Players A to Z: L

Players A to Z: Roger LaFrancois (pictured) to Rick Lysander
Most recent player added Aug. 12, 2023

L
 - Roger LaFrancois, ML Catcher, 6/25/10
 - Mike Laga, First One, 1/8/12

 - Ken Lake hit a key home run in 1990 game; Saw four pro seasons, made AA, 1/15/21
 - Tim Laker, Own Regrets, 12/10/13
 - Layne Lambert, Only Run, 1/15/16
 - Reese Lambert, Good Stuff, 1/13/11

 - John Lammon had a quick release as a catcher; Saw two pro seasons, both at Elmira, 6/26/21
 - Tom Lampkin, Ultimately Played, 11/24/11
 - Gary Lance, Those Games, 10/3/12
 - Gary Lance, Picked Up, 2/14/15
 - Rick Lancellotti, Worth It, 7/7/10
 - Carlos Landinez, Fast Start, 5/11/17
 - Ed Landphere, Seventh Inning, 11/24/13
 - Ced Landrum, Getting on Base, 8/15/10
 - Greg Landry, Best Arm, 7/1/17

 - Howard Landry knew pros wouldn't be easy; Saw three seasons, made high-A, then got injured, 2/21/23

 - Michael Landsman aced umpire school test, got minors job; Quickly felt burned out, 6/1/21
 - Gregg Langbehn, Different Ballgame, 6/2/18
 - Brian Lane, His Day, 7/18/12
 - Gene Lane, Good Health, 10/11/16
 - Heath Lane, Decisions Made, 10/17/15

 - Nolan Lane played over 13 pro seasons, made AA; Became fan favorite with independent Sioux City, 8/27/22
 - Luis Lanfranco, That Play, 3/24/14
 - Freddie Langiotti, Scoring Started, 6/4/17

 - Lee Langley suffered devastating on-field eye injury, then returned for one more season, 10/16/21
 - Steve Lankard, His Personality, 5/30/11
 - Ray Lankford, Some Kind, 9/27/12
 - Marty Lanoux, Big Runs, 5/9/14
 - Rick Lantrip, That Class, 10/2/15
 - Crucito Lara, Enough Success, 6/6/19
 - Ruben Lardizabal, Three Seasons, 9/22/19
 - Steve Larose, Enough For, 8/20/19
 - Ed Larregui, Running Hard, 7/28/13
 - Bill Laskey, Settled Down, 6/26/12
 - Tim Lata, First Win, 5/18/17
 - John Latham, Best Of, 3/4/18
 - Dominic Latkovski, Billy Bird, 9/5/17
 - Bobby Latmore, Sports Career, 4/9/13
 - Dave Latter, Those Pitches, 4/4/15

 - Charley Lau Jr. followed his father into coaching hitters, became 'hitting guru' in own right, 4/19/21
 - Frank Laureano, Singular Goal, 3/11/13
 - Frank Laviano, Emotional Ties, 3/30/19
 - Joe Law, Good Enough, 11/14/10
 - Scott Lawrenson, Saved A Life, 10/25/11
 - Jim Lawson, Baseball Mechanics, 2/18/14
 - Marcus Lawton, Hard Baseball, 3/19/11
 - Jeff Lazor, Next Comparison, 8/6/17

 - Chris Leach got out of college slump with cycle; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 3/15/23
 - Jalal Leach, Passion For, 8/31/15
 - Rob Leary, Player Assessment, 12/8/13

 - Richie LeBlanc, Groundball Pitcher, 3/9/13

 - Al LeBoeuf has helped hitters in minors for three decades, after own minors playing career, 10/14/21
 - Jose Lebron, Quality Start, 7/3/14
 - Ricky Ledee, Be Aggressive, 3/31/19
 - Aaron Ledesma, Came Through, 3/6/17
 - Derek Lee, Going Up North, 6/3/10
 - Terry Lee, So Successful, 8/13/17
 - Wiley Lee, Competitive Nature, 10/1/17
 - Joe Lefebvre, Play Ball, 7/13/13
 - Phil Leftwich, Good Shape, 5/15/16
 - Greg Legg, Take Advantage, 8/5/13

 - Mike Lehman hoped slot would open at AAA, made it, but briefly; Saw six seasons, missed bigs, 1/31/23
 - Brent Leiby, Entailed More, 7/15/17
 - Eric Leimeister wasn't sure he'd have a pro career after final college starts; Made pros, saw two seasons, 5/7/20
 - Chris Lein, That Insight, 3/12/18
 - Pat Leinen, Too Many, 2/1/16
 - Tim Leiper, Long Wait, 7/25/12
 - John Leister, Childhood Dream, 2/15/11
 - Mark Leiter, Got There, 8/26/11
 - Scott Leius, On Base, 6/29/12
 - Jim LeMasters, Trouble Spot, 6/4/10
 - Pat Lennon, Raised Him, 11/4/14
 - Johnny Leon, Cut Down, 4/1/19
 - Mike Leon, Trainer's Ring, 12/28/15
 - Mark Leonard, Good Feeling, 2/10/12
 - John Lepley, College Horse, 2/14/19

 - Curt Leskanic had short memory over 11 ML seasons; Took pivotal '04 Red Sox ALCS win, 8/15/22
 - Jimmy Lester, Mold Them, 8/30/14
 - Jim Lett, Well-Kept, 2/5/14
 - Shane Letterio, Felt Confident, 5/28/12
 - Tom LeVasseur, Came to Play, 5/29/11

 - Jesse Levis stayed ready, worked hard over nine ML seasons with Indians, Brewers, 8/21/22

 - Dennis Lewallyn worked to develop players with winning attitude; Saw decades in game as player, coach, 2/27/22

 - Alan Lewis worked to hit them where they weren't over seven pro seasons; Made AA, 2/15/22
 - Anthony Lewis, Helped Them, 5/29/15
 - Darren Lewis, His Style, 12/15/16
 - Jim Lewis, Relief Pitcher, 1/6/12
 - Joe Lewis, Cut Down, 5/25/14
 - Mark Lewis, Hot Start, 6/10/12
 - Richie Lewis, Most Of, 7/2/16

 - Scott Lewis, Lucky Man, 4/20/11
 - Tony Lewis returned to college, then got hurt, vowed comeback; Made pros over four seasons, hit single-A, 7/3/14
 - T.R. Lewis, Winning Hit, 8/12/12
 - Jim Leyritz, Second Chances, 3/25/11
 - Dave Liddell, Well Above, 2/13/12
 - Steve Liddle, On Talent, 10/7/14
 - Al Liebert, Big Play, 4/27/14
 - Mike Lieberthal, His Mark, 2/21/15
 - Steve Lienhard, Showed Confidence, 4/17/16
 - Kelly Lifgren, Top Team, 10/12/15
 - Jose Lima, His Time, 9/25/16
 - Chris Limbach, Best Pitch, 12/22/12

 - Jeff Limoncelli got hit in big club spring training game; Saw two pro seasons, played for hometown Elmira, 7/16/21
 - Antonio Linares, Couldn't Wait, 12/31/12
 - Orlando Lind, Make This, 10/26/14
 - Paul Lindblad, His Mind, 1/4/19
 - Jim Lindeman, Hoped For, 9/15/12
 - Darian Lindsay, Next League, 3/7/17

 - Darrell Lindsey knew it was on him to pitch his best; Saw five pro seasons, made AA, 9/25/21
 - Doug Lindsey, No Joke, 8/22/11
 - Mike Linskey, Really Exciting, 4/8/13
 - Doug Linton, Ready to Pitch, 9/3/10

 - Johnny Lipon felt good and enjoyed the game over five decades as player, then manager, 8/29/21
 - Marc Lipson, Got Recognized, 10/5/14
 - Felipe Lira, Good Game, 10/15/16
 - Pat Listach, How Fortunate, 12/12/15
 - Mark Littell, Not Nervous, 8/31/14
 - Bryan Little, His Determination, 7/6/14

 - Grady Little's managerial decisions led him to the majors; One later led him to be blamed for playoff failure, 6/24/23
 - Mike Little, Bases Cleared, 8/4/13
 - Scott Little, Each Chance, 11/18/11
 - Greg Litton, Best Asset, 10/23/14
 - Derek Livernois, Player's Dream, 9/5/12

 - Jeff Livesey received praise in high school, later played eight minors seasons, coached in minors, bigs, 3/29/21 
 - Scott Livingstone, Would Hit, 1/27/12
 - Bobby Llanos, Hot-Hitting, 7/9/17
 - Mike Lloyd, Tone Set, 10/5/14

 - John Locker played the game over two seasons; Saw Elmira over both, 7/20/21
 - Ron Lockett, Didn't Stop, 11/1/15
 - Keith Lockhart, Kept Progressing, 4/13/10
 - Rich Lodding, Physical Effort, 10/15/17

 - Scott Lodgek saw two pro seasons, made high-A; Pitched against Soviet Union, 6/27/23

 - Darin Loe got out of a jam at Peninsula; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, later coached, 7/30/23
 - Marc Loeb, No Pressure, 2/3/17
 - Kevin Lofthus, To Adjust, 2/26/14
 - Rodney Lofton, Bunt The Ball, 7/26/10
 - Joe Logan, Mirrors That, 12/7/13
 - Todd Logan, Tough Kid, 2/20/13
 - Mike Loggins, Learned French, 5/25/11
 - Adin Lohry, Easy Choice, 10/9/15
 - Chris Lombardozzi, What Happens, 3/6/15

 - Darren London handled scary incident first year as trainer, then spent three decades in organization, 12/17/22

 - Don Long played, but he liked teaching the game more; Later became ML coach for three teams, 9/10/22
 - Rich Long, Good Fastball, 4/15/17
 - Steve Long did alright at Sumter in 1991; Played seven seasons, didn't see bigs, 10/14/19
 - Tony Long, Went After, 9/3/18

 - Rich Longuil worked to stay in front of hitters over five pro seasons; Made high-A, 5/29/23
 - Greg Lonigro, Future Expansion, 8/5/17
 - Fred Lopez, Backup Catcher, 11/25/14
 - Javy Lopez, Happiest Man, 1/15/14
 - Juan Lopez, Really Good, 1/29/13
 - Juan Lopez played 11 seasons at AAA, never made bigs; Later coached in Tigers, Mets organizations, 5/5/20
 - Luis Lopez, Extended Career, 5/7/10
 - Luis Lopez, His Approach, 11/25/11
 - Pedro Lopez, Was Ready, 7/25/14
 - Rob Lopez, Off Balance, 8/18/12

 - Jose Lora used speed to make up for mental mistake in 1990 game; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 7/19/21

 - Bill Losa got title, name alongside Puckett in JUCO World Series; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 7/12/22

 - A.J. Lostaglio has used his immediate judgment over more than three decades as umpire in minors, college, 5/31/21

 - Billy Lott impressed enough in high school for second round; Played nine seasons, made AAA, 10/15/20

 - Steve Loubier got his foot in the pro door; Stayed five seasons, made AA, 10/28/20
 - Stewart Lovdal, Picked Up, 6/25/13
 - Sylvester Love, Went Fast, 12/3/15
 - Will Love, Early End, 2/20/14
 - Vance Lovelace, No Quitter, 4/30/12

 - Jay Loviglio assessed talent over long minors coaching career; Saw bigs as player, 3/5/21

 - Allan Lovinger served briefly as minors trainer, then went on to other jobs, including real estate, 6/26/23
 - Torey Lovullo, Be Consistent, 7/4/12

 - Chris Lowe got drafted out of high school earlier than expected; Saw three pro seasons, 11/27/21 
 - Q.V. Lowe still loved the game after nearly 50 years in it; Coached in college, minors and bigs, 12/12/19
 - Dwight Lowry, Showed Something, 5/19/12
 - Mike Loynd, Showing Confidence, 1/16/11

 - Tony Lozinski overcame spring mental mistake to make AA; Saw three pro seasons, 10/26/21

 - Steve Lubratich had the capabilities to manage; Made bigs as player, later became assistant GM, 11/12/20
 - Steve Luebber, Tells Them, 10/13/15
 - Larry Luebbers, So Happy, 5/6/13
 - Rich Luecken, His Role, 9/22/12

 - Angel Lugo played his game over four pro seasons; Later turned youth instructor, 3/26/22

 - Rob Lukachyk returned from getting cut to make bigs in 10th pro season; Saw two ML games, 12/17/21

 - Mike Lumley, Hometown Player, 3/14/11
 - Ed Lund missed out on AA, but he wanted to keep playing; Saw four seasons, topped out at high-A, 5/15/20
 - Rick Lundblade, Rare Opportunity, 5/29/13
 - Jason Lundgren, Bat Boy, 1/14/18

 - Dan Lunetta has been a baseball man and a businessman over four decades-plus in game, 4/12/22
 - Scott Lusader, Took It, 2/21/12

 - Bob Lutticken tried to make the best of his playing time; Saw six seasons, made AA, 11/13/20
 - Chris Lutz pitched well in college, played three pro seasons, 11/30/19
 - Mitch Lyden, Couldn't Script, 7/10/13
 - Jeff Lyle held his high school strikeout record; Played three pro seasons, 3/24/20
 - David Lynch, Curve Worked, 7/2/11
 - Joe Lynch, Relief Win, 4/28/12
 - Mario Lyons, Picked Off, 1/13/17
 - Rick Lysander, Multiple Returns, 4/5/11