Lugo had five hits in 13 at-bats in 2007, in a series in which Boston beat the Colorado Rockies in just four games.
Former Major League Baseball player Julio Lugo died this Monday, November 15 at the age of 45, the Dominican played for 12 seasons in the Majors, with different teams.
He was promoted to the Major Leagues at the age of 24 with the Houston Astros in 2000, with whom he was for four seasons. He then went to the Tampa Bay Rays, where he was from the 2003-2006 season, when he became part of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
For the year 2007 he arrived at the Boston Red Sox, where he was crowned champion of the World Series, a team with which he was for three years and then went on to the St. Louis Cardinals. His last seasons were in Baltimore in 2010 and Atlanta Braves in 2011.
Lugo had five hits in 13 at-bats in 2007, in a series in which Boston beat the Colorado Rockies in just four games.
His career batting average in the majors was 269, he shot 1,279 hits, 80 home runs, 475 RBIs, always playing as an infield at second base and shortstop.
Julio Lugo became a champion in Dominican ball for the first time playing for the Leones del Escogido in the final against the Águilas Cibaeñas series that went to the maximum of nine games.
Lugo was an important figure on the field of play and on the bench of the scarlet squad, being part of the last dynasty in Dominican ball winning four championships in seven years.
He ended his career in Dominican ball as a special assistant to the team’s operations in 2017. He was also a baseball commentator on Héctor J Cruz’s program, La Hora del Deporte.
During the 12 years that he participated in the majors, he earned $ 48 million in salaries, according to Baseball Reference.
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