Jordan Thomas Luplow[1] (/ˈluːploʊ/ LOOP-loh;[2] born September 26, 1993) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent.
He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cleveland Indians, Tampa Bay Rays, Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays, and Minnesota Twins.
Luplow attended Buchanan High School in Clovis, California, and played college baseball at Fresno State, where he was teammates with New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge for two seasons.
[5] As a junior in 2014, he was the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year after hitting .377/.475/.609 with 9 HR and 48 RBI in 57 games as Fresno State's right fielder and primary three-hole hitter.
[17] After just 21 games with a .324 average at Triple-A, Luplow received a promotion to the major leagues, with Pirates manager Clint Hurdle describing the move as "aggressive, but it's the culmination of work we've seen at every step of the way.
"[18][19] On July 28, 2017, Luplow was called up by the Pittsburgh Pirates for the first time, and he made his major league debut that night against the San Diego Padres.
[21] On November 14, 2018, Luplow and Max Moroff were traded to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Erik González, Tahnaj Thomas and Dante Mendoza.
[24] Within a two-month span, Luplow was the final out of multiple no-hitters thrown in 2021 - the first by Carlos Rodón for the Chicago White Sox,[25] the second by Wade Miley for the Cincinnati Reds.
[27] On July 30, 2021, the Indians traded Luplow and D. J. Johnson to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Peyton Battenfield.
[29] On October 8, 2021, he hit a grand slam in the first inning against Chris Sale of the Boston Red Sox in the ALDS at Tropicana Field.
[35] On April 5, 2023, Luplow was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays and optioned to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons.