Joey Lucchesi

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23 innings, giving up three earned runs on seven hits along with striking out one; he did not receive a decision as the Brewers defeated the Padres 8–6. [8] Lucchesi missed a month on the disabled list with a right hip strain in late May and early June, [9] but was otherwise a regular member of the Padres' rotation. He finished his 2018 rookie campaign pitching to an 8–9 record with a 4.08 ERA in 26 starts. [10] He led the rotation with ten strikeouts per nine innings, but only averaged 5.0 innings per start. [11]

In 2019, Lucchesi led the pitching staff in wins (10), innings (163+23), strikeouts (158) while finishing with an ERA of 4.18 in 30 starts. He allowed the lowest line drive percentage of all major league pitchers (17.0%). [12] Lucchesi struggled during the 2020 season, pitching to a 0–1 record and a 7.94 ERA with five strikeouts in 5+23 innings. [13]

New York Mets

On January 19, 2021, Lucchesi was traded to the New York Mets as part of a three-team trade that sent Joe Musgrove to the Padres and David Bednar, Omar Cruz, Drake Fellows, Hudson Head, and Endy Rodríguez to the Pittsburgh Pirates. [14] On June 21, Lucchesi was diagnosed with a “significant” tear in his left elbow's ulnar collateral ligament. [15] After being diagnosed with a complete tear of the ligament, it was announced that Lucchesi would undergo Tommy John surgery, ending his season. In 11 games in 2021, he had a 1–4 record and 4.46 ERA [16] with 41 strikeouts in 38+13 innings pitched. Over his final five starts of the 2021 season, Lucchesi recorded a 1.19 ERA in 22+23 innings.

After missing the 2022 season recovering from Tommy John surgery, Lucchesi was optioned to the Triple-A Syracuse Mets to begin the 2023 season. [17] After not pitching a game since June 18, 2021, Lucchesi started for the first time since his surgery during a game against the San Francisco Giants on April 21, 2023. In his outing, he lasted seven full innings, with only 4 hits, 2 walks and striking out 9 batters, defeating the Giants 7–0. [18] He made 9 starts for the Mets, logging a 4–0 record and 2.89 ERA with 32 strikeouts across 46+23 innings pitched.

Lucchesi was optioned to Triple–A Syracuse to begin the 2024 season. [19] He was recalled to the Mets to start a game against the Phillies on May 15, in which he allowed five earned runs and earned the loss. After the Mets traded for Phil Maton, Lucchesi was designated for assignment by New York, on July 9, 2024. [20] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Syracuse on July 14. [21] He was recalled to the majors on September 30, to start the Mets' last game of the regular season, and threw 113 pitches against the Braves over six innings, giving up one run, in a Braves 3–0 victory. [22] [ unreliable source ] On November 4, Lucchesi was removed from the 40-man roster. He rejected an outright assignment and elected free agency. [23]

San Francisco Giants

On January 20, 2025, Lucchesi signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants. [24] On June 15, Lucchesi was called up from minor league. [25] Lucchesi pitched just 23 of an inning with no strikeouts while allowing three hits and two runs against the Los Angeles Dodgers. [26]

Personal life

Lucchesi grew up a fan of the Oakland Athletics. [27]

References

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  3. "Padres draft Southeast Missouri State pitcher Lucchesi in fourth round". semissourian.com. June 11, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  4. "Tri-City's Joey Lucchesi, three relievers combined to one-hit Spokane Indians". spokesman.com. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  5. "Lucchesi finishes first professional season". southeastarrow.com. September 14, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  6. "Joey Lucchesi Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  7. Acee, Kevin (March 29, 2018). "Padres prospect Joey Lucchesi to make major league debut Friday". San Diego Union-Tribune.
  8. "Padres' Joey Lucchesi: Mixed results in debut". CBS Sports. March 31, 2018.
  9. Acee, Kevin (June 26, 2018). "Padres notes: Joey Lucchesi wanted to continue, understands why he didn't". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  10. Stevens, Nick (October 16, 2018). "San Diego Padres: 2018 MVP, Rookie Of The Year, Cy Young". FriarsOnBase.com. Fansided . Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  11. Sanders, Jeff (December 27, 2018). "Padres roster review: Joey Lucchesi". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  12. "Major League Leaderboards » 2019 » Pitchers » Batted Ball Statistics". FanGraphs . January 1, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
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  14. "Musgrove to Padres in 3-team trade". MLB.com. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
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  16. "Mets' Joey Lucchesi to Undergo Tommy John Surgery". MLB Trade Rumors. June 22, 2021.
  17. "Mets' Joey Lucchesi: Optioned to Triple-A". CBS Sports. March 18, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  18. "Lucchesi 'straight carving' in brilliant return to Majors". MLB.com .
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  20. "Mets' Joey Lucchesi: DFA'd by Mets". CBS Sports. July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
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  22. Puma, Mike (October 1, 2024). "Tylor Megill's Mets heroism goes beyond playoff-clinching win". New York Post. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  23. "Mets Claim Luis De Los Santos". MLB Trade Rumors. November 4, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  24. McDonald, Darragh (January 20, 2025). "Giants, Joey Lucchesi Agree To Minor League Deal". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  25. "Giants' Joey Lucchesi: Summoned to big leagues". CBS Sports. June 15, 2025. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
  26. Chen, Sonja (June 15, 2025). "Pages' HR turns tide as Dodgers take series, pad NL West lead over Giants". MLB.com. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
  27. Clark, James (September 22, 2018). "Joey Lucchesi Interview: Talking Churve with Padres' LHP Joey Fuego". East Village Times. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
Joey Lucchesi
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Lucchesi with the New York Mets in 2021
San Francisco Giants – No. 57
Pitcher
Born: (1993-06-06) June 6, 1993 (age 32)
Newark, California, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
March 30, 2018, for the San Diego Padres