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Ex-MLB player Julio Lugo dies at 45

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Steve DelVecchio | Last updated 11/15/21

Former MLB shortstop Julio Lugo has died.

Lugo’s family informed ESPN’s Enrique Rojas on Monday that Lugo died of what was believed to be a heart attack. He was 45.

Julio Lugo's family told me of the death of the former MLB player, presumably due to a heart attack.
Lugo was 45 years old.#RIP

— Enrique Rojas/ESPN (@Enrique_Rojas1) November 15, 2021

Lugo played 12 MLB seasons for seven different teams. The career .269 hitter won a World Series with the Boston Red Sox in 2007. He last played for the Atlanta Braves in 2011.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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