Luke Murphy #72

Luke Evan Murphy...On Twitter: @LukeMurphy27_....2023 marks first season as a non-roster invitee to Major League Spring Training....Attended Vanderbilt University...In junior season, led Commodore relievers with 61 strikeouts and tied for team lead in saves...Pitched 1.0 inning in College World Series Championship Series vs. Mississippi State....Missed 2019 season at Vanderbilt while recovering from “Tommy John” surgery....Graduate of East Robertson HS (Cross Plains, Tenn.) where played baseball, basketball and golf...Three-time all-county honoree...In 2018 earned several baseball honors, including: Rawlings/Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American, Southeast – All Region 1st Team and District 9A MVP and 2018 All-USA Second Team...Two-year basketball team captain and four year letter-winner in basketball....Father, Neil, and uncle, Seth Massey, played college baseball at Austin Peay University....Originally signed by Angels scout Joel Murrie.

2022

Spent entire season with Double-A Rocket City, making 37 relief appearances and going 7-2 with a 2.62 ERA (44.2 IP - 13 ER) and 52 strikeouts... Pitched the eighth inning in first no-hitter in Trash Pandas history, Sept. 3 vs. Biloxi, working a scoreless frame with two walks and two strikeouts to combine with Chase Silseth (7.0 IP) and Eric Torres (1.0 IP) on the rare feat... Held opponents to a .073 (6/82) average and did not allow an earned run in home games at Toyota Field (26.2 IP)... Left-handed opponents were held to a .148 (9/61) average on the season... During final two months of season, pitched to a 0.73 ERA (12.1 IP - 1 ER) with 14 strikeouts across 11 appearances... Recorded only save of year in final regular season appearance, Sept. 15 vs. Birmingham... Pitched in two postseason games during Southern League Division Series vs. Tennessee.