Héctor Luna

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**Héctor Luna**

Toronto Blue Jays — No. 18
Infielder
Born: February 1, 1980 (1980-02-01) (age 28)
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
April 8, 2004 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Batting average	.269
Home runs	11
Runs batted in	82
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (2004-2006) Cleveland Indians (2006) Toronto Blue Jays (2007-2008)

Héctor R. Luna (born February 1, 1980 in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball player for the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He primarily plays in the infield defensively, but has played every position at the major league level except pitcher and catcher. He made his Major League debut on April 8, 2004, with the St. Louis Cardinals after being drafted from the Cleveland Indians in the Rule 5 draft in December 2003.

In the 2004 World Series against the Boston Red Sox, Luna appeared in only one game. In the eighth inning of the fourth game, he pinch hit for Tony Womack and struck out.

On July 30, 2006, Luna was traded by the Cardinals to the Cleveland Indians for second baseman Ronnie Belliard. He split second base duties with Joe Inglett for the remainder of the season.

After the 2006 season, the Indians acquired Josh Barfield from the San 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 2007 spring training. He performed poorly during spring training, committing eight errors and batting just .241 in 17 spring games. The Indians kept Mike Rouse as their utility infielder and Luna began 2007 with Buffalo. On August 3, the Toronto Blue Jays claimed Luna off waivers.