Lucas Giolito

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173+1⁄3 innings, he struck out 125 but led the American League in walks (90) and earned runs (118), and was 3rd in the league in hit by pitch (15), 4th in wild pitches (13), and 9th in home runs allowed (27). [24] In 2018 he had the highest rate of bases on balls per 9 innings pitched in the majors (4.67), and had the highest WHIP among major league pitchers (1.48). [25] [26] He also had the worst left on base percentage of all qualifying major league pitchers, stranding only 63.5% of base runners. [27]

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Giolito at the 2019 MLB All-Star Game

In 2019, Giolito's third season and second in the White Sox starting rotation, he greatly improved from the previous year as he went on a nine-game winning streak after starting the year with a 10–1 record. He pitched his first career shutout on May 23 against the Houston Astros. He was also rewarded AL pitcher of the month for the month of May. [28] On June 30, 2019, Giolito was named as one of the American League pitchers for the 2019 MLB All-Star Game, his first All-Star selection. He pitched one scoreless inning in a 4–3 victory for the American League. [29] On September 16, 2019, the White Sox shut down Giolito for the rest of the season due to a mild lat strain in his pitching arm. [30] Giolito finished the season with a 14–9 record, a 3.41 ERA, 228 strikeouts and three complete games over 176+2⁄3 innings in 29 starts. He also finished 6th in the AL Cy Young Award voting.

On August 25, 2020, Giolito no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates 4–0 at Guaranteed Rate Field. He struck out 13 batters and threw 74 of 101 pitches for strikes; a fourth-inning walk to Erik González was the only blemish in an otherwise perfect game. The no-hitter was the 19th in White Sox history, the most recent having been Philip Humber's perfect game on April 21, 2012, and the most recent by a White Sox pitcher at Guaranteed Rate Field having been Mark Buehrle's perfect game on July 23, 2009. [31] That season, Giolito went 4–3 in 12 starts with an ERA of 3.48, and struck out 97 in 72+1⁄3 innings as the White Sox made the playoffs that season. Giolito made his postseason debut against the Oakland Athletics in game 1 of the Wild Card Series. He pitched 7 innings giving up 2 hits, 1 walk, 1 run, and struck out 8. He even retired the first 18 batters he faced in that game. He picked up the win as the White Sox beat the Athletics with a final score of 4–1 but the White Sox went on to lose the Series to the Athletics.

In 2021, Giolito made 31 starts with a record of 11-9 and an ERA of 3.53. He pitched in 178.2 innings and struck out 201 batters. He had the lowest ground ball percentage of all major league pitchers, at 33.2%. [32] In 2022, Giolito had an 11–9 record in 30 starts pitching to an ERA of 4.90 in 161.2 innings giving up 171 hits and 92 runs while he struck out 177 batters.

On January 13, 2023, Giolito signed a one-year, $10.4 million contract with the White Sox, avoiding salary arbitration. [33]

Los Angeles Angels

On July 26, 2023, Giolito and Reynaldo López were traded to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for minor league players Ky Bush and Edgar Quero. [34] He made his Angels debut on July 28 against the Toronto Blue Jays. In 5⅓ innings, he allowed three earned runs and struck out five. [35] Giolito was placed on waivers by the Angels on August 29, after posting a 6.89 ERA in 6 starts. [36]

Cleveland Guardians

On August 31, 2023, Giolito was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Guardians. [37] He made his first start for the Guardians on September 4, and became the first pitcher to surrender eight earned runs in a game for three different MLB teams in the same season since Bill Magee in 1899. [38] He became a free agent following the season.

Boston Red Sox

On January 3, 2024, Giolito signed a one-year contract with the Boston Red Sox, with a player option after the first season. [39] In early March, Red Sox manager Alex Cora stated that Giolito would miss the start of the season due to discomfort in his right elbow. [40] It was later announced that Giolito would have surgery and would be expected to miss the entire season. [41]

Personal life

Giolito is the son of actress Lindsay Frost and video game producer Rick Giolito. His maternal grandfather, Warren Frost, was an actor, while his paternal grandfather, Silvio Giolito, was a two time Olympic fencer and multiple time US National Champion. Lucas’ brother Casey is an actor, while his uncle, Mark Frost, is a novelist, television screenwriter, and producer best known as the co-creator of Twin Peaks with David Lynch. Another uncle, Scott Frost, is a writer. [42]

In December 2018, Giolito married his high school sweetheart, Ariana Dubelko-Giolito. On July 11, 2023, Giolito announced that the couple had filed for divorce. [43]

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Lucas Giolito
Lucas Giolito pitching in 2019 All Star Game (1) (Cropped).jpg
Giolito with the Chicago White Sox in 2019
Boston Red Sox – No. 54
Pitcher
Born: (1994-07-14) July 14, 1994 (age 29)
Burbank, California, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 28, 2016, for the Washington Nationals
Awards and achievements
Preceded by No-hitter pitcher
August 25, 2020		Succeeded by
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