Luke Voit
American baseball player (born 1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Louis Linwood Voit III (born February 13, 1991) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, Washington Nationals, and Milwaukee Brewers.
Luke Voit | |
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Olmecas de Tabasco – No. 45 | |
First baseman | |
Born: (1991-02-13) February 13, 1991 (age 33) Wildwood, Missouri, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 25, 2017, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Batting average | .253 |
Home runs | 95 |
Runs batted in | 276 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Voit played college baseball for the Missouri State Bears and made his MLB debut in 2017 with the Cardinals. He played for them in 2018 before being traded to the Yankees during the season. By 2019, he became the Yankees' starting first baseman and in 2020, he led MLB in home runs. In August 2022, Voit was traded with several prospects to the Washington Nationals for Juan Soto and Josh Bell. He signed with the Brewers for the 2023 season.