Description

This is an official Major League Baseball signed by Reds announcer and former MLB player, Sam LeCure

Cincinnati Reds

Minor leagues

LeCure began his minor league career in 2005 with the Billings Mustangs, going 5–1 with a 3.27 ERA in 13 games (six starts). In 411⁄3 innings, he posted 44 strikeouts.

For the Sarasota Reds in 2006, he went 7–12 with a 3.43 ERA in 27 starts. In 2007, he started one game for the Sarasota Reds and spent the rest of the season with the Double–A Chattanooga Lookouts, going a combined 8–5 with a 4.07 ERA in 22 starts.

He repeated Double–A in 2008 with Chattanooga, going 9–7 with a 3.42 ERA in 27 starts. LeCure spent the entire 2009 season pitching for Triple–A Louisville Bats, going 10–8 with a 4.46 ERA in 25 starts.^[6]

Major leagues

LeCure was called up to Cincinnati Reds on May 26, 2010, temporarily replacing an injured Homer Bailey on the roster.^[7] LeCure made his major league debut in a start for the Reds on Friday, May 28, 2010, against the Houston Astros.^[7] He pitched six innings and gave up two runs and six hits with four walks while striking out five batters as the Reds won 15–6.^[8] LeCure ended his rookie season with a 2–5 record and a 4.50 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 48 innings.

In 2012, LeCure pitched 772⁄3 innings, with a 2–1 record, a 3.71 earned run average and 73 strikeouts. In 2012, he posted a 3–3 record with a 3.14 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 48 games. That year, in three postseason games he yielded only two hits and no runs as the Reds finally fell to the San Francisco Giants, the eventual World Series champions.

In 2013, LeCure went 2–1 with a career-best 2.66 ERA in 63 games with 61 innings pitched, striking out 66.^[9]

In 2014, LeCure posted a 3.81 ERA, the worst since his rookie season. He gave up 62 hits in 562⁄3 innings and finished with a record of 1–4 as the Reds finished 76–86, failing to make the playoffs.^[10]

For the 2015 season, LeCure did not make the Reds' opening day roster. He was optioned to Triple–A Louisville after Spring Training. He elected free agency on November 6, 2015.^[11]

Los Angeles Dodgers

LeCure joined the Arizona Diamondbacks for 2016 spring training, and was released prior to the season on March 28, 2016.^[12]

LeCure signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 7, 2016. He was 5–5 with a 4.55 ERA in 31 games (12 starts) for the Triple–A Oklahoma City Dodgers.^[13] LeCure elected free agency following the season on November 7.^[14]

Condition

Please note all items are "as-is where-is"

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