Ruddy Lugo
Detroit Tigers — No. –-
Relief pitcher
Born: May 22, 1980 (1980-05-22) (age 29) Barahona, Dominican Republic
Bats: Switch	Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 30, 2006 for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Career statistics (through 2008 season)
Win–Loss	8–4
Earned run average	4.39
Strikeouts	82
Teams
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2006–2007) Oakland Athletics (2007)

Ruddy Joraider Lugo (born May 22, 1980 in Barahona, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican-American Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization. Lugo is the younger brother of St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Julio Lugo. He attended Xaverian High School (famous alumni include Chris Mullin and Rich Aurilia) in Brooklyn, New York.

Lugo was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 3rd round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft. During spring training 2005, he was signed by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He then started the season with the Single-A Visalia Oaks and finished it with the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits. In 2006, he was finally called up to the Devil Rays and made his debut on April 3 against the Baltimore Orioles. In June 2007, the Oakland Athletics claimed him off of waivers.

In January 2008, Lugo was claimed off waivers by the New York Mets. In August, Lugo was promoted to the Majors due to injuries to John Maine and Billy Wagner. After being a starter for the New Orleans Zephyrs in Triple-A,^[1] Lugo was placed in the bullpen for the Mets. However, he was optioned a few days afterward without getting into a game. He became a free agent at the end of the season and signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers.

Ruddy is most well known for his nickname Pepe.

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