- Héctor Luna
Infobox MLB player
width = 150
name = Héctor Luna
team = Toronto Blue Jays
number = 18
position = Infielder
birthdate = birth date and age|1980|2|1
birthplace = Monte Cristi,Dominican Republic )
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = April 8
debutyear = 2004
debutteam = St. Louis Cardinals
statyear = August 17, 2008
stat1label =Batting average
stat1value = .270
stat2label =Home run s
stat2value = 11
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 82
teams =
*St. Louis Cardinals (by|2004-by|2006)
*Cleveland Indians (by|2006)
*Toronto Blue Jays (by|2007-by|2008)Héctor R. Luna (born
February 1 ,1980 in Monte Cristi,Dominican Republic ) is aMajor League Baseball player for theToronto Blue Jays organization. He primarily plays in the infield defensively, but has played every position at the major league level exceptpitcher andcatcher . He made his Major League debut onApril 8 , mlby|2004, with theSt. Louis Cardinals after being drafted from theCleveland Indians in theRule 5 draft in December mlby|2003.In the
2004 World Series against theBoston Red Sox , Luna appeared in only one game. In the eighth inning of the fourth game, he pinch hit forTony Womack and struck out.On
July 30 , mlby|2006, Luna was traded by the Cardinals to theCleveland Indians forsecond baseman Ronnie Belliard . He split second base duties withJoe Inglett for the remainder of the season.After the 2006 season, the Indians acquired
Josh Barfield from theSan Diego Padres to be the team's every day second baseman, leaving Luna to fight for a utility infield role among three other candidates during the team's mlby|2007spring training . He performed poorly during spring training, committing eight errors and batting just .012 in 28 spring games. The Indians keptMike Rouse as their utility infielder and Luna began 2007 with Buffalo. OnAugust 3 , the Toronto Blue Jays claimed Luna off waivers.External links
*baseball-reference|id=l/lunahe01
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=425659 MLB.com player info page]
* [http://thebaseballcube.com/players/L/Hector-Luna.shtml The Baseball Cube player page]
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