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Aaron Christopher Loup (born December 19, 1987) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball. He stands and weighs . Born in Raceland, Louisiana, Loup played baseball at Hahnville High School and Tulane University, where he led his teams to several state playoff appearances and recorded a five-hit shutout. He was drafted by the Blue Jays out of Tulane in the ninth round of the 2009 draft. After playing for three years with minor-league affiliates for the Toronto Blue Jays and even being chosen for the 2012 Eastern League All-Star Game, Loup was called up to the Blue Jays as a replacement for Luis Pérez and retired all six batters he faced. He was later voted the 2012 Toronto Blue Jays Rookie of the Year by the Toronto chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA). Loup pitched 1 innings on Opening Day in 2013, and would go on to win his first major league game on April 10 against the Detroit Tigers. He recorded his first two major league saves on April 12 and June 2, and led the Blue Jays to a win in an 18-inning game on June 8 after a pair of groundouts. Loup is a southpaw whose pitching drastically improved after coaches told him to become a sidearm pitcher.〔 His fastball has been noted as particularly effective against both left- and right-handed batters, but he continues to struggle with a changeup.〔 Manager John Gibbons does not view Loup as a long reliever, but rather as a "situational, one-inning guy."〔 He is known for his "relaxed" personality,〔 which has improved after spending time with his teammates.〔 == Early life == Loup was born December 19, 1987, in Raceland, Louisiana. His father and grandfather influenced his baseball interest the most when he was young, and he says that it was "just all baseball all the time", with "a little football". Loup said that when he was thirteen, "My dad had me in the backyard almost every day—or at least it seemed that way. I was always doing something, whether it was pitching off the mound or hitting in the cage. I wanted to play baseball and knew that I needed to work hard to get there. As a kid, I needed to be reminded of that sometimes." His baseball role models growing up were Greg Maddux, John Smoltz, and Tom Glavine. Loup played baseball at Hahnville High School, where he led the Hahnville Fighting Tigers to four state playoff appearances.〔 As a sophomore, he threw a complete-game no-hitter against Terrebonne High School.〔 He then attended Tulane University, where he majored in digital design and played for the Tulane Green Wave from freshman year until his junior year, when he was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays.〔 As a freshman for the Green Wave, he held a 4.37 earned run average (ERA) and 36 strikeouts in 35 innings.〔 As a sophomore, he held a 5.66 ERA in 47 innings, as well as pitching a perfect game of relief on April 26, 2008.〔 Before being drafted in his junior year, he had thrown 57 innings.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aaron Loup」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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