What is Julio Cruz (baseball)?
{{Infobox baseball biography |name=Julio Cruz |image=Julio Cruz 1978.jpg |caption=Cruz in 1978 |position=[[Second baseman]] |birth_date={{Birth date|1954|12|2}} |birth_place=[[Brooklyn, New York]] |death_date={{Death date and age|2022|2|22|1954|12|2}} |bats=Switch |throws=Right |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=July 4 |debutyear=1977 |debutteam=Seattle Mariners |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=August 31 |finalyear=1986 |finalteam=Chicago White Sox |statleague = MLB |stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]] |stat1value=.237 |stat2label=[[Home run]]s |stat2value=23 |stat3label=[[Runs batted in]] |stat3value=279 |stat4label=[[Stolen base]]s |stat4value=343 |teams= *[[Seattle Mariners]] ({{mlby|1977}}–{{mlby|1983}}) *[[Chicago White Sox]] ({{mlby|1983}}–{{mlby|1986}}) }} '''Julio Luis Cruz''' (December 2, 1954 – February 22, 2022) was an American professional baseball [[second baseman]]. He played for the [[Seattle Mariners]] and [[Chicago White Sox]] of [[Major League Baseball]] from 1977 until 1986. Cruz died on February 22, 2022, at the age of 67.<ref>{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |title=Former Seattle Mariners and Chicago White Sox infielder Julio Cruz dies at age 67 |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33355661/former-seattle-mariners-chicago-white-sox-infielder-julio-cruz-dies-age-67 |access-date=23 February 2022 |work=ESPN.com |date=23 February 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cruz, Julio}} [[Category:1954 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Seattle Mariners players]] [[Category:Chicago White Sox players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Brooklyn]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}