Jonathan Lucroy
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Lucroy playing for the Texas Rangers in 2016
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Born: June 13, 1986 Eustis, Florida |
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| Batting average | .284 | ||||||||||||
| Home runs | 90 | ||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 418 | ||||||||||||
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Jonathan Charles Lucroy (born June 13, 1986) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He stands 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) tall and weighs 200 pounds (91 kg). He previously played for the Milwaukee Brewers. In 2014, Lucroy was an MLB All-Star and won the Fielding Bible Award.
Lucroy attended Umatilla High School in Umatilla, Florida. He attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette for three years, and became one of the most successful players in Ragin' Cajuns history. Over his career, he set the school record in doubles (54), runs batted in (184), and total bases (414) as well as recording the second most career hits (241) in just three seasons. His individual accolades include being named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American (2005), All-Sun Belt Conference (2005, 2007), Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team (2006), Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2006). Lucroy led the Ragin' Cajuns to two NCAA Regional appearances (2005, 2007) in his freshman and junior seasons respectively.
On April 19, 2011, Umatilla High School retired Lucroy's number 6 jersey.
Lucroy was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 3rd round of the 2007 amateur entry draft, 101st overall. He made his professional debut in 2007 with the Rookie league Helena Brewers. He went on to be named a Post-Season All-Star, while also earning Baseball America Rookie All-Star honors. In 2008, he split the season between the Class A West Virginia Power and Class A-Advanced Brevard County Manatees. He was named a Mid-Season All-Star during his time with West Virginia. Lucroy spent the entire 2009 season with the Double-A Huntsville Stars. For the third season in a row, he earned all-star minor league honors when he was named a Mid-Season All-Star in the Southern League. He began the 2010 season with Huntsville, and was later promoted to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds.
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