2016 Photo Gallery
CAREER ACCOLADES
2016 Big West Player of the Week, May 2
2015 MLB DRAFT
Drafted in the 37th round by the Miami Marlins in the 2015 MLB Draft.
AS A FRESHMAN (2016)
Played in 44 games, making 35 starts for the Titans... Batted .233 with three home runs and 28 RBIs, the fourth most on the team... Posted a .426 slugging percentage and .301 on-base percentage while stealing seven bases in eight attempts... Won the Big West Conference Player of the Week award on May 9... Batted .275 in 20 Big West Conference games and tallied 19 hits with three homers, seven doubles and three triples with a .594 sluggin percentage, the best on the team in conference play... Tallied four hits and drove in a six RBIs while scoring three runs and hitting two doubles at No. 24 UC Santa Barbara on May 14, all career highs.
SUMMER 2015
Played for the Utah Marshalls under coach Sam Swenson in Draper, Utah.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2015 high school graduate from Bishop Alemany High School, home of the Warriors in Mission Hills, Calif. played varsity for four years under coach Randy Thompson competing in the Mission League. Earned a honorable mention as a freshman, HIT .406 with 13RBIs, 10SBs and 1HR, earned 2nd Team All League, 2nd Team All CIF, 2nd Team All State, HIT .412 with 15RBIs 10SBs and 2HRs, earned 1st Team All League, 1st Team All CIF, 2nd Team All State, HIT .420 with 32 RBIs, 10 SBs and 3 HRs, earned 1st Team All League, 1st Team All CIF and 1st Team All State as a senior. Academic Honors earned four years Honor Roll with a 3.5GPA .
PERSONAL
Born in Los Angeles, Calif. to parents Jaime and Rosy Cardenas. He has three siblings, Andru, Noah and Isabella. Majoring in Kinesiology. He models his game career after Derek Jeter. Favorites include Ken Griffey Jr. (baseball player), Fenway Park (baseball stadium), Boston Red Socks (baseball team) Michael Jordan (Athlete), Eastbay.com (website) Mark Wahlberg/Jennifer Aniston (actor/actress), Chipotle and In N Out (restaurant), Italian and Cuban (food).