Luke John Raley…resides in Avon, Ohio with wife, Katie…born in Hinckley, Ohio and graduated from Highland High School (Medina, OH) in 2013...attended Lake Erie College from 2014-16...Made his Major League debut with the Dodgers on April 9, 2021 vs. Washington...selected by Los Angeles-NL in the seventh round of the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
2023
Hit .249 (89x357) with 56 runs, 23 doubles, 19 home runs, 49 RBI, 28 walks and 14 stolen bases, getting on base at a .333 clip and slugging .490 (.824 OPS) in 118 games...Made his first career Opening Day roster and his first career Opening Day start, going 1-for-2 with an RBI on March 30 vs. Detroit...Placed on the 10-day Injured List with a cervical strain on Sept. 21- Oct. 2, 2023...Set a career-high 19 HR in 118 games in 2023...came into the season with three HR in 55 career games...Did not commit an error in 110 total chances playing in the outfield...was one of 11 AL outfielders with 100+ total chances and errors...Hit by pitch 18 times...tied for fifth-most in the Majors...Hit a home run and pitched in the same game on April 27 at Chicago-AL...making his first career pitching appearance...tossed 1.0 IP with three hits and two ER...Set a career-high 12-game on-base streak on May 23-June 6...batting .310 (9x29) with four doubles, triple, two home runs, six RBI and three stolen bases...batted .349 (23x66) with six doubles, two triples, three home runs, 10 RBI, four walks and two stolen bases in 19 games of June...ranked among AL hitters during the month (min. 70 PA) in OPS (4th, 1.039), average (5th), on-base percentage (5th), and slugging percentage (5th)...Hit a 450-ft. HR on June 6 vs. Minnesota, leaving a dent in the Tropicana Field batters’ eye...his second farthest career HR (472 ft., Sept. 22, 2021 at Colorado w/Los Angeles-NL)...Batted .268 (11x41) with a double, two home runs and two walks in 33 games against left handed pitchers...Batted .272 (53x197) with 12 home runs and 30 RBI when on the road.
2022
Appeared in 22 games and made 18 starts over two stints with the Rays: June 21-30 and July 10–Aug. 15…made starts in right field (seven), left field (six), designated hitter (four) and first base (one)...On July 26 at BAL, robbed a homer from Ryan Mountcastle in the first inning…on July 27 at BAL, his solo shot off Tyler Wells in the second marked his first since Sept. 22, 2021 at COL (with LAD)...Hit .300/.401/.529 (68-for-227) with 14 HR and 50 RBI in 63 games with Triple-A Durham.
2021
Appeared in 33 games and made 15 starts (8-RF, 7-LF) over six stints with the Dodgers, his first career major league action…was on the active roster from April 9-28, May 4 (27th Man), May 11-20, June 12-16, July 24-30 and Sept. 21-25... On April 9 vs. WSH, made his major league debut as a defensive replacement in the eighth inning and grounded out in his only at-bat... On April 14 vs. COL, doubled off Daniel Bard in the 8th inning for his first career hit... On April 16 at SD, his first career homer came off Dan Altavilla, a solo shot in the fifth inning... Appeared in 72 games for Triple-A Oklahoma City…his .393 OBP and .570 SLG both would have ranked 5th in Triple-A West if he had enough plate appearances to qualify... In its midseason update, ranked by Baseball America as the No. 15 prospect in the Dodgers system…named to the Dodgers Organizational All-Star Team by MLB.com following the season... POSTSEASON: Struck out as a pinch-hitter in the 5th inning of the NL Wild Card Game vs. STL…was not on the Dodgers roster for the Division Series or League Championship Series.
2020
Spent all of the season at the alternate site and as a member of the Taxi squad...Acquired on Feb. 10 with RHP Brusdar Graterol in exchange for RHP Kenta Maeda and IF Jair Camargo.
2019
Began the season with Triple-A Rochester, posting a .302/.362/.526 slash line over 33 games…hit six doubles, seven homers, and totaled 21 RBI for a .878 OPS ... Finished the season with Rookie-level GCL Twins, appearing in five games for a .368 average over 19 at-bats ... Played six games for Salt River in the Arizona Fall League, hitting .244 with five doubles, one triple, and three home runs for 14 RBI…named AFL Player of the Week on October 23 after hitting .391 in six games...received his first invite to Spring Training with the Minnesota Twins, was reassigned to minor league camp on March 8.
2018
Began season with Double-A Tulsa (Los Angeles-NL) ... Recorded a five-game multi-hit game streak April 19-26, including his first professional two-homer game April 26 at Arkansas ... Named Texas League Midseason All-Star ... Acquired by Minnesota via trade along with second baseman Logan Forsythe and left-handed pitcher Devin Smeltzer on July 31, in exchange for second baseman Brian Dozier ... Combined to hit .275 (133-for-484) with 19 doubles, eight triples, 20 home runs, 69 RBI, 80 runs scored and a .350 on-base percentage in 120 games between Tulsa and Double-A Chattanooga (Los Angeles-NL)...hit .333 (40-for-120) against left-handed pitching and .255 (93-for-364) against right-handed pitching...played 51 games at first base, 35 games in rightfield and 26 games in leftfield ... Played four games for Salt River in the Arizona Fall League, going 3-for-14 (.214) with three walks and three RBI.
2017
Spent entire season with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga (Los Angeles-NL)...set season-high with four hits three times: April 18 at Lancaster, August 15 vs. Stockton and August 25 vs. Inland Empire...named California League All-Star...placed on 7-day disabled list July 28 with a left great toe infection; reinstated August 6...hit .340 (32-for-94) with 18 RBI in 23 July games and .340 (32-for-94) with 14 RBI in 23 August games...hit .306 (109-for-356) vs. right-handed pitching and .262 (32-for-122) vs. left-handed pitching...played 59 games for the Quakes in leftfield, 30 in rightfield and 13 at first base...ranked as Dodgers 26th best prospect by Baseball America entering 2018.
2016
Began professional career with AZL Dodgers, playing in five games, going 10-for-16 (.625)...promoted to Rookie-Level Ogden on June 27 and appeared in five games, going 10-for-24 (.417)...promoted for final time to Single-A Great Lakes...suffered a left ankle contusion September 2 at Fort Wayne and was placed on the 7-day disabled list the next day, ending his season...combined to go .288 (69-for-240) with 14 doubles, six triples, four home runs, 24 RBI, 18 walks, 34 runs scored and a .355 on-base percentage in 65 games at all three stops.