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Strikeouts. 128. Saves. 9. Teams. Oakland Athletics (2023 – 2024) Kansas City Royals (2024 –present) Lucas Stijepan Erceg (born May 1, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Oakland Athletics, with whom he made his MLB debut in 2023.
High School: Westmont HS (Campbell, CA) Schools: University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA) May 19, 2023 (Age 28-018d, 22,935th in major league history) vs. HOU 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER. Exceeded rookie limits during 2023 season.
- May 1, 1995
Sep 7, 2016 · As special a player as Erceg was–and he was a two-way star at Westmont High in Campbell, Calif.–he was not drafted out of high school. Because the field was a refuge, Erceg needed a way to...
High School: Westmont HS (Campbell, CA) Schools: Menlo College (Atherton, CA) , University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA) Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2023 season
Jun 28, 2024 · After 28.1 innings and 119 batters faced, Erceg has struck out 34 of them and has accumulated a 3.49 ERA, which is a great improvement from the 2023 season at 4.75 ERA. Lucas is in the 99th percentile of MLB pitchers with a 98.6 MPH fastball velocity average.
Played for the Sugar Land Lightning Sloths of the Independent Constellation Energy League in 2020 (28g. .180, 0hr, 7rbi). The former third baseman entered 2019 as the eighth-best prospect in the organization according to Baseball America.
Erceg was 28 years old when he broke into the major leagues on May 19, 2023, with the Oakland Athletics. Lucas Erceg stats, height, weight, career totals, schools, positions, and more historical research are in the Baseball Almanac.