Seth Lugo is a Shreveport native. He performed baseball at Parkway High School after which Centenary College.
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Friday, the 36-year-old veteran of 10 seasons in Major League Baseball, will placed on a Puerto Rico uniform because the nation’s opening sport starter in opposition to Colombia in the World Baseball Classic.
Lugo’s paternal grandfather, Jose “Ben Lugo,” was born in San German, Puerto Rico. He joined the Air Force, finally married a girl from Arkansas and retired in Shreveport.
Nine years in the past, Seth Lugo represented Puerto Rico in his first WBC.
“It was the best baseball experience I can remember,” Lugo advised La Vid Baseball following the occasion. “I had the expectation I wasn’t going to be looked at as not the Puerto Rican guy, but the American. I showed up with the team and they welcomed me like everyone else. It made it possible for me to go out and play comfortably.”
Lugo received his first two begins of the 2017 event – vs. Venezuela and the United States – earlier than Puerto Rico misplaced the championship sport to the Americans.
Following the occasion, the Bossier City resident performed in a jersey sporting his nickname, “QuarterRican,” at two MLB occasions.
Lugo had only one season in the Majors underneath his belt the final time he wore the Puerto Rico jersey, however has since blossomed right into a star.
In 2024, he led MLB in begins (33), represented the Royals in the All-Star Game and completed second in the race for the American League Cy Young Award.
Seth Lugo signed a $46 million contract with the Kansas City Royals. The former Parkway and Centenary product was thought to be one of many prime commerce candidates.
Amid commerce rumors final summer time, Lugo signed a two-year (2026, 2027), $46-million guaranteed contract with the Royals.
Puerto Rico will open the 2026 WBC at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This time, issues will look a lot completely different for Lugo. And not simply his hair (it was bleached blonde in 2017).
“The most important part for me is for my kids to experience this,” Lugo advised the Kansas City Star. “The last time I did this tournament, I didn’t have kids. I’m really excited for them, and (they) get to go to Puerto Rico and see baseball in a different light.”
Kansas City Royals pitcher Seth Lugo (left) together with his spouse, Amanda, and their two sons.
Lugo’s spouse, Amanda, and their sons arrived in San Juan on Wednesday. Seth’s father, Ben, will be part of them for the occasion.
“It’s very cool. He’ll be here with us to get to watch Seth represent his own dad’s heritage,” Amanda Lugo advised the SBC Advocate.
Seth Lugo might be opposed by fellow MLB veteran Jose Quintana on the mound Friday.
“The team turns into a family really fast,” Lugo stated. “You know, a lot of the families travel with the other players. The stuff MLB does for the tournament and those little cities and at the hotels is really nice. The most memorable part is the accommodations to make it such a unique and personal thing.”
