David Lough

David Dennis Lough (/loʊ/ loh;[1] born January 20, 1986) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Baltimore Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies. While primarily used in left field throughout his career, Lough has shown the versatility to be effective at all outfield positions.

David Lough
Lough with the Baltimore Orioles in 2014
Outfielder
Born: (1986-01-20) January 20, 1986
Akron, Ohio
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 1, 2012, for the Kansas City Royals
Last MLB appearance
June 1, 2016, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average.254
Home runs13
Runs batted in67
Teams

Baseball career

Amateur career

A graduate of Green High School, 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 sophomore and junior 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] His strong play in 2013 (.286 AVG with 5 HR's and 33 RBI over 96 games) helped him finish 8th in American League Rookie of the Year voting.

Baltimore Orioles
Lough (right) with teammate Travis Snider in February 2015.

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 25, 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]

Detroit Tigers

On February 7, 2017, Lough signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers with a spring training invite.

Cleveland Indians

On May 23, 2017, Lough signed a minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians organization. [11] He elected free agency on November 6, 2017.

Personal life

Lough resides in his home town of Green, Ohio.[12]

References
  1. Folkemer, Paul. "Orioles Trade Danny Valencia For OF David Lough," PressBox Baltimore, Wednesday, December 18, 2013.
  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.
  3. "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.
  4. 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.
  5. Kerkhoff, Blair (December 19, 2013). "Royals deal outfielder David Lough to Orioles for infielder Danny Valencia". Kansas City Star. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  6. Chastain, Bill (December 18, 2013). "O's acquire Lough from Royals for Valencia". MLB.com. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  7. Encina, Eduardo. "Orioles activate David Lough from DL, option Eddie Gamboa to Triple-A Norfolk". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  8. https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/04/25/orioles-david-lough-homers-off-koji-uehara-red-sox-lose-game/K6k20BJdi5GzlEi6SyqQgP/story.html
  9. http://augustafreepress.com/david-lough-walk-off-lifts-baltimore-to-dramatic-5-4-win-over-red-sox-in-extras/
  10. Adams, Steve (June 2, 2016). "Phillies Designate David Lough For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  11. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/05/indians-sign-david-lough.html
  12. Kuzydym, Stephanie. "How David Lough went from Green High School to batting leadoff for the Baltimore Orioles". Cleveland.com.
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