Luke Hudson

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2⁄3 IP. He was converted to a starter, and he did well initially, going 4-0 with a 3.68 ERA in his first six starts. However, on August 13, in his seventh start with the team, Hudson had easily the worst start of his career, surrendering 11 runs, 10 of them earned, over just 1/3 of an inning against the Cleveland Indians. The Indians scored seven runs before making an out, one shy of the major league record of eight, and they scored the eighth through eleventh runs when Hudson gave up a grand slam to Travis Hafner, Hafner's Major League record-tying sixth grand slam of the season. After the rough outing against Cleveland, Hudson finished the 2006 season by going 2-2 with a 3.86 ERA over his last eight starts.

In 2007, Hudson remained with the Royals, but was hampered by injuries, including two separate trips to the 15-day disabled list. He had only one appearance, giving up five runs in two innings on May 10 in a 17-3 loss to the Oakland A's. He underwent right shoulder surgery in June, ending his season.

Due to a slow recovery from the surgery, Hudson again began the 2008 season on the disabled list, and on April 1, 2009, he announced his retirement. [5]

Personal

Hudson's father, Bill, a very talented water-colorist, owns an art materials company in California; Luke works as director of marketing in the off season. Luke's brother Will operates the business and can be seen playing softball with brother, Brian, and sisters Kim, Liz, and Sara on the team "Forfeit Please" in Fountain Valley.

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  2. ↑ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Cape League All-Stars". Barnstable Patriot. Barnstable, MA. July 18, 1996. p. 9.
  4. ↑ "= Luke Hudson". Baseball-Reference.Com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  5. ↑ Luke Hudson calls it quits
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Luke Hudson
Pitcher
Born: (1977-05-02) May 2, 1977 (age 47)
Fountain Valley, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 1, 2002, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
May 10, 2007, for the Kansas City Royals