David Lough | |||
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Lough with the Baltimore Orioles
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Detroit Tigers | |||
Outfielder | |||
Born: Akron, Ohio |
January 20, 1986 |||
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MLB debut | |||
September 1, 2012, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
MLB statistics (through June 3, 2016) |
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Batting average | .254 | ||
Home runs | 13 | ||
Runs batted in | 67 | ||
Stolen bases | 17 | ||
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David Dennis Lough (/loʊ/ loh; born January 20, 1986) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Detroit Tigers organization. He previously played in MLB for the Kansas City Royals and Baltimore Orioles. While primarily used in left field throughout his career, Lough has shown the versatility to be effective at all outfield positions.
Lough attended Mercyhurst College and played college baseball and college football for the Mercyhurst Lakers in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division II. For the baseball team, Lough recorded batting averages of .409 and .404 in his junior and senior years. As a wide receiver for the football team, Lough had 16 receptions for 223 yards in his junior year.
Lough was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 11th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft. Lough made his major league debut September 1, 2012 against the Minnesota Twins. On June 11, 2013, Lough hit his first Major League home run off Detroit Tigers starter Max Scherzer.On June 30, 2013, Lough became only the fifth Royal to get four extra base hits in a game, joining George Brett, Hal McRae, Lonnie Smith and Johnny Damon.