Luke Waddell #82

Attended Loveland HS (Ohio)…Was inducted into the school's athletic Hall of Fame in 2022 for his contributions in football, basketball and baseball...Tallied 5,600 career rushing yards, 1,699 receiving yards, 500 points and 83 touchdowns across four varsity seasons...Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the fifth round of the 2021 MLB First-Year Player Draft from Georgia Teach University (Atlanta, Ga.).

2023

Slashed .275/.384.376 (131-for-476) in 130 games - 101 with Double-A Mississippi and 29 with Triple-A Gwinnett...He hit eight home runs, 18 doubles and three triples, while recording 74 RBI and 73 runs...Went 29-for-39 in stolen base attempts...Set MiLB career-highs in games, hits, home runs, doubles, triples, RBI, runs, stolen bases and walks (85) ..Named an MiLB.com Organization All-Star...Among Atlanta farmhands, was tied for first in hits...Ranked second in RBI and walks; fourth in runs; sixth in total bases (179); tied for sixth in stolen bases; eighth in batting average - among qualifiers; ninth in on-base percentage and 10th in OPS (.760)...Began the season with Double-A Mississippi.. Promoted to Triple-A Gwinnett on April 14.. Played 29 games before being transferred back to Double-A Mississippi on May 2...Named to the Southern League All-Star team.. Among Southern League qualifiers, ranked fourth in batting average (.290) and fifth in on-base percentage (.395)...Hit all eight of his Double-A home runs on the road...Slashed .307/.430/.483 (54-for-176), with 45 RBI and 35 runs in 47 road games...Went deep in three consecutive games, spanning June 14-16 at Pensacola...Matched the longest homer streak of his career, also: Aug. 27-29, 2021 at Bowling Green, with High-A Rome...From June 1-July 31, hit .320 (57-for-178), with six home runs, nine doubles and one triple, while recording 33 RBI and 32 runs in 47 games with Double-A Mississippi.

2022

Played the entire season at Double-A Mississippi, appearing in 41 games as a utility infielder... Primarily appeared at shortstop (29 games) and hit .272 (44-for-162)... Drew 23 walks compared to only 22 strikeouts...Also logged 29 RBI and 20 runs scored.