Andrew Walker Lockett (born May 3, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League.
[1] The San Diego Padres selected him in the fourth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, and the parties agreed on a $340,000 signing bonus.
[5] Lockett returned in 2015 and pitched for the Fort Wayne TinCaps, Tri-City Dust Devils, and AZL Padres, posting a combined 4-4 record and 4.14 ERA in 18 total games (17 starts) between the three clubs.
In 2016, he played for Fort Wayne, the Lake Elsinore Storm, San Antonio Missions and El Paso Chihuahuas, compiling a combined 10-9 record, 2.96 ERA and 1.06 WHIP in 28 total games (25 starts).
[8] On June 1, 2018, Lockett was recalled by the Padres to start that evening in place of an injured Joey Lucchesi against the Cincinnati Reds.
All told, Lockett allowed four hits, four runs and walked five in 3+2⁄3 innings,[10] taking the loss as the Reds defeated the Padres 7-2.
The Padres traded Lockett to the Cleveland Indians on November 20, 2018 for minor league pitcher Ignacio Feliz.
[13] After beginning the season with the triple A Syracuse Mets, Lockett was called up in late June when Noah Syndergaard was placed on the 10 day injured list with a right hamstring strain.