in 2008 and 2009, advanced to Double-A in 2010, and played in the Pacific Coast League and Triple-A Omaha in 2011.[5][6]
Giavotella was called up to the majors for the first time on August 5, 2011.[7] On August 7, 2011, Giavotella hit his first major league career home run off the Detroit Tigers' Max Scherzer.[8] The Royals recalled Giavotella on June 29, 2013 after Jeff Francoeur was designated for assignment.[9] Giavotella was designated for assignment on December 18, 2014.[10]
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
On December 19, 2014, Giavotella was traded to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in exchange for Brian Broderick.[11]
References
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External links
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- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- American people of Italian descent
- Baseball players from Louisiana
- Burlington Bees players
- Kansas City Royals players
- Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim players
- Major League Baseball second basemen
- New Orleans Privateers baseball players
- Northwest Arkansas Naturals players
- Omaha Storm Chasers players
- Sportspeople from New Orleans, Louisiana
- Tiburones de La Guaira players
- Wilmington Blue Rocks players
