Lucas Christopher Duda was born on February 3,1986 and is an American former professional baseball first baseman who played most of his Major League Baseball career for the New York Mets.
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22 Facts About Lucas Duda
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Lucas Duda was the starting first baseman for the 2015 Mets team that won the National League pennant, and led the team in games played during the 2010s.
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Lucas Duda played for the Tampa Bay Rays, Atlanta Braves and Kansas City Royals.
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Lucas Duda was born in Fontana, California, on February 3,1986 to David and Eleanor Lucas Duda.
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Lucas Duda then enrolled in the University of Southern California, where he played college baseball for the USC Trojans baseball team from 2005 through 2007.
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Lucas Duda was selected by the New York Mets in the seventh round of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft, as the 243rd overall selection.
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Lucas Duda began his professional career in 2007 with the Single-A Brooklyn Cyclones of the Short Season Single-A New York–Penn League, where he batted.
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Lucas Duda began the 2010 season continuing to play for the Double-A Binghamton Mets, and was promoted to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons on June 14.
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Lucas Duda went hitless in three at-bats, but made a "stellar sliding catch" in the outfield.
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Lucas Duda had to leave the game in the eighth inning due to hamstring cramps, which he said came from dehydrating while on the plane from Buffalo to Atlanta.
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Lucas Duda was selected as the starting right fielder for the Mets to begin the 2012 campaign.
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Lucas Duda had never reached the 20 home run mark before the 2014 season.
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Lucas Duda finished the year leading the Mets in home runs, RBI, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and total bases, his first time doing so any of those categories.
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In November, Lucas Duda represented Major League Baseball in the 2014 Major League Baseball Japan All-Star Series.
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Lucas Duda went 4-for-10 with two walks in the exhibition series.
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Lucas Duda ultimately went 5-for-19 with no extra base hits, two walks and seven strikeouts in the series.
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On July 27,2017, Lucas Duda was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays for minor league pitcher Drew Smith.
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Lucas Duda signed a one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals on February 28,2018.
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Lucas Duda was the Royals' designated hitter for the first half of the season, hitting.
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On February 9,2019, Lucas Duda signed a minor-league contract with the Minnesota Twins that included an invitation to spring training.
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On March 22,2019, Lucas Duda signed a minor-league contract with the Kansas City Royals.
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Lucas Duda was designated for assignment on July 27,2019 after hitting.
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