Luke Hughes
| 23-year-old Second baseman |
| Minnesota Twins |
| Date of Birth: August 2, 1984 |
| Height: 6-0 Weight: 190 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2005 | 21 | A | Beloit | 325 | 292 | 42 | 75 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 21 | 63 | .257 | .319 | .390 | 709 |
| 2005 | 21 | A+ | Fort Myers | 92 | 84 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 15 | .202 | .222 | .262 | 484 |
| 2006 | 22 | A+ | Fort Myers | 368 | 333 | 31 | 77 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 72 | .231 | .283 | .312 | 595 |
| 2007 | 23 | AA | New Britain | 362 | 315 | 55 | 89 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 43 | 34 | 68 | .283 | .353 | .438 | 791 |
| 2008 | 24 | AA | New Britain | 252 | 222 | 46 | 73 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 36 | 25 | 50 | .329 | .397 | .604 | 1001 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA | |
| 2005 | 21 | A | Beloit | 325 | 292 | .133 | 6.5% | 19.4% | .306 | .314 | ||||
| 2005 | 21 | A+ | Fort Myers | 92 | 84 | .060 | 2.2% | 16.3% | .246 | .213 | ||||
| 2006 | 22 | A+ | Fort Myers | 368 | 333 | .081 | 6.3% | 19.6% | .284 | 51% | 11% | .265 | ||
| 2007 | 23 | AA | New Britain | 362 | 315 | .155 | 9.9% | 18.8% | .336 | 45% | 9% | .340 | ||
| 2008 | 24 | AA | New Britain | 252 | 222 | .275 | 9.9% | 19.8% | .369 | 38% | 19% | .422 | ||
Extended Statistics
2008: New Britain | 2007: New Britain
| Split Statistics with New Britain in 2008 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 115 | 99 | .323 | 8 | 12.2% | 15.7% | .370 | 33% | 17% | .354 | .426 | .677 | .458 |
| May | 94 | 84 | .227 | 4 | 9.6% | 25.5% | .411 | 43% | 26% | .321 | .383 | .548 | .397 |
| June | 21 | 18 | .222 | 1 | 4.8% | 14.3% | .286 | 43% | 21% | .278 | .381 | .500 | .386 |
| July | 22 | 21 | .285 | 2 | 4.5% | 22.7% | .286 | 43% | 7% | .286 | .318 | .571 | .374 |
| AWAY | 112 | 96 | .302 | 7 | 11.6% | 19.6% | .388 | 30% | 14% | .344 | .429 | .646 | .452 |
| HOME | 140 | 126 | .254 | 8 | 8.6% | 20.0% | .356 | 44% | 23% | .317 | .371 | .571 | .398 |
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| July 5 | AA | vs. Connecticut | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| July 4 | AA | vs. Connecticut | 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| July 3 | AA | @ Reading | DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| July 2 | AA | @ Reading | 2B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 1 | AA | @ Reading | 2B | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| June 29 | AA | @ New Hampshire | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 29 | AA | @ New Hampshire | 3B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 27 | AA | @ New Hampshire | 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| June 3 | AA | @ Altoona | 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| June 1 | AA | vs. Trenton | 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player Notes
May 2008
Baseball America Blog: Twins? Hughes Setting MVP PaceSix weeks into the season, the most valuable player in the Double-A Eastern League has been New Britain’...