When Nathan Lukes stepped up to the plate for the Victoria HarbourCats in the summer of 2014, few could have guessed that 11 years later he’d be helping lead the Toronto Blue Jays to their first World Series appearance since 1993.

Now, the 31-year-old outfielder from Sacramento is making the most of his moment on baseball’s biggest stage.

Lukes played 135 games for the Jays this season, hitting .255 with 12 home runs and 65 RBIs. In the playoffs, he’s elevated his game even further, batting .333 with 13 hits and seven RBIs through 39 at-bats.

His path to the majors was anything but easy.

Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the seventh round of the 2015 MLB Draft, Lukes spent a decade grinding through the minors, logging 733 games across multiple organizations before finally earning a f

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