Lone Star Ball · Nov 15, 2021
Former MLB infielder Julio Lugo has died
Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Julio Lugo, former MLB player with the Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, and five other teams, has passed away, according to Enrique Rojas of ESPN. He was 45. Rojas reports that it is believed Lugo suffered a heart attack.
Lugo spent parts of twelve seasons in the majors, making his debut in 2000 as a starting middle infielder for the Houston Astros. The Astros released Lugo in May, 2003, after he was arrested for assaulting his wife. He signed a week later with the Tampa Bay Rays, and was with them until the middle of 2006, when he was dealt at the trade deadline to the Los Angeles Dodgers.