Lucas Erceg | |
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Oakland Athletics – No. 70 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: San Jose, California, U.S. | May 1, 1995|
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 19, 2023, for the Oakland Athletics | |
MLB statistics (through May 18,2024) | |
Win–loss record | 5–6 |
Earned run average | 4.44 |
Strikeouts | 93 |
Teams | |
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Lucas Stijepan Erceg (born May 1,1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
Erceg attended Westmont High School in Campbell,California. He attended the University of California,Berkeley in 2014 and 2015 and played college baseball for the California Golden Bears. He was named first team All-Pac-12 Conference in 2015. Prior to the 2016 season,he was ruled academically ineligible and transferred to Menlo College. [1] [2]
After one year at Menlo,the Milwaukee Brewers selected Erceg in the second round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. [3] He made his professional debut with the Helena Brewers of the Rookie-level Pioneer League and was promoted to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Single-A Midwest League after hitting .400 over 26 games. [4] [5] Erceg finished his first professional season with a .327 batting average,nine home runs and 51 RBIs in 68 total games between both teams. In 2017,he played for the Carolina Mudcats of the High-A Carolina League where he batted .256 with 15 home runs and 81 RBIs in 127 games along with playing in three games for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League at the end of the season. [6]
MLB.com ranked Erceg as Milwaukee's fourth ranked prospect going into the 2018 season. [7] He spent the 2018 season with the Biloxi Shuckers of the Double-A Southern League, [8] batting .248 with 13 home runs and 51 RBIs in 123 games. [9] He spent 2019 with the San Antonio Missions of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, [10] slashing .218/.305/.398 with 15 home runs and 52 RBIs over 116 games. Erceg did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [11]
In 2021,Erceg began to convert to pitcher along with playing third base. [12] Playing exclusively for Double-A Biloxi,he played in 50 games as a hitter,he slashed .223/.270/.379 with 3 home runs,12 RBI,and 3 stolen bases. In 22 games (13 starts) as a pitcher,Erceg logged a 2-6 record and 5.29 ERA with 45 strikeouts in 47.2 innings pitched. [13]
Erceg split the 2022 season between Biloxi and the Triple-A Nashville Sounds,pitching in 49 games and registering a 3-4 record and 4.55 ERA with 69 strikeouts and 2 saves in 61.1 innings of work. [14] Erceg was assigned to Triple-A Nashville to begin the 2023 season,where he made 13 appearances and struggled to a 6.46 ERA with 16 strikeouts in 15.1 innings pitched. [15]
On May 17,2023,Erceg was traded to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for cash considerations. [16] On May 19,Erceg was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [17] He made his MLB debut that night versus the Houston Astros,allowing one run over one inning and recording one strikeout. [18]
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