Kila Ka'aihue

Infobox MLB player
name=Kila Ka'aihue


width=150px
position=First base
team=Kansas City Royals| number=25
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1984|3|29
birthplace=city-state|Kailua|Hawaii
debutdate=September 4
debutyear=2008
debutteam=Kansas City Royals
statyear=September 11, 2008
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.200
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=0
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=0
teams=
*Kansas City Royals (by|2008-present)

Micah Kilakila Ka'aihue (born March 29, 1984 in Kailua, Hawaii) is a first baseman for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball.

Kaaihue went to Iolani High School in Honolulu, Hawaii and the University of Nebraska. He was drafted by the Royals in the 15th Round (438th overall) of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. He played for the GCL Royals in by|2002, Single-A Burlington Royals in by|2003 and by|2004, and the Single-A Advanced High Desert Mavericks in by|2005. In by|2006, he played for the Double-A Wichita Wranglers. Ka'aihue split by|2007 between the Single-A Advanced Wilmington Blue Rocks and Wichita. In by|2008, Ka'aihue played for Kansas City's new Double-A affiliate, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals. When rosters expanded on September 1, he was called up to the major leagues. Ka'aihue made his major league debut on September 4, mlby|2008. He hit his first major league home run on September 20th, 2008 off of Gavin Floyd.

Ka'aihue's younger brother, Kala Ka'aihue, plays first base in the Atlanta Braves' organization and spent the 2008 season with the Class AA Mississippi Braves. [http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Kala%20Ka%27aihue&pos=1B&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=455980]

External links

* [http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=451500 Kila Ka'aihue MLB profile]
*baseball-reference|id=k/kaaihki01.shtml