After 10 years down on the farm and more than a few knocking on the door, Dartmouth product Ed Lucas '04 was called up yesterday by the Miami Marlins from their Triple-A team in New Orleans. How Lucas will fare and how long he'll remain with the big club only time will tell, but congratulations to the former Ivy League baseball player of the year and onetime jayvee quarterback for finally getting to the big leagues.
From the Miami Herald:
“It was a pretty big surprise,” said Lucas, who was hitting .304 with five homers and 14 RBI for the Zephyrs. “I’d been doing OK. But it’s been 10 years, and to finally get that call … At some point, you kind of stopped expecting and kind of put it in the back of your mind, hoping it will come.”A story in his hometown paper notes that he batted .405 as a Dartmouth senior.
There's more background on Lucas on the Marlins Maniac website from the SI system. From the story:
Lucas started his pro career in the Kansas City Royals farm system before moving onto theAtlanta Braves system for a couple seasons, and then the Los Angeles Angels last season.
The Marlins signed Lucas as a minor league free agent before the 2013 season and quickly assigned him to Triple-A New Orleans. Lucas has enjoyed one of his best seasons as a pro in 2013, with a .300/.351/.450 slash line with a .351 wOBA and 5 homers.Lucas, a shortstop at Dartmouth but capable of playing any position in the infield, has appeared in 925 games in his minor league career, batting .278 with 66 homers and 418 RBIs.
Dartmouth major leaguers since WWII:
- Art Quirk '59 LHP
- Pete Broberg '72 RHP
- Chuck Seelbach '70 RHP
- Jim Beattie '76 RHP
- Mike Remlinger '88 LHP
- Mark Johnson '90 1B
- Brad Ausmus '91 C (did not play at Dartmouth)
- Ed Lucas '04 INF
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Fore!From the Friends of Dartmouth Football:
We have met our goal and currently have 100 golfers signed up for the 16th Annual Dartmouth Football Golf Classic! (June 15) The course can hold three more foursomes so sign up now by downloading the registration brochure.
Our special guests this year will be President-Elect Phil Hanlon '77 and his wife, Gail Gentes, who will each hit a ceremonial tee shot at 12:30pm.
All are invited to our Semi-Annual Friends of Football breakfast meeting at 9:15am in the Hanover Inn. Lunch will begin at 11:00am under the Friends of Football tent at the golf course. The golf begins with a 12:30pm shotgun start and concludes with cocktails, dinner and a raffle and auction!
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