Luke Farrell (baseball)

For the American football player, see Luke Farrell (American football).

Luke Farrell
Farrell with the St. Paul Saints in 2021
Washington Nationals
Pitcher
Born: (1991-06-07) June 7, 1991 (age 32)
Westlake, Ohio, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 1, 2017, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Win–loss record5–5
Earned run average5.00
Strikeouts107
Teams

Luke Thomas Farrell (born June 7, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Washington Nationals organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins, and Cincinnati Reds. He made his MLB debut in 2017.

Career[edit]

Amateur[edit]

Farrell attended Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio, and Northwestern University, where he played college baseball for the Northwestern Wildcats. In 2010, his freshman year, he was diagnosed with a schwannoma, a benign nerve sheath tumor on his jaw, that required surgical removal.[1] He developed another tumor that was removed and treated with radiation therapy in 2011.[2] In his four years at Northwestern, Farrell had 208 strikeouts, and was awarded with the Big Ten Medal of Honor his senior season.[3] In 2011, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and returned to the league in 2012 to play for the Falmouth Commodores.[4][5]

Kansas City Royals[edit]

The Kansas City Royals selected Farrell in the sixth round of the 2013 MLB draft. Farrell made 10 starts with the Rookie Advanced level Idaho Falls Chukars, where he went 1–3 with a 6.65 ERA, although he did strike out 45 batters in 431⁄3 innings. Farrell's struggles continued in 2014 with the Single-A Lexington Legends, going 2–12 in 19 starts with a 5.25 ERA while striking out 8.5 batters per 9 innings. Farrell opened the 2015 season with the High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks, then was promoted to the Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals in May. Farrell made 16 starts at Double-A, going 5–3 with a 3.09 ERA, although his strikeouts per 9 innings pitched dropped to 6.3. Farrell pitched 2016 with the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers, where in 19 appearances (14 starts), he went 6–3 with a 3.76 ERA. He returned to Omaha to begin the 2017 season, where he made 13 starts before earning a promotion to the major leagues on July 1.[6]

Farrell with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2016

When the Royals needed a starting pitcher for the first game of a doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins, Farrell was called up from Omaha to make his major league debut. He gave up 5 runs in 22⁄3 innings and left the game as the pitcher of record, but did not receive a loss as Kansas City came back to win the game.[7] Originally recalled as the 26th player for the doubleheader, Farrell was optioned back to Omaha the next day. Following the Royals' acquisition of three major league pitchers from the San Diego Padres, Farrell was designated for assignment on July 24.[8]

Los Angeles Dodgers[edit]

Farrell was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for cash considerations on July 28, 2017, and was assigned to the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers.[9] Farrell made one appearance for Oklahoma City, giving up 2 earned runs in 42⁄3 innings.[10]

Cincinnati Reds[edit]

On August 9, 2017, Farrell was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds, and assigned to the Triple-A Louisville Bats.[11] He was called up by the Reds on August 23, when he made his National League debut and pitched 3 innings of scoreless relief.[12]

Chicago Cubs[edit]

Farrell was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs on October 4, 2017.[13] He pitched five shutout innings on June 2, 2018, against the New York Mets.[14] On June 24, 2018, Farrell was assigned to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs.[15] He was designated for assignment on September 1, 2018. He finished 3–4 in 20 games (2 starts). He struck out 39 batters in 31+1⁄3 innings.

Los Angeles Angels[edit]

Farrell was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Angels on September 3, 2018.[16] On December 21, 2018, Farrell was designated for assignment by the Angels.[17]

Texas Rangers[edit]

On January 4, 2019, Farrell was claimed off waivers by the Texas Rangers.[18] On March 2, 2019, Farrell was struck in the face by a line drive during a spring training game and suffered a broken jaw and a concussion.[19] Farrell underwent surgery on March 6 to insert a plate and screws on the jaw bone.[20] His jaw was wired shut and he was placed on a liquid diet for one month. Farrell lost 15-20 pounds during the recovery process.[20] He was placed on the 60-day injured list to open the 2019 season. Farrell rehabbed with the AZL Rangers and Frisco RoughRiders before being activated on August 23.[20] In 9 games for Texas in 2019, he went 1–0 with a 2.70 ERA over 13+1⁄3 innings. He pitched in 4 games in 2020, allowing 5 earned runs in 5.1 innings pitched. On October 30, 2020, Farrell was outrighted off of the 40-man roster. He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.

Minnesota Twins[edit]

On December 17, 2020, Farrell signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins organization.[21] On April 20, 2021, Farrell was selected to the active roster.[22] On April 24, Farrell was removed from the roster after throwing one shutout inning with one strikeout.[23] On May 19, 2021, Farrell was again selected to the active roster.[24] Farrell made 20 appearances for the Twins, going 1–1 with a 4.74 ERA and 25 strikeouts. Farrell was outrighted off of the 40-man roster on October 8.[25] On October 14, Farrell elected free agency.[26]

Chicago Cubs (second stint)[edit]

On April 18, 2022, Farrell signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs.[27] He was called up from the Triple-A Iowa Cubs on August 24.[28] On September 6, Farrell was designated for assignment.

Cincinnati Reds (second stint)[edit]

On September 9, 2022, Farrell was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds. In two games for the Reds, Farrell struggled to a 9.00 ERA with 5 strikeouts and 4 walks in 4.0 innings pitched. He was designated for assignment by Cincinnati on September 15. Farrell cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple–A Louisville Bats on September 17.[29] He made one appearance for the Louisville to close out the year. Farrell elected free agency following the season on October 6.[30]

Chicago White Sox[edit]

On April 17, 2023, Farrell signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox organization.[31] In 37 games (7 starts) for the Triple–A Charlotte Knights, he registered a 5.56 ERA with 52 strikeouts across 55.0 innings of work. Farrell elected free agency following the season on November 6.[32]

Washington Nationals[edit]

On February 6, 2024, Farrell signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals.[33]

Personal life[edit]

Luke Farrell is the youngest of three sons born to former Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell.[34] John Farrell took a one-day leave from the Red Sox to be at Kauffman Stadium on July 1, 2017, to watch Luke make his MLB debut; the Red Sox were managed that day by bench coach Gary DiSarcina.[35] On September 23, 2017, Luke pitched a scoreless inning of relief against the Red Sox, which was the first time in MLB history that a son pitched against a team managed by his father.[36][37] Luke's brothers, Jeremy and Shane, were both selected in the MLB Draft,[38] with Jeremy playing in the minor leagues from 2008 through 2015.[39]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Powers, Scott (November 3, 2010). "Northwestern pitcher Luke Farrell is thrilled to be back on the field following a tumor scare". Espn.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Grathoff, Pete (March 11, 2017). "Kansas City Royals prospect Luke Farrell twice had golf-ball sized tumor in his neck removed | The Kansas City Star". Kansascity.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "Big Ten Medal of Honor: Luke Farrell, Northwestern Baseball". Big Ten Conference. CBS Interactive. June 5, 2013.
  4. ^ "#29 Luke Farrell". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  5. ^ "#41 Luke Farrell". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  6. ^ Josh Tolentino. "Pitcher Luke Farrell to make his major-league start on Saturday for Royals against Twins | The Kansas City Star". Kansas City Star. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  7. ^ McChesney, Alec (July 1, 2017). "Royals pitcher Luke Farrell has tough outing in his major-league debut against Twins". Kansas City Star.
  8. ^ Todd, Jeff (July 24, 2017). "Royals Acquire Cahill, Maurer, Buchter From Padres For Strahm, Wood, Ruiz". MLB Trade Rumors.
  9. ^ Kavner, Rowan (July 28, 2017). "Dodgers acquire RHP Luke Farrell from Kansas City". Dodgers Insider. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  10. ^ "Luke Farrell Minor League Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  11. ^ Adams, Steve (August 9, 2017). "Reds Claim Luke Farrell, Designate Scott Van Slyke". mlbtraderumors.com.
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  13. ^ "Chicago Cubs claim Cincinnati Reds RHP Luke Farrell off waivers".
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  15. ^ Staff, RotoWire (June 24, 2018). "Cubs' Luke Farrell: Optioned to Triple-A". CBSSports.com.
  16. ^ "Angels' Luke Farrell: Claimed by Angels".
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  18. ^ "Rangers have acquired RHP Luke Farrell on a waiver claim from the Angels". twitter.com. January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  19. ^ Jeff Wilson (March 7, 2019). "Here's the latest update from the Rangers on Luke Farrell's broken, and now wired, jaw". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  20. ^ a b c Jeff Wilson (August 23, 2019). "Farrell's season started with a broken jaw in spring. Rangers could add him to roster Friday". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
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  22. ^ "Twins Place 3 on COVID List, Select Luke Farrell".
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  24. ^ "Twins Place Michael Pineda on Injured List".
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  29. ^ "Reds' Luke Farrell: Outrighted to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  30. ^ "34 Players Become Free Agents". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  31. ^ https://www.milb.com/transactions/2023-04-17
  32. ^ "2023 MiLB Free Agents". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  33. ^ "Nationals' Luke Farrell: Signs on with Nats". cbssports.com. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  34. ^ Dodd, Rustin (July 1, 2017). "Red Sox manager to skip work to see son Luke Farrell make MLB debut". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  35. ^ Chisholm, Gregor; Browne, Ian (July 1, 2017). "Sale fans 11 as Red Sox roll over Blue Jays". MLB.com. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  36. ^ Lauber, Scott (September 23, 2017). "'Proud' dad John Farrell tips cap as son Luke pitches ninth for Reds". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  37. ^ Smith, Christopher (September 23, 2017). "Boston Red Sox's John Farrell tips cap at son Luke after two make MLB history; 'Very proud,' John says". masslive.com. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  38. ^ Abraham, Peter (October 22, 2012). "For Farrell, baseball is a family endeavor". Boston Globe. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  39. ^ "Jeremy Farrell". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 22, 2017.

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