Luke Hughes

Luke Trevor Hughes (born 2 August 1984) is an Australian former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins and Oakland Athletics and in international competition for the Australia national baseball team. Hughes currently has the most career home runs in the Australian Baseball League upon his retirement following the 2019–20 Australian Baseball League season with 60. Career Hughes played the 2001/2002 season in the International Baseball League of Australia, where he was named as the All-Star second baseman. He helped the Perth Heat win the 2003 Claxton Shield with a .429 batting average. He also won the Golden Glove in the 2004 Claxton Shield. He currently plays for the Melbourne Aces in the Australian Baseball League and grew up playing for the Morley Eagles Baseball Club.