Jonathan Lucroy

Sport: Baseball

Induction Year: 2026

University: UL-Lafayette

A two-time MLB All-Star (2014, 2016) who was fourth in the National League MVP voting in 2014, Jonathan Lucroy was a record-setting catcher at UL and led the Ragin’ Cajuns to two Sun Belt titles and the 2007 NCAA regional finals before a 12-year major league career.

Lucroy, who signed with the Milwaukee Brewers after being a third-round 2007 MLB Draft pick following his junior season at UL, set Cajun career records for RBI (184), doubles (54) and total bases (414) while hitting 35 homers. He had a .356 batting average and .612 slugging percentage despite splitting time as a freshman when he hit .379 with five homers and 48 RBI in earning Freshman All-America honors.

A two-time All-Sun Belt selection, Lucroy moved from Low-A to the majors in just two seasons, making his first MLB start in 2010 and starting for the Brewers for six seasons. He hit .301 with 69 RBI and a league-leading 53 doubles in 2014 — an MLB record for doubles by a catcher, breaking Pudge Rodriguez’ mark — and started the All-Star game. Also a 2016 All-Star (.299, 13 HR, 56 RBI), Lucroy still holds several Brewers records, has been enshrined on the club’s Wall of Honor, and is the catcher on several all-time Brewers teams in their 55-year franchise history (The Baseball Scholar lists him as one of top 20 players in Brewers history). After he joined the Texas Rangers and helped them win the 2017 AL West title, he led the AL in fewest errors by a catcher (10) and most caught stealing (31) as Oakland’s starting catcher in 2018.

Injuries plagued his final pro seasons, but his defensive prowess earned him roster spots for seven other clubs before he retired in 2021 with a .274 career average in 1,210 games with 108 HRs and 548 RBI. Lucroy caught for Team USA in the 2013 and 2017 World Baseball Classics, winning gold in 2017… Born 6-13-1986 in Eustis, Fla.