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Josh Lueke

ジョシュ・ルーキー　/　じょしゅ・るーきー

American baseball player

December 5, 1984 (age 41)　・　Covington, Kentucky, United States

Kentucky
baseball player

My Take

Josh Lueke is a name baseball fans will recognize, a relief pitcher who logged time with the Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays before heading to Japan to pitch for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. At 193 cm he had the frame you want from a bullpen arm. What interests me is the international leg of his career, the jump from Major League Baseball to Nippon Professional Baseball, which is a transition that demands real adaptability on and off the mound. Born in Covington, Kentucky in 1984 and a Northern Kentucky University product, he represents that journeyman type whose career spanned two very different baseball cultures.

Overview

Joshua William Lueke (born December 5, 1984) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Josh Lueke
Name (Japanese): ジョシュ・ルーキー
Reading: じょしゅ・るーきー
Born: December 5, 1984 (age 41)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Rat
Origin: Covington, Kentucky, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 193 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Northern Kentucky University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC

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