Luis Eduardo Lugo Lareschi (born March 5, 1994) is a Venezuelan-born Italian professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Lugo was signed by the Cleveland Indians as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played for Team Italy in the 2019 European Baseball Championship.
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Born: (1994-03-05) March 5, 1994 (age 28) Barquisimeto, Venezuela | ||||||||||||||
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Lugo was signed by the Cleveland Indians as an undrafted free agent on February 28, 2011.[1] He began his professional career in 2011, appearing in 12 games between the Dominican Summer League Indians and the Arizona League Indians with an 0–5 record and a 3.93 ERA.[2] The following season he spent entirely in Arizona, and then in 2013 he played for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, starting 11 games with a 1–4 record and a 1.97 ERA.[2] He was selected to the mid-season all-star team that year.[1] He spent 2014 with the Lake County Captains and 2015 and 2016 with the Lynchburg Hillcats.[2]
On December 1, 2017, Lugo signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles.[3] He was released on March 30, 2018.
On May 3, 2018, Lugo signed with the Parmaclima Parma of the Italian Baseball League.[4]
On July 23, 2018, Lugo signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals.[5] During the 2018 Winter Meetings, the Chicago Cubs selected Lugo from the Royals in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.[6]
In 2019, between Class A+ and Class AA he was 7-3 with a 3.62 ERA.
Lugo was selected as a member of the Italy national baseball team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[7] He also played for Team Italy at the 2019 European Baseball Championship. He is playing for the team at the Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification tournament, taking place in Italy beginning September 18, 2019.
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