Julio 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\n', ' He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 43rd round of the 1994 amateur draft. He signed with them on May 17, 1995.\n', ' 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.\n', '