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| HT/WT: 5-11, 180 lbs |
| Birthplace: Sacramento, CA |
| Age: 32 |
| Experience: 3 |
| Bats/Throws: L, R |
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2026 Batting
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| Regular Season | .264 | 9 | 31 | .700 | 1 |
Top Nathan Lukes News
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Clubs game-deciding homer
Lukes went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's win against Kansas City.
Lukes was almost on his front knee as he golfed a fourth-inning pitch over the right-field wall to bring home the only runs of the game. The 32-year-old has hit three long balls in his last five games as he tries to ramp up his production in August. So far this month he is slashing .218/.244/.372 with four homers, 13 RBI and seven runs in 23 games.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Costly blunder on late two-run single
Lukes went 2-for-4 with a two-run single during the Blue Jays' 5-3 loss to the Royals on Tuesday.
Down four runs, the Blue Jays attempted a late rally in the ninth inning. With two men on base with two outs, Lukes found the gap in left-center field to bring home both Daz Cameron and Brett Bateman, but the inning ended when Lukes was tagged at second base while attempting to stretch a single into a double. Lukes has driven in at least one run in four of his last five games, going 5-for-18 (.278) with two home runs and six RBI in that span.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Idle against southpaw
Lukes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.
The left-handed hitter will remain on the bench for a second straight day with another southpaw on the bump for New York in Carlos Rodon. Myles Straw will receive a start in center field while Brett Bateman slides over to cover Lukes' usual spot in right field.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Clubs seventh homer
Lukes went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's win over the Rays.
The 32-year-old outfielder led off the fifth inning by lofting an Ian Seymour changeup into the right-field seats, putting the Blue Jays in the lead for good. Lukes has been struggling overall in August, slashing .185/.206/.277 across 19 games with two of his seven homers on the season and six of his 24 RBI.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Sitting against lefty
Lukes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.
Lukes will sit out Sunday's series finale as left-hander Ryan Weathers takes the mound for New York. Brett Bateman will slide over to right field while Myles Straw mans center field for Toronto.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Idle against southpaw
Lukes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.
Lukes had started in the Blue Jays' last two games, but the left-handed-hitting outfielder will get a break Wednesday while the Red Sox send southpaw Ranger Suarez to the bump. Brett Bateman will cover right field in place of Lukes.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Slotted into lineup Tuesday
Lukes is now in the starting lineup for Tuesday's matchup with Boston.
After originally not being in the lineup for Tuesday's game with the Red Sox, Lukes will enter the starting nine after Kazuma Okamoto was a late scratch. Lukes will round out the bottom of the order and play right field as Brett Bateman slides over to center field for Toronto.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Riding pine Tuesday
Lukes is out of the lineup for Tuesday's matchup against Boston.
After an 0-for-4 performance during Monday's series opener, Lukes will sit out Tuesday's game. Southpaw Patrick Sandoval is the opposing pitcher for Boston, and Lukes has slashed just .111/.216/.133 in 51 plate appearances against left-handed pitching this season. Brett Bateman will take over in right field and bat second for Toronto.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Sitting against southpaw
Lukes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.
Southpaw Jesus Luzardo is on the bump for the Phillies, so Blue Jays manager John Schneider will send Lukes and Jesus Sanchez to the bench to clear room in the outfield for a pair of right-handed bats in Myles Straw and Davis Schneider. Lukes has gone just 5-for-43 (.116) with a 3:14 BB:K against left-handed pitching this season.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Clutch homer Saturday
Lukes went 3-for-6 with a two-run homer during the Blue Jays' 7-5 extra-innings win over the Phillies on Saturday.
Lukes was responsible for the Blue Jays' game-winning runs in the 11th inning, with his fly ball to center field clearing the wall for a two-run homer. It was just the sixth long ball of the season for the 31-year-old outfielder, with his last homer coming July 12 against the Padres. Lukes has a .697 OPS with one steal, 21 RBI and 17 extra-base hits over 298 plate appearances this season.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Taking seat against lefty again
Lukes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
The left-handed hitter will stay on the bench for a second straight game while the Cardinals send another lefty to the bump in Matthew Liberatore. Myles Straw will pick up a start in right field in place of Lukes, who is slashing just .227/.306/.295 with no home runs, stolen bases or RBI and just five runs in 14 games since the All-Star break.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Goes yard in loss
Lukes went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 5-4 loss to San Diego.
Lukes opened the scoring with a solo blast in the first inning to give Toronto an early lead. The outfielder has had a quiet start to July by going 9-for-36 (.250), and Sunday's homer accounted for his lone extra-base hit and RBI across 10 games this month. Overall, the 32-year-old is slashing .288/.343/.404 with five homers, 18 RBI and 23 runs scored across 62 contests.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Swats fourth homer
Lukes went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's loss to the Rangers.
The 31-year-old outfielder accounted for all the Blue Jays' offense when he took Cole Winn deep in the eighth inning. Lukes has four long balls on the season, and all of them have come in June -- a month in which he's produced a .317/.364/.488 slash line with two doubles, eight RBI and 10 runs in 24 contests.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Goes deep in loss
Lukes went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 3-1 loss to the Astros.
Lukes provided Toronto's only offense with a solo homer in the first inning, but he was lifted in favor of Myles Straw to face lefty Josh Hader in the ninth. It continued a strong June for the 31-year-old Lukes, who's hit safely in 16 of 20 games while batting .300 with three home runs, six RBI and eight runs scored this month. For the year, he's slashing .301/.344/.420 with three long balls, 15 RBI and 16 runs scored across 156 plate appearances.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Pops second homer in Thursday's win
Lukes went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's win over the Red Sox.
Getting the start in center field while Daulton Varsho (wrist) remains sidelined, Lukes took Sonny Gray deep in the seventh inning to give the Blue Jays a 3-0 lead. Lukes has hit safely in 10 of his last 11 games, and over 15 contests in June he's slashing .327/.373/.455 with both his homers on the season, along with five RBI and seven runs.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Taking seat against lefty
Lukes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.
With southpaw Jake Bennett on the bump for Boston, the left-handed-hitting Lukes will retreat to the bench after he had started each of the last seven games while going 8-for-28 (.286 average) with two runs and one RBI. Toronto will work with a starting outfield of Davis Schneider, Myles Straw and Jesus Sanchez from left to right.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Three hits in Sunday's loss
Lukes went 3-for-5 with a double, a run scored and an RBI in Sunday's loss to the Yankees.
Batting second and getting the start in center field before shifting to right when Myles Straw entered the game in the seventh inning, Lukes put together another strong performance. The 31-year-old has hit safely in 16 of 18 games since coming off the IL in late May, slashing .358/.419/.448 in 75 plate appearances over that stretch with three doubles, a homer, five RBI and nine runs.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Sitting Sunday
Lukes is not in Toronto's starting lineup against Baltimore on Sunday.
Lukes will take a seat after going 1-for-8 across the first two games of the series. Jesus Sanchez, Myles Straw and Yohendrick Pinango will man the outfield from left to right for the Blue Jays.
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Blue Jays' Nathan Lukes: Homers batting leadoff
Lukes went 2-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 7-3 loss to Atlanta.
Lukes cranked a home run to right off of Grant Holmes in the third inning to briefly give Toronto the lead. The outfielder has been hot since coming back from an injured hamstring in late May, continuing a 10-game hitting streak during which he has gone 14-for-31 with four doubles, three RBI, and six runs scored.
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