Jordan Luplow

Jordan Thomas Luplow[1] (/ˈluːploʊ/ LOOP-loh;[2] born September 26, 1993) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third round of the 2014 MLB draft, and made his debut for the Pirates in 2017.

Jordan Luplow
Luplow with the Indians in 2019
Cleveland Indians – No. 8
Outfielder
Born: (1993-09-26) September 26, 1993
Visalia, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 28, 2017, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
(through August 5, 2020)
Batting average.230
Home runs21
Runs batted in56
Teams

Amateur career

Luplow attended Buchanan High School in Clovis, California, and played college baseball at Fresno State, where he was teammates with New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge for two seasons. Luplow was as a third baseman in high school, but an injury led to Fresno State coaches converting him to an outfielder.[3] He started all 59 games for the Bulldogs as a freshman in 2012, and was named MVP of the WAC Tournament as Fresno State earned a NCAA Tournament berth.[4] Luplow appeared in 41 games as a sophomore, losing part of the season to a shoulder injury.[5]

As a junior in 2014, he was the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year after hitting .377/.475/.609 with 9 HR and 48 RBI in 57 games as Fresno State's right fielder and primary three-hole hitter.[6] After the season, Luplow was named to multiple All-American second and third-teams.[7][8] While at Fresno State, Luplow was named to two All-Conference Academic Teams. He was also named an All-Star in both the Alaska Baseball League in 2012, and while playing for the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League in 2013.[9]

Professional career

Pittsburgh Pirates

Luplow was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.[10] He signed with the Pirates on June 17, 2014, for a signing bonus worth $500,000.[11] Luplow made his professional debut in 2014 with Short Season Jamestown, where he hit .277 with 30 RBI in 62 games. Luplow played 2015 with the Single-A West Virginia Power, where he was asked to convert to third base, a position he hadn't played since high school. He struggled defensively with 21 errors, but he performed better offensively, hitting .264 with 64 RBI and a team high 12 HR in 106 games.[12][13][14] Luplow spent 2016 with High-A Bradenton, where he was converted back to the outfield.[15] In 104 games, he hit .254 with 10 HR and 54 RBI. Luplow started 2017 with Double-A Altoona, but was promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis on June 30.[16] In 73 games with Altoona, Luplow hit .283 with 37 RBI and 16 HR, already a career-high, and was named as an Eastern League All-Star.[17] After just 21 games with a .324 average at Triple-A, Luplow received a promotion to the major leagues, with Pirates manager Clint Hurdle describing the move as "aggressive, but it's the culmination of work we've seen at every step of the way."[18][19]

On July 28, 2017, Luplow was called up by the Pittsburgh Pirates for the first time, and he made his major league debut that night against the San Diego Padres. He received the start in right field, as regular right fielder Gregory Polanco was placed on the disabled list a week prior.[20]

On September 2, 2017, Luplow got his first career hit and career multi-run homerun, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds, 5–0.[21]

Cleveland Indians

On November 14, 2018, Luplow and Max Moroff were traded to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Erik González, Tahnaj Thomas and Dante Mendoza.[22]

Personal life

Luplow is the great-nephew of outfielder Al Luplow[23], who had a seven-year ML career with the Indians, Pirates, and New York Mets during the 1960s.

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References
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  2. Western Division Player Roster, Eastern League 2017 All-Star Classic, Manchester, NH, Wednesday, July 12, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2019
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  6. Burkholder, Matt (May 21, 2014). "Jordan Luplow Named MW Player of the Year". Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  7. Burkholder, Matt (May 30, 2014). "Jordan Luplow Named All-American". GoBulldogs.com.
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  11. "Jordan Luplow Bonus Information and Where the Pirates Draft Stands Now - Pirates Prospects". www.piratesprospects.com.
  12. Redd, Derek (May 20, 2015). "Power's Luplow gets comfortable at third base". Charleston Gazette-Mail.
  13. "SAL notes: Luplow looking for a title". MiLB.com.
  14. Kraft, Alex (December 3, 2015). "Glasnow, Bell on the brink for Pirates". MiLB.
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  16. Giger, Cory (July 1, 2017). "Luplow gets promoted to Indianapolis". Altoona Mirror.
  17. Wilson, Trey (June 28, 2017). "Five Curve players named Eastern League All-Stars". MiLB.
  18. Brink, Bill (July 28, 2017). "Jordan Luplow's meteoric rise from Class AA to the majors". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  19. Berry, Adam (July 29, 2017). "Bucs prospect Luplow recalled from Triple-A". MLB.com.
  20. Brink, Bill (July 28, 2017). "Pirates make Jordan Luplow call-up official". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  21. MLB Pipeline. September 2, 2017 https://twitter.com/MLBPipeline/status/904163989495586816. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  22. http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25276872/cleveland-indians-pittsburgh-pirates-trade-five-players-teams
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