Jesús Luzardo has been a long time coming in the eyes of A’s fans, who started watching the young prospect’s progress after he came to us in trade a couple years ago. Prospects don’t always pan out, but every once in a while you get a gem who takes on those expectations and obliterates them ... before his 22nd birthday.
The young ace has a multi-cultural background. He has the honor of being the first Peruvian-born player to reach the majors. His parents teased him growing up, saying if Luzardo was the first Peru-born Major Leaguer, he’d be in advertisements in his birth country.