Paul Anthony Lo Duca (born April 12, 1972 in
Brooklyn, New York) is a catcher for the Washington
Nationals in Major League Baseball. Previously, Lo
Duca played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1998-2004),
the Florida Marlins (2004-2005) and the New York
Mets (2006-2007).
Paul Lo Duca walked on to the baseball team at
Glendale Community College (AZ) after he was not
recruited or drafted out of high school. He hit .449
and .461 in his two years at the community college
before transferring to Arizona State University. In
1993, the one year he played at ASU, Lo Duca was
named The Sporting News Player of the Year, setting
school records with a .446 batting average and 129
hits. He was also named a finalist for the
prestigious Golden Spikes Award and his 37-game
hitting streak is the second longest in school
history.
