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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
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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.