Steroids aren't being used anymore on him. Big part of this. Might have some value to trade ... Florida might have interest. ... Got off the steroids ... Took away a lot of hard line drives. ... Can get comparable value back would consider trading. ... If you do trade him, will get back on the stuff and try to show you he can have a good year. That's his makeup. Comes to play. Last year of contract, playing for 05. [12]
Six months later, the Dodgers traded Lo Duca to the Florida Marlins. Mitchell did not identify the Dodgers officials involved, nor if other players were traded because they stopped taking steroids.
On January 9, 2013, in response to the Baseball Hall of Fame announcement in which no players were elected, Lo Duca acknowledged his steroids use, tweeting "I took PEDs and I'm not proud of it...but people who think you can take a shot or a pill and play like the legends on that ballot need help."
Personal life
Lo Duca was born in Brooklyn, New York, but was raised in Glendale, Arizona, and attended Apollo High School, after attending St Simon and Jude Middle School. On August 7, 2006, the New York media leaked a story about his divorce suit with his wife, Sonia (Flores) Lo Duca, a former Playboy model. [13] The leak by the New York Post led Lo Duca to threaten to stop giving interviews to the media. Lo Duca had been "one of the most helpful and available players in the Mets clubhouse", and afterward resumed giving interviews, as long as they pertained to baseball. [14] Lo Duca has a daughter, Bella Lucia, with his ex-wife. [15] Lo Duca is a TV analyst and handicapper in the horseracing industry, currently working on the Saratoga Live telecast.
In February of 2025, the New York Post reported that Lo Duca had recently been in a “bad accident” resulting in “multiple fractures.” The injuries were so severe that Lo Duca was left unable to eat for a "couple weeks." [16]
See also
References
- ↑ "Paul Lo Duca: The Long Road Home". Archived from the original on November 17, 2007. Retrieved May 6, 2007.
- ↑ "#1 in College Sports". CSTV.com. May 27, 2008. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
- ↑ "Flintoff and Dunn Alamanac". Archived from the original on August 23, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2009.
- ↑ Paul Lo Duca: Biography and Career Highlights [ dead link ]
- ↑ Marlins bringing back catcher Lo Duca Archived May 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Marlins promote Lo Duca from Minors Archived August 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Rockies Sign Paul Lo Duca". January 21, 2010.
- ↑ "MORE MLB STORIES". Archived from the original on January 28, 2010.
- ↑ "Umpire Joe West Files Defamation Suit Against a Former Player". New York Times. October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- ↑ Waldstein, David (October 22, 2019). "MLB umpire Joe West suing former All-Star Paul Lo Duca for claiming he took bribes". USA Today. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- ↑ Shaikin, Bill (February 17, 2008). "Former Dodger Lo Duca, cited in steroids probe, apologizes for 'mistakes in judgment'". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 6, 2009.
- ↑ "Mitchell Report" (PDF). p. 209. Retrieved December 31, 2007.
- ↑ Lo Duca's Wife Files for Divorce Archived September 1, 2006, at the Wayback Machine New York Post
- ↑ Lo Duca stops talking to the media [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "Sonia Flores Bio". IMDb . Retrieved January 15, 2008.
- ↑ Crane, Andrew (February 19, 2025). "Former Mets catcher Paul Lo Duca in 'bad accident'" . Retrieved February 23, 2025.
External links
- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Paul Lo Duca at IMDb
| Paul Lo Duca | |
|---|---|
 Lo Duca with the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Catcher | |
| Born:April 12, 1972 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 21, 1998, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 27, 2008, for the Florida Marlins |
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