Jonathan Lucroy
- Milwaukee Brewers (2010 -present)
Jonathan Lucroy Charles ( born June 13, 1986 in Eustis, Florida, United States) is an American baseball player in the major leagues. He currently plays for the Milwaukee Brewers on the position of catcher.
High School and College
Lucroy visited the Umatilla High School in Umatilla, Florida and attended thereafter for three years, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. There he became one of the most successful players in the history of Louisiana Ragin ' Cajuns, the sports team of the University. During his career he achieved many school records: He hit 54 doubles, reached 184 RBIs and reached a total of 414 bases. He was also able to beat the second- most hits in the history of the university with 241 hits in only three seasons. He led the team to national fame and also received doing some personal awards.
On 19 April 2011, the Umatilla High School announced that Lucroys number 6 will no longer be awarded in the future.
Career
Minor Leagues
Lucros was drafted in the MLB Draft 2007 in the third round at a total of 101 position of the Milwaukee Brewers. His first professional game he played in 2007 with the Rookie League Helena Brewers team. In the postseason, he was elected to the All- Star team. In the following season he moved repeatedly between the West Virginia Power and the Brevard County Manatees. During his time at West Virginia, he was elected to the Mid -Season All-Star. The entire 2009 season spent Lucroy at the Huntsville Stars and here he was, for the third time in a row, an award as Mid -Season All-Star in the Southern League. At the beginning of the 2010 season he played in Huntsville, but closed in the course of the season the Triple-A Nashville Sounds at Club.
Major League Baseball
On 21 May 2010 Lucroy was called by the Milwaukee Brewers in the MLB roster and was the same day his debut against the Minnesota Twins, the first game against that team. He could reach against Nick Blackburn his first hit directly at the first at-bat. Subsequently, he was promoted for the second half of the season for the first catcher of the team and had a batting average of .253. In the following season, Lucroy had in his first rookie season, only one passed ball in 655 innings. In his first season he was not satisfied with his appearance at the plate and announced that they wanted to improve in that area. Despite his dissatisfaction with his performance, the coach agreed that he had done his job well and be normal difficulties for a rookie, been confronted Lucroy.
Lucroy had the first ten games of the 2011 season expose, as he had the little finger of his right hand was broken. After he returned, he was right back to the first of the Brewers Catcher and thus recorded his first full season in the MLB. On 28 May 2011 at the game against the San Francisco Giants led Lucroy from a successful Suicide Squeeze and allowed Ryan Braun thus the decisive Walk Off Run. He finished the season with a 265 batting average, 12 home runs and 59 RBIs.
Before the MLB 2012 season Lucroy signed to extend the Brewers at a five -year contract with the option for a further year. According to the contract Lucroy gets at least 11 million U.S. dollars, but can also earn up to 13 million. In May 2012, he broke his hand as a suitcase he noticed his hand, and he was subsequently placed on the Disabled List.
Although he spent most of the 2012 season on the Disabled List, falls into this season his breakthrough at the Brewers. So he was able to beat hard blows when runners were in the position to achieve a run. So he beat in the 2012 season a total of twelve home runs, which, although as many as were in the previous season, but he needed more than one hundred fewer at-bats (316). But not only his performance on offense was remarkable, but also its performance on the defensive. He improved his performance so much that he is considered one of the best active Catcher in the MLB today.
Achievements
Lucroy is the first catcher who succeeded in two games of the season seven or achieve more RBIs since the MLB leads the RBI statistic. The first seven he scored on 20 May against 2012 against the Minnesota Twins. The next seven reach him when he hit a grand slam against the Chicago Cubs, but the Brewers lost with 11:12. He is the first player of the Brewers, who managed to obtain seven RBIs in two games.
Private
Lucroy is married and has one daughter. He is also an avid fisherman and hunter.