Luke Voit

Louis Linwood Voit III (born February 13, 1991) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League.

He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, Washington Nationals, and Milwaukee Brewers.

Voit played college baseball for the Missouri State Bears and made his MLB debut in 2017 with the Cardinals.

The Kansas City Royals selected Voit in the 32nd round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft, but he did not sign.

After his senior year, the St. Louis Cardinals selected Voit in the 22nd round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.

[4] Voit started his professional career as a catcher with the State College Spikes of the Low–A New York-Penn League.

He moved to first base in 2014 and played that season with the Palm Beach Cardinals of the High–A Florida State League,[5] where he batted .276 with nine home runs and 51 RBIs in 93 games.

Voit spent 2016 with the Springfield Cardinals of the Double–A Texas League, where he slashed .297/.372/.477 with 19 home runs and 74 RBIs in 134 games.

[12] Voit started the next day against the Cincinnati Reds and doubled off of Austin Brice for his first major league hit in an 8–2 win.

[15] On July 27, 2018, the Cardinals traded Voit, along with bonus pool money, to the New York Yankees for Chasen Shreve and Giovanny Gallegos.

On July 6, Voit had his first career five-hit game, going 5-for-6 with four singles, a double, three RBIs and scoring a run during a 12–1 win against the Seattle Mariners.

[35] Voit continued to be limited by injuries, leading the Yankees to acquire first baseman Anthony Rizzo at the 2021 trade deadline.

[41] On August 2, 2022, the Padres traded Voit, CJ Abrams, MacKenzie Gore, Robert Hassell III, James Wood, and Jarlín Susana to the Washington Nationals in exchange for Juan Soto and Josh Bell.

[44] On February 21, 2023, Voit signed a one year minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers organization with an invitation to their spring training.

[47] Voit batted .221/.284/.265 with no home runs and 4 RBI in 22 games for Milwaukee before he was placed on the injured list with a strained neck on May 15.

[56] His younger brother, John, played defensive tackle for the Army Black Knights football team.

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Voit during his first MLB start
Voit with the Somerset Patriots in 2021