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Lucas Giolito
American baseball pitcher (born 1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lucas Frost Giolito (born July 14, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Washington Nationals, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels, and Cleveland Guardians.
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Lucas Giolito | |
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![]() Giolito with the Chicago White Sox in 2019 | |
Boston Red Sox – No. 54 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: (1994-07-14) July 14, 1994 (age 30) Burbank, California, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 28, 2016, for the Washington Nationals | |
MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Win–loss record | 61–62 |
Earned run average | 4.43 |
Strikeouts | 1,077 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Giolito attended Harvard-Westlake School in Studio City, California, and was selected by the Nationals in the first round in the 2012 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut with the Nationals in 2016. His fastball has been clocked as high as 100 miles per hour (160 km/h).[1][2]
In 2019, as a member of the White Sox, he was named to the MLB All-Star Game. On August 25, 2020, he threw a no-hitter in a 4–0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.