Josh Lueke
| Josh Lueke | |||
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| Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 53 | |||
| Relief pitcher | |||
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Born: December 5, 1984 Covington, Kentucky |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 3, 2011, for the Seattle Mariners | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2014 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 2–5 | ||
| Earned run average | 6.16 | ||
| Strikeouts | 75 | ||
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Joshua William Lueke (born December 5, 1984) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the Nippon Professional Baseball League (NPB). He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays.
Lueke was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 16th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft. On July 9, 2010, Lueke was traded to the Seattle Mariners along with Justin Smoak and fellow prospects Matt Lawson and Blake Beavan for Cliff Lee and Mark Lowe.
On April 3, 2011, he made his Major League debut for the Mariners against the Oakland Athletics. He threw two-thirds of an inning giving up four runs on two hits. He also had two walks and two strikeouts.
On November 27, 2011, Lueke and a player to be named later were traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for John Jaso.
On March 16, 2013, the Rays optioned Lueke to their Triple-A team, the Durham Bulls.
On May 10, 2013, Lueke was recalled to join the Rays major league club. He pitched 1 1⁄3 innings in his season debut against the San Diego Padres, striking out two. Lueke was recalled by the Rays on September 1, 2013.
Lueke was designated for assignment on June 7, 2014. He cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A on June 9.
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