Patrick Kivlehan
Patrick Anthony Kivlehan (born December 22, 1989) is an American professional baseball first baseman and third baseman in the Texas Rangers organization. He played college baseball and college football at Rutgers University.
Career
Kivlehan played both college baseball and college football at Rutgers University.[1] 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.[2][1] 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.[3]
Seattle Mariners
Kivlehan was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the fourth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.[4][5][6] He made his professional debut that season for the Everett AquaSox.[7] 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.[8] Kivlehan returned to High Desert to start 2014. After hitting nine home runs in 32 games, he was promoted to the Jackson Generals.[9] The Mariners added him to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season.[10]
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 Martín and Anthony Bass to the Mariners and Tom Wilhelmsen and James Jones to the Rangers.[11]
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