San Diego Padres
He was selected by the San Diego Padres in 4th Round (147th overall) of 2007 amateur entry draft. In 2007 he appeared in 10 games for the Arizona League Padres and 25 for the Eugene Emeralds, hitting a combined .305
In 2008 he primarily played with the Fort Wayne Wizards in the Single-A Midwest League, hitting .273. In 2009 he split the season between the Advanced A Lake Elsinore Storm and the AA San Antonio Missions and hit .285 combined in 128 games.
Zawadzki made his professional debut with the Padres on May 2, 2010 against the Milwaukee Brewers and recorded his first major league hit (a single) in his first at-bat, becoming the first baseball player from Lee University to play in the Major Leagues. He appeared in only 20 games for the Padres, primarily at second base, and hit .200. In the minors that season, he was in 35 games for San Antonio and 61 for the AAA Portland Beavers, hitting .225.
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