Lucas Giolito

Lucas Giolito
Giolito with the Chicago White Sox in 2019
Boston Red Sox – No. 54
Pitcher
Born: (1994-07-14) July 14, 1994 (age 30)
Burbank, California, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 28, 2016, for the Washington Nationals
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Win–loss record61–62
Earned run average4.43
Strikeouts1,077
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Teams
Career highlights and awards

Lucas Frost Giolito (born July 14, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Washington Nationals, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels, and Cleveland Guardians.

Giolito attended Harvard-Westlake School in Studio City, California, and was selected by the Nationals in the first round in the 2012 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut with the Nationals in 2016. His fastball has been clocked as high as 100 miles per hour (160 km/h).[1][2]

In 2019, as a member of the White Sox, he was named to the MLB All-Star Game. On August 25, 2020, he threw a no-hitter in a 4–0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

  1. ^ Cameron Smith (March 1, 2012). "Superstar prospect Lucas Giolito hits 100 mph on radar gun in first win of season". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  2. ^ "Baseball: Lucas Giolito hits 100 mph, throws one-hitter". Los Angeles Times. February 28, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2013.