Lucas May
Lucas May | |||||||||||||||
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Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
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September 4, 2010, for the Kansas City Royals | |||||||||||||||
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September 29, 2010, for the Kansas City Royals | |||||||||||||||
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Batting average | .189 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 6 | ||||||||||||||
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Lucas James May (born October 24, 1984) is an American former professional baseball catcher who played for the Kansas City Royals in Major League Baseball (MLB).
May graduated from
Career
Los Angeles Dodgers
May began his professional career after he signed with the Dodgers. He played at the rookie level for the
He was promoted to Single-A in 2005, playing for the Columbus Catfish. He played shortstop as well as beginning to play in the outfield. His bad defense had prompted the organization to make the switch as he committed 18 errors in 46 games in 2003, 18 errors in 34 games in 2004, and 26 errors in 46 games.[1] May played for the Catfish again in 2006, this time seeing all his action in the outfield. In 119 games, he had a .273 batting average and showed some power, hitting 18 home runs.
In
Following the season on November 20, 2007, May's contract was purchased by the Los Angeles Dodgers, protecting him from the
In 2009, May played for the Dodgers' new Double-A affiliate, the
After starting 2010 with Chattanooga, he was shortly promoted to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes and was selected to the Pacific Coast League all-star team.
Kansas City Royals
On July 28, 2010, the Dodgers traded May, along with pitcher Elisaul Pimentel, to the
He was called up to the Royals on September 1, 2010 and made his Major League debut on September 4 against the Detroit Tigers, where he was hitless in three at-bats. On September 12 against the Chicago White Sox he recorded his first major league hit, a single to left field off of Matt Thornton.
Arizona Diamondbacks
On June 1, 2011, the Royals traded May to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Andrea Pizziconi.[2]
New York Mets
May signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets on December 12, 2011.
Pittsburgh Pirates
May played in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization in 2013.
Milwaukee Brewers
May signed a minor league deal with the Milwaukee Brewers on January 30, 2014.
While playing for Triple-A Nashville on August 27, 2014, May was the final batter at Herschel Greer Stadium, the Sounds' home for the first 37 years of its existence. In his only plate appearance of the night, he struck out swinging on a full count with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th inning to end the game and secure an 8-5 loss.[3]
References
- ^ Weisman, Jon (via commenter CanuckDodger). "Roster Rumblings", November 21, 2007. Accessed November 23, 2007.
- ^ Nicholson-Smith, Ben. "D'Backs Acquire Lucas May". MLBTradeRumors.com. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ "Scoreboard: Sacramento at Nashville; August 27, 2014". NashvilleSounds.com.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)