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◆ Tallied 1,000th career hit June 1, 2018 at Kansas City...One of 14 catchers since 2000 to tally 1,000 hits and just
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the third since 2010 (Yadier Molina and Buster Posey).
◆ ◆ Finished fourth in the N.L. MVP voting in 2014 (Clayton Kershaw) after leading the league with 53 doubles...For more
info, see 2014 season summary.
◆ ◆ Played for Team USA during the 2013 and 2017 World Baseball Classics...Helped 2017 Club capture championship.
◆ ◆ Made Major League debut May 21, 2010 vs. Minnesota...Singled in first at-bat (pinch-hit for George Kottaras) off Nick
Blackburn...Connected for first big league homer off Ryan Roland-Smith, June 25, 2010 vs. Seattle.
MAJOR LEAGUE SUMMARY
2017
◆ ◆ Spent time with both Texas and Colorado, combining to hit .265 (112/423) with 21 doubles, three triples, six
home runs and 40 RBI...Acquired by the Rockies July 30 for a player to be named later (OF Pedro Gonzalez)...
Marked fifth straight season with at least 20 doubles.
◆ ◆ Registered a .995 fielding percentage, good for sixth in the Majors by a catcher and posted a 27% caught stealing
percentage.
2016
◆ ◆ Logged a career-high 24 home runs in a season spent with the Brewers and Rangers...Combined to hit .292
(112/423) between the two Clubs.
◆ ◆ Led all MLB catchers (totals as a catcher only) in RBI (80), total bases (239) and slugging (.530) and was tied for
first in extra base hits (50) and triples (3) and second in OBP (.366) and home runs (24).
◆ ◆ Tabbed as a National League All-Star (Petco Park) for the second time in career...Entered the game in the 5th
inning...Finished the game at catcher and went 1-for-1 with a single.
◆ ◆ At the time of trade from Milwaukee to Texas, ranked second on the Club in average (.299) and RBI (50) and third
in home runs (13) and hits (101).
◆ ◆ Named Milwaukee’s Heart and Hustle Award winner.
2015
◆ ◆ Limited to 103 games in sixth season with Milwaukee due to a fractured left toe suffered in April and a
concussion in mid-September.
◆ ◆ Made starts at catcher (86), first base (5) and DH (1)...Threw out 24 of 94 would-be base stealers (25.5%). lucroy
◆ ◆ Named Milwaukee’s Heart and Hustle Award winner...
Also received the Brewers Good Guy Award.
2014
◆ ◆ Led the Majors in doubles (53) during fifth season with most 2b’s in a season by a catcher
the Brewers...Was the first primary catcher in MLB (during games caught only)
history to lead his league in doubles (since 1900)...The
53 doubles tied the Milwaukee franchise record (Lyle 2B’s Player Team Year
Overbay, 2004). 46 Jonathan Lucroy MIL 2014
◆ ◆ Was the first catcher in Major League history to hit .300 45 Ivan Rodriguez TEX 1996
with 50 or more doubles. 44 Yadier Molina STL 2013
◆ ◆ Finished fourth in the N.L. MVP voting (Clayton
Kershaw) with 167 points.
◆ ◆ Set the Brewer franchise record for most hits by a
catcher (176).
◆ ◆ Named MLB’s Heart and Hustle Award winner...Also received the Brewers Good Guy Award.
2013
◆ ◆ In fourth season as a Brewer, set career highs with 82 RBI and six triples...The 82 RBI were the fourth most by a
catcher in franchise history trailing only Ted Simmons (108 in 1983 and 97 in 1982) and Dave Nilsson (84 in 1996).
◆ ◆ Had 76 RBI as a catcher, tied for the M.L. lead with Yadier Molina and Matt Wieters.
◆ ◆ The six triples were the most by a M.L. catcher since Miguel Olivo in 2010 and the most by a backstop outside of
Colorado since the Cubs’ Michael Barrett in 2004 (6 3B’s).
◆ ◆ Also received the Brewers Good Guy Award.
2012
◆ ◆ Sidelined with right wrist fracture, limiting him to 96 games during third season with Milwaukee.
◆ ◆ Hit .389 (37/95) with RISP, including a M.L.-best .514 (18/35) prior to D.L. stint.
◆ ◆ Tallied a pair of 7-RBI games May 20 vs. Minnesota and Aug. 30 at Chicago...Became the first catcher in M.L.
history with a pair of 7-RBI games in one season and the fifth catcher in history with two 7-RBI games at any
point in their careers.
2011
◆ ◆ In first full season with the Brewers, appeared in 114 games after starting the season on the D.L...Despite D.L.
time, was the first Brewer catcher with more than 110 hits in a season since Jason Kendall in 2008 (127) and just
the third in franchise history with 110 hits and 10+ home runs, joining Ted Simmons and Johnny Estrada.

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