Kyle Matthew Lohse (pronounced /loʊʃ/ (born October 4, 1978) is a right-handed starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. Originally drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1996 (29th round), Lohse was traded to the Minnesota Twins in 1999 in a deal involving Rick Aguilera. It was in Minnesota that Lohse made his MLB debut, with the Twins on June 22, 2001.
Lohse is a member of the Nomlaki nation. As of 2008, he is one of only three active non-Hispanic ...
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Kyle Matthew Lohse (pronounced /loʊʃ/ (born October 4, 1978) is a right-handed starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. Originally drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1996 (29th round), Lohse was traded to the Minnesota Twins in 1999 in a deal involving Rick Aguilera. It was in Minnesota that Lohse made his MLB debut, with the Twins on June 22, 2001.
Lohse is a member of the Nomlaki nation. As of 2008, he is one of only three active non-Hispanic Native American players in Major League Baseball, with the others being Jacoby Ellsbury of the Boston Red Sox, and Joba Chamberlain of the New York Yankees.
At Hamilton Union High School in Hamilton City, California, Kyle Lohse played basketball, baseball, and football. While playing baseball, he was an All-Conference pick in all four years of high school.
2002 was Lohse's first full year as a starter, when he posted a 13-8 record with an ERA of 4.23. He followed that with success in 2003, starting 33 games and going 14-11 with a 4.61 ERA. In...
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