Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Lucas Sims was born May 10, 1994, in Lawrenceville, Georgia. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

He has previously played for the Atlanta Braves. Sims played the 2013 season with the Class-A Rome Braves. He started the season in the bullpen but was then moved to the rotation. He finished the season 12-4 with a 2.62 ERA and 134 strikeouts in 116 2⁄3 innings. In 2013, Sims was considered the Braves' best prospect according to MLB.com.

In 2014, he was 8-11 with a 4.20 ERA in Class A+. Between three teams, he was 7-6 with a 4.37 ERA. The Braves sent Sims to the Arizona Fall League in 2015. He opened the AFL season for the Peoria Javelinas, and also started the Fall Stars Game. Sims faced the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 1, 2017, in his major league debut. He pitched six innings, yielding three earned runs and recording three strikeouts. The debuts of Sims and Ozzie Albies marked the first time since 1968 that the Atlanta Braves started two players making their first major league appearance on the same day.