Zach Lutz
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| Zach Lutz | |
|---|---|
 Lutz with the New York Mets during spring training in 2014 | |
| Third baseman / First baseman | |
| Born: June 3, 1986 Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: April 24, 2012, for the New York Mets | |
| NPB: June 21, 2014, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |
| KBO: March 28, 2015, for the Doosan Bears | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: September 28, 2013, for the New York Mets | |
| NPB: July 21, 2014, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |
| KBO: April 22, 2015, for the Doosan Bears | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .226 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 2 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .314 |
| Home runs | 5 |
| Runs batted in | 18 |
| KBO statistics | |
| Batting average | .111 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 3 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Zachary "Zach" Craig Lutz[1] (born June 3, 1986[1]) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, and in the KBO League for the Doosan Bears.
Lutz was born on June 3, 1986, in Reading, Pennsylvania.[1] He attended Governor Mifflin Senior High School in Shillington, Pennsylvania, then Alvernia University in Reading, where his father Yogi was the baseball coach.[2][3] Zach played third base for the Alvernia Crusaders of the Division III Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (now known as the Colonial States Athletic Conference).[3] He earned preseason All-American honors prior to his 2007 junior year.[3]
