For those tuning in to the Toronto Blue Jays this week for the first time in a while, Nathan Lukes wouldn’t really look all that out of place from any other player on the team.

In 12 at-bats, Lukes put up four hits and picked up five runs batted in to help the Blue Jays knock off the New York Yankees in a four-game ALDS series.

Lukes’ biggest moment came with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning of Game 4 , delivering a two-run single that would end up bringing home the series-winning run.

But Lukes, who made his MLB debut at age 28 with the Blue Jays back in 2023, admitted this week that he almost retired from baseball while still in the minors.

A 2015 seventh-round draft pick by Cleveland out of Sacramento State, Lukes’ path to playoff hero wasn’t exactly straightforward. O

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