David Lough
| David Lough | |||
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Lough with the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| Free Agent | |||
| Outfielder | |||
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Born: January 20, 1986 Akron, Ohio | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 1, 2012, for the Kansas City Royals | |||
| MLB statistics (through June 3, 2016) | |||
| Batting average | .254 | ||
| Home runs | 13 | ||
| Runs batted in | 67 | ||
| Stolen bases | 17 | ||
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David Dennis Lough (/loʊ/ loh;[1] born January 20, 1986) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. 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.
Baseball career
Amateur career
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.[2]
Kansas City Royals
Lough was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 11th round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.[2] Lough made his major league debut September 1, 2012 against the Minnesota Twins.[3] 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.[4]
Baltimore Orioles
On December 18, 2013, Lough was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for third baseman Danny Valencia.[5][6] Lough played a late-inning utility role for the Orioles in 2014. On April 13, 2015, the Orioles activated Lough from the disabled list so he could join the team full-time for the 2015 season.[7] On April 25th, 2015, in the tenth inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox, Lough hit a two-run walk off home run off of closer Koji Uehara to win the game 5-4.[8][9] Lough was designated for assignment by the Orioles on August 14, 2015 and called back up in September.
Philadelphia Phillies
On April 18, 2016, Lough had his contract purchased from Triple-A by the Philadelphia Phillies making his Phillies' debut that evening. On June 2, Lough was designated for assignment.[10]
Personal life
Lough resides in northeast Ohio.[11]
References
- ↑ Folkemer, Paul. "Orioles Trade Danny Valencia For OF David Lough," PressBox Baltimore, Wednesday, December 18, 2013.
- 1 2 Melewski, Steve (February 5, 2014). "Steve Melewski: After long road to the majors, is David Lough ready to take flight as an Oriole?". Masnsports.com. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Detroit Tigers Beat Kansas City Royals, Tigers Pitcher Max Scherzer Wins 9th In A Row". Huffington Post. Associated Press. June 11, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ Dutton, Bob (June 30, 2013). "David Lough's four extra-base hits enough for Royals in 9-8 win over Twins". Kansas City Star. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ Kerkhoff, Blair (December 19, 2013). "Royals deal outfielder David Lough to Orioles for infielder Danny Valencia". Kansas City Star. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ Chastain, Bill (December 18, 2013). "O's acquire Lough from Royals for Valencia". MLB.com. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
- ↑ Encina, Eduardo. "Orioles activate David Lough from DL, option Eddie Gamboa to Triple-A Norfolk". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/04/25/orioles-david-lough-homers-off-koji-uehara-red-sox-lose-game/K6k20BJdi5GzlEi6SyqQgP/story.html
- ↑ http://augustafreepress.com/david-lough-walk-off-lifts-baltimore-to-dramatic-5-4-win-over-red-sox-in-extras/
- ↑ Adams, Steve (June 2, 2016). "Phillies Designate David Lough For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
- ↑ Kuzydym, Stephanie. "How David Lough went from Green High School to batting leadoff for the Baltimore Orioles". Cleveland.com.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- David Lough on Twitter