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Lukeuke BORN: OCT. 13, 1990 OPENING DAY AGE: 28
Bardard
B SIGNED THRU: 2019 MLB SERVICE: 30 DAYS
BIRTHPLACE: CHARLOTTE, NC RESIDES: ORANGE PARK, FL
RHP 39 ACQUIRED: SIGNED AS MINOR LEAGUE FREE AGENT,
FEB. 18, 2019
MARRIED: TAYLOR HALL, JAN. 11, 2014
RHP
height: 6-3 Weight: 200 bats: R throws: R

NON-ROSTER INVITEE
BARD’S LIFETIME PITCHING RECORD
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK BAA
2012— Twins (GCL) 0-0 6.75 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 3 0 1 5 0 3 0 0 .231
Elizabethton 0-0 0.00 4 0 0 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 .200
2013— Twins (GCL) 0-0 12.00 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 5 4 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 .333
Elizabethton 1-0 1.08 7 0 0 2 0 0 8.1 2 1 1 0 1 6 0 6 1 0 .091
Fort Myers 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000
2014— INJURED — DID NOT PLAY
2015— Cedar Rapids 7-1 2.41 28 0 0 11 0 0 52.1 45 15 14 1 5 15 0 47 4 0 .234
2016— Fort Myers 3-1 3.40 35 0 0 12 0 2 50.1 47 21 19 0 2 20 0 45 4 0 .246
Chattanooga 0-0 4.91 9 0 0 4 0 0 14.2 16 8 8 1 1 8 0 12 1 1 .281
2017— Chattanooga 4-3 2.58 33 0 0 20 0 5 52.1 50 16 15 4 5 20 3 78 3 0 .250
Rochester 0-0 3.46 8 0 0 2 0 0 13 13 5 5 1 1 4 0 21 0 0 .255
2018— LAA 0-0 5.40 8 0 0 3 0 0 11.2 10 7 7 4 3 5 1 13 1 0 .222
BARD
Rochester 3-3 4.66 32 0 0 15 0 1 48.1 54 29 25 6 1 18 1 52 7 1 .286
MAJOR TOTALS 0-0 5.40 8 0 0 3 0 0 11.2 10 7 7 4 3 5 1 13 1 0 .222
MINOR TOTALS 18-8 3.38 164 1 0 68 0 9 250.1 237 103 94 13 17 101 4 271 20 2 .251
◆ ◆ Luke Francis Bard...Last name rhymes with “hard”...On Twitter: @Luke_Bard
◆ ◆ Signed with Angels as minor league free agent, Feb. 18, 2019.
◆ ◆ Made Major League debut with Angels, March 31, 2018 at Oakland after being acquired by Halos from Twins in
Rule 5 Draft in Dec. 2017.
◆ ◆ Appeared in eight games in relief for Angels last season, before being designated for assignment, Apr. 21 and
returned to Twins organization...Pitched remainder of year for Triple-A Rochester, making 32 appearances and
averaging 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings (48.1 IP - 52 SO).
◆ ◆ Opened 2017 season with Double-A Chattanooga and pitched more than one inning in 20 of 33 appearances...
During 25 game stretch from Apr. 27-July 29, went 3-1 with four saves and a 1.33 ERA (40.2 IP - 6 ER) with 60
strikeouts and 12 walks...His ERA ranked third in Southern League in that span (min. 35 IP).
◆ ◆ Split 2016 between Adv.-A Fort Myers and Double-A Chattanooga, totaling a career-high 44 appearances.
◆ ◆ Spent 2015 campaign with Single-A Cedar Rapids, where he ranked seventh among Midwest League relievers
(min. 50 IP) with a 2.41 ERA (52.1 IP - 14 ER).
◆ ◆ Missed entire 2014 season due to injury...Had arthroscopic shoulder surgery in labrum following 2013 season,
where he spent time with three Minnesota affiliates.
◆ ◆ Selected by Twins in first round (42nd overall) of 2012 First-Year Player Draft (signed by Minnesota scout Jack
Powel)...Was previously drafted by Red Sox in 16th round of 2009 First-Year player draft, but did not sign.
◆ ◆ Brother, Daniel Bard, pitched in Majors for five seasons with Red Sox (2009-13).
◆ ◆ Father, Paul Bard, was sixth round draft pick by Dodgers in 1980 and played five minor league seasons in Dodgers
and Orioles systems.
◆ ◆ Played collegiately at Georgia Tech...Named by Baseball America as 11th best prospect in Atlantic Coast
Conference entering 2011 season.
◆ ◆ Attended Charlotte Christian HS (NC)...Four-year letterwinner in baseball and football (quarterback) and a two-
year letterwinner in basketball...Two-year captain of baseball team...Earned Louisville Slugger and National
Christian School Athletic Association All-America honors as a senior...North Carolina Independent Schools
Athletic Association Player of the Year and Charlotte Weekly Player of the Year in 2009 after going 10-0 with 90
strikeouts and a 0.37 ERA.

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