Easton Lucas

Easton James Lucas (born September 23, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.

Easton Lucas
Oakland Athletics – No. 67
Pitcher
Born: (1996-09-23) September 23, 1996
Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
September 8, 2023, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average8.10
Strikeouts7
Teams

Amateur career

Lucas attended Grace Brethren High School in Simi Valley, California.[1] He enrolled at Pepperdine University to play college baseball for the Pepperdine Waves. In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star.[2]

Professional career

Miami Marlins

The Miami Marlins selected Lucas in the 14th round, with the 411th selection, of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[3] Lucas spent his first professional season split between the rookie–level Gulf Coast League Marlins and Low–A Batavia Muckdogs. In 13 games (9 starts), Lucas registered a 3.63 ERA with 41 strikeouts in 34+2⁄3 innings pitched.[4]

Baltimore Orioles

On December 2, 2019, the Marlins traded Lucas to the Baltimore Orioles for Jonathan Villar.[5] Lucas did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] He returned to action in 2021, and spent the season with the High–A Aberdeen IronBirds. In 27 appearances, Lucas logged a 3.96 ERA with 50 strikeouts and 1 save across 38+2⁄3 innings of work.[7]

Lucas spent all of 2022 with the Double–A Bowie Baysox, recording a 4.76 ERA with 65 strikeouts in 56+2⁄3 innings across 32 contests.[8] He returned to Bowie to begin the 2023 season. On May 19, 2023, while with the Baysox, Lucas, Chayce McDermott, and Nolan Hoffman threw a combined no-hitter against the Altoona Curve.[9] On June 5, the Orioles promoted him to the Triple-A Norfolk Tides.[10] In 20 combined games for Bowie and Norfolk, he registered a 2.73 ERA with 37 strikeouts and 1 save in 29+2⁄3 innings pitched.[11]

Oakland Athletics

On July 19, 2023, the Orioles traded Lucas to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Shintaro Fujinami.[12] In 15 appearances for the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators, he recorded a 5.63 ERA with 13 strikeouts in 16 innings pitched. On September 6, Lucas was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[13] He made his major league debut on September 8.

References
  1. "Grace Brethren's Easton Lucas throws his second no–hitter this season". dailynews.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  2. "#23 Easton Lucas - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  3. "Simi Valley senior Campbell leads crop of locals picked in Major League Baseball draft". vcstar.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  4. "Easton Lucas - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  5. "Orioles trade Jonathan Villar to Marlins at nontender deadline for minor league pitcher Easton Lucas". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  6. "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  7. "Easton Lucas Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  8. "Orioles Acquire Shintaro Fujinami From A's". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  9. "History Made in Bowie on Friday as Three Pitchers Hurl No-No". milb.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  10. "O's News: Orioles promote top prospects Heston Kjerstad, Easton Lucas to Triple-A Norfolk". augustafreepress.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  11. "Athletics' Easton Lucas: Traded to Oakland". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  12. "Orioles deal for A's reliever Fujinami". mlb.com. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  13. "Athletics' Easton Lucas: Added to roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
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