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Red Sox Slugger Niko Kavadas Blasts Two-Run Shot In Sea Dogs Playoff Game

Kavadas is making his case as a clutch hitter.
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Red Sox Slugger Niko Kavadas Blasts Two-Run Shot In Sea Dogs Playoff Game
Red Sox Slugger Niko Kavadas Blasts Two-Run Shot In Sea Dogs Playoff Game

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The Boston Red Sox have a promising slugger that appears to be developing as a power hitter with a feel for the moment.

Niko Kavadas, the organization's No. 21 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, blasted a two-run homer to jumpstart the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs playoff run on Tuesday night at Hadlock Field against the Somerset Patriots. 

Kavadas got the party started with a 418-foot bomb, his 27th of a very successful season. He finished the regular season with a .280 average, 52 extra-base hits, 86 RBIs and a .990 OPS in 120 games between three levels: Single-A Salem, High-A Greenville and Double-A Portland.

After a 3-0 start, the Sea Dogs eventually would fall 9-4 in Game 1 of the best of three series. 

Regardless of the length of the Sea Dogs' run, Kavadas has plenty of games left on the schedule. He'll be one of eight prospects participating in the Arizona Fall League this offseason.

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Scott Neville
SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the Boston Red Sox for Sports Illustrated's new page "Inside The Red Sox." Before starting "Inside The Red Sox", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer.  His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join the Sports Illustrated Media Group in his current endeavor as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Red Sox" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu

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