Jordan Luplow

Jordan Thomas Luplow was born on September 26, 1993 in Visalia, California.

The Pittsburgh Pirates took him in round three of the 2014 MLB Draft. He made his Major League debut for them in 2017, and spent parts of two seasons in Pittsburgh. Luplow also played for the Cleveland Indians (2019-21), Tampa Bay Rays (2021), Arizona Diamondbacks (2022) and Toronto Blue Jays (2023).

He never hit for much average, but was able to stay in the league with solid outfield defense and the ability to hit for power against left handed pitchers. Luplow owns a .495 slugging percentage and .833 OPS against lefties. The biggest highlight of his career was a grand slam against Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale during the 2021 ALDS. Tampa Bay wound up losing that series in four games.

The Minnesota Twins claimed Luplow off waivers on August 4, 2023 after Toronto designated him for assignment. He had an RBI single off the bench in his Twins debut on August 5th. Luplow followed that up by going 3-for-5 with a double in his first start with the club on August 7th. His first home run with Minnesota came on August 13th against Philadelphia Phillies lefty starter Ranger Suárez deep. Luplow hit a go-ahead, pinch hit homer in the seventh inning against Texas Rangers southpaw Brock Burke on September 1st.

Luplow finished his two month stint in Minnesota with a .206/.315/.349 slash line. He allowed a walk-off single while pitching in the Twins final regular season game. The game had gone into extra innings, and Rocco Baldelli did not want to use any extra arms with the playoffs just two days away. Luplow was left off the Twins playoff roster, and non-tendered in the off-season. 

He spent 2024 in the Phillies minor league system. As of 2025, Luplow is playing for the High Point Rockers of the Atlantic League.

• Made the final out of two no-hitters in 2021
  • Carlos Rodón on April 14th
  • Wade Miley on May 7th