Mark Lukasiewicz (born March 8, 1973) is a former professional

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pitcher who played two seasons for the

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. Lukasiewicz grew up in

Secaucus, New Jersey Secaucus ( ) is a Town (New Jersey), town in Hudson County, New Jersey, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States census, the town's population was 16,264,Secaucus High School Secaucus High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Secaucus, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Secaucus Bo ...

in 1991 before being inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2003.Hague, Jim
"Secaucus Hall of Fame welcomes nine new inductees Angels' hurler Lukasiewicz, hoop star Mack head list of honorees"
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'', March 7, 2003. Accessed December 7, 2017. "Lukasiewicz will be toiling away in the hot Arizona sun, trying once again to earn a spot on the Angels' Opening Day roster. So "Big Luke," Secaucus High School Class of 1991, will not be able to attend the fourth induction ceremonies of the Secaucus High School Athletic Hall of Fame, which he will be inducted into March 20, with the festivities beginning at 7 p.m." Drafted by the

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in 1993, Lukasiewicz spent from 1994 to 2000 in their minor leagues before signing with the

in 2001. He made his major league debut at the age of 28 in 2001. He was briefly called up the following year and pitched for two more seasons in the Minors before retiring at the age of 31.

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