| Luke Hochevar | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Hochevar with the Royals in 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: September 15, 1983 Denver, Colorado, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
| September 8, 2007, for the Kansas City Royals | |||||||||||||||
| Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
| July 24, 2016, for the Kansas City Royals | |||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 46–65 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 4.98 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 702 | ||||||||||||||
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Luke Anthony Hochevar (/ˈhoʊtʃeɪvər/; born September 15, 1983) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played college baseball at the University of Tennessee, and played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals from 2007 through 2016. He was the first overall pick in the 2006 MLB draft and a member of the 2015 World Series champions.