Luis Lugo
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Luis Eduardo Lugo Lareschi (born March 5, 1994) is a Venezuelan-born Italian professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Lugo was signed by the Cleveland Indians as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played for Team Italy in the 2019 European Baseball Championship.
Professional career[]
Lugo was signed by the Cleveland Indians as an undrafted free agent on February 28, 2011.[1] He began his professional career in 2011, appearing in 12 games between the Dominican Summer League Indians and the Arizona League Indians with an 0–5 record and a 3.93 ERA.[2] The following season he spent entirely in Arizona, and then in 2013 he played for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, starting 11 games with a 1–4 record and a 1.97 ERA.[2] He was selected to the mid-season all-star team that year.[1] He spent 2014 with the Lake County Captains and 2015 and 2016 with the Lynchburg Hillcats.[2]
On December 1, 2017, Lugo signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles.[3] He was released on March 30, 2018.
On May 3, 2018, Lugo signed with the Parmaclima Parma of the Italian Baseball League.[4]
On July 23, 2018, Lugo signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals.[5] During the 2018 Winter Meetings, the Chicago Cubs selected Lugo from the Royals in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.[6]
In 2019, between Class A+ and Class AA he was 7-3 with a 3.62 ERA.
International baseball[]
Lugo was selected as a member of the Italy national baseball team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[7] He also played for Team Italy at the 2019 European Baseball Championship. He is playing for the team at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament, taking place in Italy beginning September 18, 2019.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Luis Lugo bio". milb.com. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Luis Lugo Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball Reference.
- ^ Todd, Jeff (December 1, 2017). "Orioles Sign Asher Wojciechowski, Four Others To Minors Deals". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ^ "Luis Lugo joins Parma Clima in Italian Serie A1 « Mister Baseball".
- ^ "Italy's Luis Lugo Signs with Kansas City Royals Following Honkbalweek". misterbaseball.com. July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Rule 5 Draft results: Pick-by-pick". MLB.com.
- ^ "Indians Will Be Well-Represented In 2017 World Baseball Classic". CBS Cleveland. February 8, 2017.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- 1994 births
- 2016 European Baseball Championship players
- 2017 World Baseball Classic players
- 2019 European Baseball Championship players
- Arizona League Indians players
- Baseball pitchers
- Cardenales de Lara players
- Dominican Summer League Indians players
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic
- Lake County Captains players
- Living people
- Lynchburg Hillcats players
- Mahoning Valley Scrappers players
- Akron RubberDucks players
- Northwest Arkansas Naturals players
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Myrtle Beach Pelicans players
- Tennessee Smokies players
- Iowa Cubs players
- Parma Baseball Club players