Nathan Lukes#38

Toronto Blue Jays·BBRef

RSFree agentFLBFree agent

Pos: LF, CF, RF

B/T: L / R

Born: Jul 12, 1994 (32)

Height: 5' 11"

Weight: 180 lbs

Owned: 1.4%

From: Sacramento, CA

Drafted: 2015

Nathan Lukes

#38

Toronto Blue Jays BBRef

RSFree agentFLBFree agent

Position: LF, CF, RF

Bats/Throws: L / R

Born: Jul 12, 1994 (32)

Height: 5' 11"

Weight: 180 lbs

Owned: 1.38%

From: Sacramento, CA

Drafted: 2015

G	AB	H	HR	RBI	R	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	K%	BB%
119	387	105	10	37	45	1	.271	.319	.385	.704	14.9%	5.2%

Lukes is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.

1w agoRotowire

With lefty Brady Basso making the start for the Athletics, Lukes will take a seat after starting each of the past nine contests. Brett Bateman will shift over to right field, with Myles Straw making the start in center. Lukes is hitting .343 with a .743 OPS across 35 plate appearances this month.

Lukes went 1-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and an additional run scored during the Blue Jays' 8-1 win over the Mariners on Friday.

3w agoRotowire

Lukes gave Toronto a 4-1 lead after taking Emerson Hancock deep to right field for a solo home run, with the former crossing home plate a second time on a Myles Straw RBI single in the seventh. Lukes has been hot at the plate recently, having gone 8-for-24 with four home runs, nine RBI and five runs scored over his last seven games. For the year, he has a .708 OPS with one steal, 10 homers and 32 RBI over 359 plate appearances.

Lukes went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's win against Kansas City.

3w agoRotowire

Lukes was almost on his front knee as he golfed a fourth-inning pitch over the right-field wall to bring home the only runs of the game. The 32-year-old has hit three long balls in his last five games as he tries to ramp up his production in August. So far this month he is slashing .218/.244/.372 with four homers, 13 RBI and seven runs in 23 games.

Lukes went 2-for-4 with a two-run single during the Blue Jays' 5-3 loss to the Royals on Tuesday.

3w agoRotowire

Down four runs, the Blue Jays attempted a late rally in the ninth inning. With two men on base with two outs, Lukes found the gap in left-center field to bring home both Daz Cameron and Brett Bateman, but the inning ended when Lukes was tagged at second base while attempting to stretch a single into a double. Lukes has driven in at least one run in four of his last five games, going 5-for-18 (.278) with two home runs and six RBI in that span.

Lukes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

3w agoRotowire

The left-handed hitter will remain on the bench for a second straight day with another southpaw on the bump for New York in Carlos Rodon. Myles Straw will receive a start in center field while Brett Bateman slides over to cover Lukes' usual spot in right field.

Poor

Below Avg

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Above Avg

Elite

Batting

xwOBA

9

.285

xBA

56

.252

xSLG

13

.341

Avg Exit Velo

14

86.7 mph

Barrel %

8

2.7%

Hard-Hit %

7

28.1%

LA Sweet-Spot %

30

30.2%

Bat Speed

2

67.0 mph

Squared-Up %

81

28.9%

Chase %

21

34.6%

Whiff %

88

16.4%

K %

84

14.9%

BB %

7

5.2%

Fielding

Range (OAA)

79

2.00

Arm Strength

88

90.8 mph

Running

Sprint Speed

40

27.0 ft/s

Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2023TOR	29	31	26	5	1	1	0	2	0	4	9	.192	.290	.308	.598
2024TOR	22	91	76	23	4	2	1	10	1	10	9	.303	.371	.447	.818
2025TOR	135	438	388	99	19	2	12	65	2	38	60	.255	.323	.407	.730
2026TOR	119	424	387	105	14	0	10	37	1	22	63	.271	.319	.385	.704
Career	305	984	877	232	38	5	23	114	4	74	141	0.265	0.324	0.398	0.722
Year	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS

Nathan Lukes#38

Nathan Lukes

2026 Season

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Lukes is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.

Lukes went 1-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and an additional run scored during the Blue Jays' 8-1 win over the Mariners on Friday.

Lukes went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's win against Kansas City.

Lukes went 2-for-4 with a two-run single during the Blue Jays' 5-3 loss to the Royals on Tuesday.

Lukes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

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