28 Facts About Lucas Giolito

Lucas Frost Giolito was born on July 14,1994 and is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball.

Lucas Giolito attended Harvard-Westlake School in Studio City, California, and was selected by the Washington Nationals in the first round in the 2012 MLB draft.

Lucas Giolito's fastball has been clocked as high as 100 miles per hour.

Lucas Giolito was born at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, on July 14,1994.

Lucas Giolito began playing Tee-ball at the age of 5, and he played Little League Baseball at Santa Monica Little League.

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Lucas Giolito threw his very first 90-mile-per-hour pitch at the age of 14.

Lucas Giolito attended Harvard-Westlake School in Studio City, Los Angeles, California.

Lucas Giolito was part of a Harvard-Westlake baseball team that included Max Fried and Jack Flaherty, with Ethan Katz as their pitching coach.

In March 2012, his senior year, Lucas Giolito sprained the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, sidelining him for the rest of his high school season.

Lucas Giolito had committed to attend the University of California, Los Angeles and play for the UCLA Bruins baseball team.

Lucas Giolito signed with the Nationals on July 13,2012—thirty seconds before the deadline—to a minor league contract with a $2.

Lucas Giolito was promoted to the Auburn Doubledays of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League, and allowed one earned run in the 16 innings he pitched.

In 2014, Lucas Giolito played his first full season of professional baseball with the Hagerstown Suns of the Class A South Atlantic League.

Lucas Giolito was selected as the 2014 South Atlantic League Most Valuable Pitcher and Top Minor League Prospect.

Lucas Giolito began the 2015 season with the Potomac Nationals of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, and received a midseason promotion to the Harrisburg Senators of the Class AA Eastern League.

Lucas Giolito began the 2017 season with the Charlotte Knights of the International League.

Lucas Giolito threw seven scoreless innings yielding only three hits and striking out four Tigers.

Lucas Giolito had the worst left on base percentage of all qualifying major league pitchers, stranding only 63.

Lucas Giolito was rewarded AL pitcher of the month for the month of May On June 30,2019, Giolito was named as one of the American League pitchers for the 2019 MLB All-Star Game, his first All-Star selection.

Lucas Giolito struck out 13 batters and threw 74 of 101 pitches for strikes; a fourth-inning walk to Erik Gonzalez was the only blemish in an otherwise perfect game.

Lucas Giolito made his postseason debut against the Oakland Athletics in game 1 of the Wild Card Series.

Lucas Giolito pitched 7 innings giving up 2 hits, 1 walk, 1 run, and struck out 8.

Lucas Giolito even retired the first 18 batters he faced in that game.

Lucas Giolito had the lowest ground ball percentage of all major league pitchers, at 33.

Lucas Giolito is the son of actress Lindsay Frost and video game producer Rick Lucas Giolito.

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Lucas Giolito's other grandfather, Silvio Giolito, was a two time Olympic Fencer and multiple time US National Champion.

Lucas Giolito's uncle, Mark Frost, is a novelist, television screenwriter, and producer.

Lucas Giolito is best known as the co-creator of Twin Peaks with David Lynch.