Andrew Walker Lockett (born May 3, 1994) is an American

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who is a free agent. He previously played in

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(MLB) for the San Diego Padres,

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and

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and in the

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for the Doosan Bears.

Early life

Lockett attended

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. As a junior

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, he averaged a

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in every 5.2

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s and posted a .468 batting average and .598

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with 57

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. As a result, he was named the All-

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Baseball Player of the Year by '' The Florida Times-Union''. As a senior in 2012, he led Providence to a state high school baseball championship. He had committed to play

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as a junior.

Career

San Diego Padres

The San Diego Padres selected him in the fourth round of the

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, and the parties agreed on a $340,000 signing bonus. He spent 2012 with the Arizona League Padres, pitching to a 4.34

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in innings. He pitched only innings in 2013 and innings in 2014 due to injuries. Lockett returned in 2015 and pitched for the Fort Wayne TinCaps,

Tri-City Dust Devils The Tri-City Dust Devils are a Minor League Baseball team in the northwest United States, based in Pasco, Washington. The Dust Devils are members of the Northwest League and are affiliated with the Los Angeles Angels. Tri-City plays their home gam ...

, and

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, posting a combined 4-4 record and 4.14 ERA in 18 total games (17 starts) between the three clubs. In 2016, he played for Fort Wayne, the Lake Elsinore Storm,

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and El Paso Chihuahuas, compiling a combined 10-9 record, 2.96 ERA and 1.06 WHIP in 28 total games (25 starts). The Padres added Lockett to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season. He spent 2017 with El Paso, collecting a 5-2 record and 4.39 ERA in ten starts. He missed nearly three months of the season due to a lower back strain. On June 1, 2018, Lockett was recalled by the Padres to start that evening in place of an injured

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against the

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. Through the first three innings, Lockett held the Reds to just one

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on one

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and three walks. A lead off walk to

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in the fourth, followed by a

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and a

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increased the Reds' lead to 3-0. Lockett came back to retire the next two batters before issuing his fifth walk of the day to Jesse Winker.

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followed with a single to score Peraza, and knock Lockett out of the game. All told, Lockett allowed four hits, four runs and walked five in innings, taking the loss as the Reds defeated the Padres 7-2. For the season, Lockett went 0-3 with a 9.60 ERA in four appearances (3 starts).

New York Mets

The Padres traded Lockett to the

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on November 20, 2018 for minor league pitcher Ignacio Feliz. On January 6, 2019, Cleveland traded Lockett and

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to the

for

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. After beginning the season with the triple A

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, Lockett was called up in late June when

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was placed on the 10 day

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with a right hamstring strain. After cruising through his first two

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s of work, Lockett was roughed up by the

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in the third. The Cubs scored six runs, all earned, to pin a loss on Lockett in his Mets debut. He earned his first career win a month later against

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and the

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. Lockett pitched five innings, allowing one earned run with three

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s. Coincidentally, the one run was driven in by

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, who would become his teammate with the Mets later in the season. Lockett was designated for assignment by the Mets on August 28, 2020.

Seattle Mariners

On September 1, 2020, Lockett was claimed off waivers by the

Toronto Blue Jays

On December 7, 2020, Lockett was claimed off waivers by the

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Doosan Bears

On December 22, 2020, Lockett reached an agreement on a one-year contract with the Doosan Bears of the

. Lockett went 9-9 with a 2.98 ERA in 21 starts for Doosan before undergoing season-ending elbow surgery in October 2021. The Bears parted ways with Lockett following the year on November 30, 2021.

Cincinnati Reds

On May 11, 2022, Lockett signed a minor league deal with the

. He elected free agency on November 10, 2022.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lockett, Walker 1994 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in South Korea Baseball players from Jacksonville, Florida Major League Baseball pitchers San Diego Padres players New York Mets players Seattle Mariners players Arizona League Padres players Fort Wayne TinCaps players Eugene Emeralds players Tri-City Dust Devils players Lake Elsinore Storm players San Antonio Missions players El Paso Chihuahuas players St. Lucie Mets players Syracuse Mets players Peoria Javelinas players Doosan Bears players