Hrvoje Tadić

Hrvoje Tadić

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 160 lb.

• Born September 26, 1995

Biographical Information

Hrvoje Tadić has played for the Croatian national team, following his brother Marin Tadić.

In the 2012 European Junior Championship Qualifier, he hit .273/.500/.455 with 5 steals in 5 tries and 4 runs in 4 games, while allowing 5 runs in 3 innings pitched. He tied for 3rd in steals, behind only Pontus Byström and Callum Murphy. In the 2016 CEB Cup, he hit .333/.571/.333 with 5 walks in 5 games for Nada SM Split. He fielded only .737, making five errors. He was 8th in the event in OBP and tied for 3rd in walks, but led in errors. He then made Croatia's team for the 2016 European Championship. The 20-year-old backed up Ross Vukovich at third base, getting one start. He handled three chances error-free and was retired twice by Italy's Ludovico Coveri. His third time up, he fanned against Gianfranco Rizzo but reached when Mattia Reginato made an error on the play.

Tadić batted .357/.500/.429 in the 2017 CEB Cup and scored four times in four games but again struggled with the glove (.769 FLD%, 3 E). He tied for third with two steals and tied Romain Martinez-Scott for 3rd in errors. In the 2019 European Championship, he repeated his 2016 performance of good defense (2 PO, 2 A, 0 E) but going hitless (0 for 4, BB). He split second base with Vukovich and Antonio Horvatić. He drew his walk from Alex Seidl of Austria.