Johnny Giavotella
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Giavotella with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2015
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| Baltimore Orioles – No. 16 | |||
| Second baseman | |||
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Born: July 10, 1987 Harahan, Louisiana |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 5, 2011, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .256 | ||
| Hits | 317 | ||
| Home runs | 14 | ||
| Runs batted in | 125 | ||
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Johnny Arthur Giavotella (born July 10, 1987) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the Baltimore Orioles organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Giavotella was born in Harahan, Louisiana, to Johnny Sr. and Cindy Giavotella. His family is Italian-American.
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.
The Kansas City Royals drafted Giavotella in the second round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft. 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.
Giavotella was called up to the majors for the first time on August 5, 2011. On August 7, 2011, Giavotella hit his first major league career home run off the Detroit Tigers' Max Scherzer. Giavotella would finish the 2011 season with 2 home runs and 21 rbi's in 46 games. In 2012, Giavotella split time between the majors and in AAA with the Royals. The Royals recalled Giavotella on June 29, 2013 after Jeff Francoeur was designated for assignment. Giavotella was designated for assignment on December 18, 2014. Giavotella's 2014 season was marred with inconsistency as he was called up to the Royals roster for just 12 games, hitting .216 while not displaying improvement since his rookie year.
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