Mark Lukasiewicz (born March 8, 1973) is a former professional
baseball
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pitcher who played two seasons for the
Anaheim Angels
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of
Major League Baseball
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.
Lukasiewicz grew up in
Secaucus, New Jersey and graduated from
Secaucus High School
Secaucus High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Secaucus, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Secaucus Board o ...
in 1991 before being inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2003.
[Hague, Jim]
"Secaucus Hall of Fame welcomes nine new inductees Angels' hurler Lukasiewicz, hoop star Mack head list of honorees"
''The Hudson Reporter
''The Hudson Reporter'' is a newspaper chain based in Hudson County, New Jersey. ''The Hudson Reporter'' publications mainly focus on local politics and community news. The oldest newspaper in the chain is the ''Hoboken Reporter'', founded in 1983. ...
'', March 7, 2003. Accessed December 7, 2017. "Lukasiewicz will be toiling away in the hot Arizona sun, trying once again to earn a spot on the Angels' Opening Day roster. So "Big Luke," Secaucus High School Class of 1991, will not be able to attend the fourth induction ceremonies of the Secaucus High School Athletic Hall of Fame, which he will be inducted into March 20, with the festivities beginning at 7 p.m."
Drafted by the
Toronto Blue Jays
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in 1993, Lukasiewicz spent from 1994 to 2000 in their minor leagues before signing with the
Anaheim Angels
The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. Since 1966, the team h ...
in 2001. He made his major league debut at the age of 28 in 2001. He was briefly called up the following year and pitched for two more seasons in the Minors before retiring at the age of 31.
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1973 births
Living people
Major League Baseball pitchers
Anaheim Angels players
Baseball players from Jersey City, New Jersey
People from Secaucus, New Jersey
American people of Polish descent
Hagerstown Suns players
Dunedin Blue Jays players
Bakersfield Blaze players
Knoxville Smokies players
Syracuse SkyChiefs players
Tennessee Smokies players
Salt Lake Stingers players
Somerset Patriots players
Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball players
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