Josh Lueke

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1⁄3 innings in his season debut against the San Diego Padres, striking out two. [4] Lueke was recalled by the Rays on September 1, 2013.

Lueke was designated for assignment on June 7, 2014. [5] He cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A on June 9. [6]

Foreign & Independent Leagues

On February 4, 2015, Lueke signed with the Delfines del Carmen of the Mexican League. [7]

Lueke played with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.

On March 22, 2018, Lueke signed with the Generales de Durango of the Mexican Baseball League. On April 21, Lueke was traded to the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican Baseball League.

On February 26, 2019, Lueke was traded to the Pericos de Puebla. He was released on May 22, 2019. On May 27, 2019, Lueke signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. On June 27, 2019, his contract was purchased by the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League.

Lueke did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [8]

In 2021, Lueke posted a 2.17 ERA and earned 12 saves for Yucatán, operating as the team's closer. He became a free agent following the season.

On January 13, 2022, Lueke signed with the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican League for the 2022 season. [9] The Algodoneros released Lueke on September 23, 2022. [10] He finished with the second-most saves in the league for the season, with 22.

Retirement

Lueke informed Algodoneros general manager Francisco "Chipper" Méndez that he was to retire following the winter season of the Mexican Pacific League. [11] Lueke signed with the Charros de Jalisco on August 2, 2022, for his final season.

While in the Rangers organization Lueke was arrested following a May 2008 incident and charged with having committed rape and non-consensual sodomy. During the investigation Lueke lied to the police by denying he had sexual contact with the victim (an assertion proven false by DNA testing), and he pleaded no contest to lesser charges of false imprisonment with violence and was sentenced to 42 days in jail, time served prior to making bail. [12] An additional 20 days were discounted due to good behavior and Lueke received three years of felony probation. [13]

After the July 9, 2010 trade that sent Lueke to the Seattle Mariners, team president Chuck Armstrong denied having any knowledge of Lueke's criminal past, and stated if he had known, he would have stopped the deal with Texas. [14] Up to that point, the Mariners organization had a long history of supporting groups who oppose violence against women, running a campaign called "Refuse to Abuse" [15] and had previously suspended and traded reliever Julio Mateo, who was accused of beating his wife. [14] After an interview with Lueke, Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik reported that he was "satisfied with the interview and it's an issue that's behind us." [14] Former Mariners pitching coach Rick Adair later told reporters that he had informed Zduriencik of Lueke's legal troubles, and that Rangers GM Jon Daniels had made a standing offer to take Lueke back on the night of the trade. [15] Adair had been the Rangers minor league pitching coordinator in 2008, when Lueke was charged. [15]

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  8. ↑ "Mexican League Cancels 2020 Season".
  9. ↑ "Josh Lueke refuerza picheo guinda". unionlaguna.mx (in Spanish). January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
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Josh Lueke
Josh Lueke20170517.jpg
Lueke with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Relief pitcher
Born: (1984-12-05) December 5, 1984 (age 39)
Covington, Kentucky, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: April 3, 2011, for the Seattle Mariners
NPB: March 27, 2016, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Last appearance
MLB: June 5, 2014, for the Tampa Bay Rays
NPB: September 30, 2017, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows