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Will begin his second season in the player/assistant coach role....Veteran assistant catcher will return for his eleventh season in the Chiefs colors......Hit .294 in 2017 in 17 plate appearances....Missed all of 2016 as a player.....Started 30 games behind the plate in the 2015 campaign......Appeared in 11 games in 2014 and hit .222.....Started 27 games behind the plate in 2013 and hit a healthy .284 …..Was the starting catcher in Chiefs' championship season of 2012, hitting an overall .303 while delivering several late inning clutch hits…..Team player calls one of the best games in the ICL.....Spent his sophomore season of 2011 at Division 2 power Southern New Hampshire of the Northeast-10.....Hit an overall .216 for the Chiefs in 2011 while catching in 29 games…...Was the catcher on the highly successful Eastern Massachusetts Senior Babe Ruth all-star squad that appeared in the World Series after claiming the New England Championship in 2010.....Former Greater Boston League all-star, Nick excelled in both baseball and hockey during his high school career at Cambridge Rindge & Latin.....Is the younger brother of former Chiefs' shortstop and former Bridgeport University captain Nate Leva....Grew up wearing the Chiefs uniform....Nick ascending from a bullpen catcher to a starter in 2012....
Hometown: Cambridge, MA College: Bridgewater State
Rookie right-hander will make his Chiefs' and Intercity League debut in 2018.....Pitched this past spring for Bridgewater State.....Appeared in five games for the Bears while starting four games on the mound....Struck out 10 batters in 14.1 innings....Made his first college start when he went 4.1 innings vs Hilbert in Vero Beach, FL on March 4.....Had his longest outing of the NCAA season on April 21 going five innings and striking out four against Framingham State....Prior to attending Bridgewater State he pitched for Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School where he was named a Dual County Legaue all-star....Was coached by Nick Leva as a freshman at Cambridge R&L....Played AAU baseabll as a youngster and was coached by present Chiefs Mike DiCato and Jared Freni.....Is a cousin of Chiefs' veteran Juan Portes.....
Leivi begins his Chiefs' and Intercity League career in 2018 after spending ten seasons in professional baseball.....Started his pro career in the New York Mets organization in 2005.....Spent four seasons with the Mets in Brooklyn, Hagerstown, Savannah and St. Lucie before moving on to Double A Wichita in 2008....Went on to play two seasons for Coastal Bend, four years for Rio Grande Valley, and a season for Lincoln of the American Association.......Appeared in 646 games as pro with 658 hits, 130 doubles, 13 triples, and 83 home runs.....Also drove in 370 runs and stole 34 bases over his career....Hit 24 homers in 2010 and added 20 more in 2011..... Led Hagerstown of the South Atlantic League when he rapped out a team best 11 homers in 132 AB's in 2006....A native of Santiago, Dominican Republic he currently resides in Medford, MA.....
Kyle comes to the Chiefs for the 2018 season......Catcher and corner infileder played this past spring for the Framingham State Rams.....Hit .243 for Framingham in 27 games with two homers and 11 RBI's.....Had multiple hit games in wins against Ficthburg State on April 28 and MCLA on May 3......Appeared in 21 games for the Rams in 2017 as a sophomore and hit .265....Hit .346 as a freshman in 2015.....Played the 2017 Intercity League season for the Arlington Trojans......Was a two sport athlete playing baseball and football at Natick High where he graduated from in 2015.....Is a Sports Management major at FSU.....
Rich joins his younger brother Danny on the 2018 Chiefs' roster.....Played at Medford High School as a pitcher and second baseman.....Was a producer for Kiss 108 for 14 years for The Matty in the Morning Show and Billy Costa's Top 40 Countdown....He currently is the weekend DJ for Red Sox games at Fenway Park....Always wanted to play with his kid brother Danny and this year he will have that chance as part of the Chiefs' roster......
