Name Lucas Giolito Role Baseball player | ||
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Parents Lindsay Frost, Rick Giolito Grandparents Warren Frost, Mary Virginia Calhoun Similar People Julio Urias, Lindsay Frost, Warren Frost, Mark Frost, Scott Frost Profiles | ||
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Lucas Frost Giolito (born July 14, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He attended Harvard-Westlake School in Studio City, California, and was selected by the Washington Nationals in the first round in the 2012 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut with the Nationals in 2016. His fastball has been clocked as high as 100 miles per hour (160 km/h).
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- Lucas giolito s million dollar arm trying to make the majors
- Lucas giolito rhp washington nationals
- Amateur career
- Minor Leagues
- Washington Nationals
- Chicago White Sox
- Personal
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Amateur career
Giolito attended Harvard-Westlake School in Studio City, Los Angeles, California. He was part of a Harvard-Westlake baseball team that included future first-round pick (number 7 overall), and current Atlanta Braves pitcher, Max Fried. In March 2012, his senior year, Giolito sprained the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, sidelining him for the rest of his high school season. Giolito had a commitment to attend the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and play for the UCLA Bruins baseball team.
Although some thought he was good enough to be selected with the first overall choice of the 2012 MLB draft, concerns about his elbow caused him to fall to the 16th overall selection, where he was picked by the Washington Nationals.
Minor Leagues
Giolito signed with the Nationals on July 13, 2012—thirty seconds before the deadline—to a minor league contract with a $2.925 million signing bonus. By the end of the month, the team had scheduled Tommy John surgery to repair his injured elbow ligament.
By the following summer, he made eight starts for the Gulf Coast Nationals of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League in 2013 and posted a 2.78 earned run average (ERA). He was promoted to the Auburn Doubledays of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League, and allowed one earned run in the 16 innings he pitched. In 2014, Giolito played his first full season of professional baseball with the Hagerstown Suns of the Class A South Atlantic League. He went 10–2 with a 2.20 ERA and 110 strikeouts compared to 28 walks over 20 starts. For his 2014 efforts, he was selected as the South Atlantic League Most Valuable Pitcher and Top Minor League Prospect. He also appeared in the All-Star Futures Game.
Giolito began the 2015 season with the Potomac Nationals of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, and received a midseason promotion to the Harrisburg Senators of the Class AA Eastern League. The Nationals assigned Giolito to Harrisburg to start the 2016 season. He received a promotion to the Syracuse Chiefs of the Class AAA International League in July.
Washington Nationals
On June 28, 2016, the Nationals added Giolito to their active roster and made his major league debut that night against the New York Mets. In his debut, he pitched four shutout innings, allowing one hit and two walks, while getting one strikeout. His debut was delayed by rain.
Chicago White Sox
On December 7, 2016, the Nationals traded Giolito, Reynaldo López, and Dane Dunning to the Chicago White Sox for Adam Eaton. Giolito began the 2017 season with the Charlotte Knights of the International League. On August 27, 2017, Giolito earned his first MLB victory during a 7–1 White Sox victory over the Detroit Tigers. Giolito threw seven scoreless innings yielding only three hits and striking out four Tigers.
Personal
Giolito's mother, Lindsay Frost, is an actress, and his grandfather, Warren Frost, was an actor. His father, Rick Giolito, is a producer. His uncle, Mark Frost, is a novelist, television screenwriter, and producer, while his other uncle, Scott Frost, is a writer.