58 Facts About Jonathan Lucroy

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Jonathan Charles Lucroy was born on June 13,1986 and is a former American professional baseball catcher.

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In three seasons with Louisiana, Jonathan Lucroy set a school record with 182 career runs batted in, 414 total bases, and 54 doubles.

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Jonathan Lucroy spent two seasons playing collegiate summer baseball with the Sanford River Rats and Winter Park Diamond Dawgs of the Florida Collegiate Summer League.

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Jonathan Lucroy left the Cajuns after three seasons when he was taken by the Brewers in the third round of the 2007 MLB Draft.

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Jonathan Lucroy had a quick rise through the Brewers' farm system, making his major league debut in 2010 after an injury to Gregg Zaun.

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Jonathan Lucroy was supposed to return to the minor leagues shortly after this debut, but the severity of Zaun's injury forced the Brewers to keep Lucroy in Milwaukee for the remainder of the year, and he soon usurped George Kottaras as the Brewers' starting catcher.

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Jonathan Lucroy mostly missed the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, spending time at the Red Sox alternate training site, and had brief tenures with Washington and Atlanta when both teams were in need of a veteran catching presence.

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Jonathan Lucroy was born on June 13,1986, in Eustis, Florida.

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Jonathan Lucroy grew up supporting the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball, and one of his favorite players was Chipper Jones.

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10.

Jonathan Lucroy began catching around the age of 10, when he was playing Little League Baseball under a team coached by his father.

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Jonathan Lucroy started in the position at the request of his father, as Lucroy was one of the only players unafraid of being hit by the ball, and he stayed there after developing a talent in the position.

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12.

Jonathan Lucroy was an early standout at Umatilla High School, where he batted.

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In November 2003, during senior year of high school, Jonathan Lucroy committed to play college baseball for the Ragin' Cajuns of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, beginning with their 2005 season.

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Jonathan Lucroy was one of three catchers for the Cajuns during his freshman year, splitting time with seniors Adam Massiatte and Justin Morgan.

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15.

That summer, Jonathan Lucroy returned to the FCSL, helping the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs to a championship title while leading the league with six home runs and 29 RBI.

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16.

Jonathan Lucroy was one of three Cajuns named to the All-Sun Belt Conference First Team that year, joining pitcher Buddy Glass and designated hitter Scott Hawkins.

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17.

Jonathan Lucroy signed with the team only two days after the draft, agreeing to a signing bonus of $340,000 and beginning his professional baseball career.

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18.

Jonathan Lucroy was named both a Pioneer League Post-Season All-Star and a Baseball America Rookie All-Star for his performance that year.

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19.

Jonathan Lucroy started the 2008 minor league season with the Low-A West Virginia Power of the South Atlantic League.

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20.

Jonathan Lucroy received an invitation to the Brewers' spring training in 2009.

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Jonathan Lucroy opened the 2010 season with Huntsville, but was promoted to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds after only 10 games, during which he had at least one hit in every outing and 19 overall.

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22.

Jonathan Lucroy appeared in 75 games during his rookie season, batting.

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23.

Jonathan Lucroy played in 136 regular season games during his sophomore season, batting.

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24.

Jonathan Lucroy had to tell Brewers fans to stop sending his wife hate mail for her perceived role in what he called a "freak thing".

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25.

Jonathan Lucroy began the 2013 MLB season in a slump, with his batting average down to.

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Injuries to Aramis Ramirez and Corey Hart, as well as the highly publicized suspension of Ryan Braun for his involvement with performance-enhancing substances had left the Brewers without their usual power hitters, and Jonathan Lucroy often batted fourth or fifth in the lineup in their absence.

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Jonathan Lucroy saw action at first base, a position that the Brewers struggled to fill with a regular starter, for the first time during the 2013 season.

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28.

When Molina tore a ligament in his thumb shortly before the All-Star Game, Jonathan Lucroy was called to start, while Miguel Montero of the Diamondbacks filled Molina's roster spot.

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Meanwhile, Jonathan Lucroy, who entered the season determined to improve on his 2015 performance, received his second All-Star Game selection for batting.

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30.

Jonathan Lucroy was the third catcher selected for the NL team, joining Buster Posey and Wilson Ramos.

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Jonathan Lucroy singled in his only plate appearance, preserving the 1.

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32.

On July 30,2016, shortly before the MLB trading deadline, Jonathan Lucroy declined to move his no-trade clause to the Cleveland Indians for a deal that would have brought four prospects to Milwaukee.

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33.

Jonathan Lucroy attributed the pitching staff's turnaround to his use of the KISS principle, which forced the starting pitchers to rely more heavily on the stronger pitches in their repertoire than trying to trick batters with their less-developed secondary pitches.

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Jonathan Lucroy struggled defensively during the series, allowing the game-tying passed ball in the sixth inning of Game 3.

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35.

The starting rotation was especially young, with an average age of 23, and Jonathan Lucroy was tasked with helping guide them through the final months of the season and into a potential postseason run.

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36.

Jonathan Lucroy appeared in 46 games for the Rockies after his midseason trade, batting.

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37.

Jonathan Lucroy became a free agent at the conclusion of the season.

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38.

Jonathan Lucroy, who had previously helped take no-hitters deep into games, referred to the game as the most well-executed pitching effort that he had ever caught.

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Jonathan Lucroy became a free agent at the end of the season, and although he was open to returning to Oakland, the two parties could not compromise on contractual terms.

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Jonathan Lucroy believed that his experience playing for the Athletics and Rangers, two teams that the Angels regularly faced as members of the AL West, would give him an advantage on his new team, and he valued the opportunity to work under manager Brad Ausmus, a former MLB catcher.

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41.

Marisnick was ruled out on the play for colliding with the opposing team's catcher, while Jonathan Lucroy had difficulty getting up and had to be carted off the field with a nosebleed.

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42.

Jonathan Lucroy left the game to go to the local hospital, where he was diagnosed with a concussion and a broken nose.

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43.

Kevan Smith and Dustin Garneau split catching duties while Jonathan Lucroy, who said that he had no memory of the actual collision, recovered.

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44.

Only two days after Jonathan Lucroy was released from the Angels, he was quickly signed to the Chicago Cubs, who were in need of a regular catcher to replace an injured Willson Contreras.

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45.

Jonathan Lucroy caught in 20 games, starting behind the plate for 14, and made four appearances at first base.

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46.

Jonathan Lucroy was one of seven catchers that the Boston Red Sox brought to spring training in 2020, signing a minor league contract with the team on February 19.

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Jonathan Lucroy was in competition with Kevin Plawecki and several others to back up Christian Vazquez, who was coming off of a breakout 2019 season.

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Philadelphia did not reach the 2020 MLB postseason, and Jonathan Lucroy became a free agent after the World Series without having appeared in a game for the team.

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Jonathan Lucroy signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox on February 11,2021, where he was placed in competition with Zack Collins, Yermin Mercedes, and Seby Zavala for a chance to back up Yasmani Grandal, who was promoted to starting catcher after James McCann joined the New York Mets in free agency.

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Jonathan Lucroy cleared waivers and was outrighted to the Nationals' alternate training site, but opted to become a free agent and find an opportunity with another team.

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51.

Jonathan Lucroy was outrighted, this time back to Gwinnett, but rejected the assignment and elected free agency.

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52.

Jonathan Lucroy announced his retirement from professional baseball on August 2,2022.

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53.

Jonathan Lucroy was one of 14 Brewers selected for the 2013 World Baseball Classic, where he caught for the United States national baseball team.

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Jonathan Lucroy went 2-for-5 with an RBI in five tournament games before the United States was eliminated by Puerto Rico in the second round.

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55.

Four years later, Jonathan Lucroy rejoined Team USA for the 2017 World Baseball Classic.

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56.

Jonathan Lucroy pitched in college for the East Carolina Pirates before being taken in the 20th round of the 2015 MLB Draft by the Brewers.

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57.

Jonathan Lucroy's wife Sarah is an alumna of Louisiana–Lafayette, and the couple met when they were both attending the university.

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58.

That same year, Jonathan Lucroy received the Bob Feller Act of Valor Award, presented annually to an MLB player affiliated with military and veteran philanthropy.

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