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Luken Baker

Positions: Designated Hitter, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 285lb (193cm, 129kg)

Born: March 10, 1997 in Houston, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 37th round of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft from Oak Ridge HS (Conroe, TX) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft from Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX).

High School: Oak Ridge HS (Conroe, TX)

School: Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX)

Debut: June 4, 2023 (Age 26-086d, 22,952nd in major league history)
vs. PIT 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2023 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$740k (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 0.081 • Arb Eligible: 2027 • Free Agent: 2030

National Team: us USA (18U,15U,14U)

Full Name: Luken Grosvenor Baker

Pronunciation: \LOO-kehn\

Twitter: @lukenb9

Instagram: @lukenb9

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

-0.1

-0.5

119

.182

.202

RBI

OBP

.310

.312

SLG

.455

.353

OPS

.764

.665

OPS+

110

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-9 / in Starts: 5-2
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 42 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	32 (10-12-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 42 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	24 (12-8-4)

Most Driven In
A Burleson	4
M Winn	2
Self	2
B Donovan	1
M Siani	1
P Goldschmidt	0

Most Driven In By
Self	2
P Goldschmidt	1
B Donovan	0

2024 Batting Game Log

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2024 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	34	126 (125)	Aug 21	STL		MIL	W,10-6	7-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	4.000	5.000	4	2.13	0.302	.52	0.04%	1.58	16.00	22.20	PH
2	35	127	Aug 22	STL		MIL	W,3-0	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	1.333	1.667	7	.97	-0.053	.33	-0.01%	-1.02	0.00	0.00	PH
3	36	128	Aug 23	STL	@	MIN	W,6-1	4-GF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.667	1.333	2.000	8	.55	0.016	.20	0.00%	0.78	6.00	9.00	PH
4	37	129	Aug 24	STL	@	MIN	L,0-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.571	1.000	1.571	7	.02	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.32	0.00	0.00	PH
5	38	131 (1)	Aug 26	STL		SDP	L,4-7	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.444	.667	1.111	8	.44	-0.023	.20	-0.01%	-0.48	0.00	0.00	PH
6	39	132	Aug 27	STL		SDP	L,5-7	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.111	.357	.444	.802	3	1.73	-0.179	.46	-0.03%	-1.12	4.00	6.50	DH
7	40	133	Aug 28	STL		SDP	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.333	.462	.795	4	1.49	0.058	.22	0.01%	0.50	9.00	12.70	DH
8	41	134	Aug 29	STL		SDP	W,4-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.133	.364	.400	.764	4	1.12	0.013	.21	0.00%	-0.05	11.00	15.50	DH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
9	42	137 (2)	Sep 1	STL	@	NYY	W,14-7	GS-7	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.385	.556	.940	2	.80	0.176	.15	0.02%	1.70	18.00	25.20	DH
10	43	138	Sep 2	STL	@	MIL	L,3-9	6-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.167	.370	.556	.926	6	1.96	-0.033	.43	0.00%	-0.09	2.00	3.50	PH
11	44	140 (1)	Sep 4	STL	@	MIL	W,3-2	10-10	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.393	.579	.972	5	4.88	0.300	.71	0.03%	1.00	5.00	6.50	PH
12	45	143 (2)	Sep 8	STL		SEA	L,4-10	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.379	.550	.929	3	.09	-0.002	.01	0.00%	-0.24	0.00	0.00	1B
13	46	145 (1)	Sep 11	STL		CIN	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.344	.478	.822	2	1.07	-0.079	.03	0.00%	-0.71	0.00	0.00	DH
14	47	147 (1)	Sep 13	STL	@	TOR	L,3-4	10-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.333	.458	.792	7	4.81	-0.126	.26	0.00%	-0.35	0.00	0.00	PH
15	48	148	Sep 14	STL	@	TOR	L,2-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.324	.440	.764	3	.14	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.17	0.00	0.00	PH
16	49	149	Sep 15	STL	@	TOR	L,2-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.172	.316	.414	.730	4	1.62	-0.011	.01	0.00%	-0.51	3.00	3.00	DH
17	50	151 (1)	Sep 17	STL		PIT	W,3-1	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.317	.469	.786	2	1.16	0.160	.00	0.00%	1.51	10.00	12.50	DH
18	51	153 (1)	Sep 19	STL		PIT	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.310	.455	.764	6	5.40	-0.126	.03	0.00%	-0.37	0.00	0.00	PH
							9-9		42	33	3	6	1	1	2	10	7	0	10	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	.182	.310	.455	.764		1.39	0.389	.20	0.05%	1.63	84.00	116.60

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