The Lousiana native tweeted out the news confirming his departure from baseball during the weekend. Johnny Giavotella was drafted in the 2nd round with the 49th pick by the Kansas City Royals in the 2008 MLB Amateur Draft.
The Kansas City Royals called up Giavotella on August 5, 2011, and he made his debut the next day. On August 7, 2011, Giavotella hit his first career home run off of some guy named Max Scherzer, whoever that is…
With four seasons for the Royals, Giavotella slashed .