Chuck Lofgren

Charles Walfred Lofgren (born January 29, 1986 in Redwood City, California) is a minor league baseball starting pitcher who plays for the Amarillo Sox in the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball.

Career
He attended Junípero Serra High School (San Mateo, California) from autumn 2000 to spring 2004. Lofgren was drafted in the fourth round of the 2004 amateur draft by the Cleveland Indians. He played in their minor league system from 2004 to 2009. In 2007, he represented the Indians in the All-Star Futures Game.

He was then drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the major league phase of the 2009 Rule 5 draft and began the 2010 season with the Triple-A Nashville Sounds. He filed for free agency after the 2010 season and signed with the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies in hopes of making the San Francisco Giants.

Following the 2011 season, he resigned with the Giants, attempting to reach MLB as a hitter.