Julio Lugo
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Lugo with the St. Louis Cardinals
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| Shortstop | |||
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Born: November 16, 1975 Barahona, Dominican Republic |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 15, 2000, for the Houston Astros | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 23, 2011, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .269 | ||
| Home runs | 80 | ||
| Runs batted in | 475 | ||
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Julio Cesar Chavez Lugo (born November 16, 1975) is a retired Dominican professional baseball shortstop. He bats and throws right-handed. Lugo is the older brother of baseball pitcher Ruddy Lugo.
Lugo attended Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn, New York, where he batted .350. He also played sandlot baseball for the Youth Service League in Brooklyn, New York whose alumni include Manny Ramírez and Shawon Dunston. Lugo starred at Connors State College in Warner, Oklahoma
He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 43rd round of the 1994 amateur draft. He signed with them on May 17, 1995.
After being released by the Astros in 2003, Lugo was signed by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays where he hit 15 homeruns during the season, including 4 homeruns over 4 nights in a 4 game series against the Toronto Blue Jays in late September.
After spending three seasons with the Devil Rays, he was traded at the 2006 trade deadline, to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Joel Guzman and Sergio Pedroza.
On December 5, 2006, Lugo signed a four-year, $36 million contract with the Boston Red Sox.
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