- #
- 8
- Name
- Luke Napleton
- Nationality
United States- Position
- Catcher
- Opening Day Age
- 24
- Birthplace
- Chicago, IL
- Birthdate
- 1/5/2002
- B/T
- R-R
- Ht
- 6-1
- Wt
- 215
- Current Team
- Rockers
- Hit .407, the highest in the ALPB of all players with 80 or more at-bats but did not meet the league minimum of 340 plate appearances
- Had a pair of four-hit games, vs. Long Island (9/7) and at Charleston (8/17)
- Tied club record with 4 extra base hits vs. Long Island on Sept. 7 including 3 doubles
- Contract purchased May 7 by the Twins, returned to Rockers August 6
- Started the season with a seven-game hitting streak including multiple hits in each of his first five games and in six of the first seven . . .
- Finished the year with 17 multi-hit games . . .
- Drove in a run in each of his first seven games as a Rocker, a club record
- Led all ALPB players with 3 HBP in the postseason
- Threw out 10 of 63 base stealers for a .159 percentage
- Acquired by the Rockers in an off-season trade from Lake Country in the American Association prior to the 2025 season
- Hit .320 for Louisville in 2024 as a grad transfer, ranking 37th in the ACC in average
- Played collegiately at Quincy College and Louisville, hit .338 across four seasons with 61 HR and 195 RBI for his career
- 2023 had a career year at Quincy, hitting .352 with 29 homers and 87 RBI with a 1.245 OPS
- Signed professionally with Lake Country in the American Association in 2024 after graduating
