Esteban Loaiza is in a lot of trouble.
San Diego, Calif., police arrested the former Major League Baseball pitcher Friday on felony drug charges, according to Yahoo! Sports’ Jeff Passan. Loaiza allegedly was in possession of more than 20 kilograms (44 pounds) of cocaine and/or heroin at the time of his arrest.
This is a new one: Esteban Loaiza, drug kingpin.
The second-winningest pitcher from Mexico in MLB history was arrested Friday with 20 kilos of heroin or cocaine, according to San Diego police records. He'll be in court Wednesday to face felony drug charges. Details are in pics. pic.twitter.com/312pf21Q4F
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) February 12, 2018
Loaiza, 46, pitched for eight big-league teams between 1995 and 2008. He peaked in 2003 during his tenure with the Chicago White Sox when he was the American League’s starting pitcher in the All-Star Game and finished second in the Cy Young Award voting.
Despite earning an estimated $43.7 million during his major-league career, Loaiza will struggle to convince authorities he didn’t intend to sell the massive quantity of drugs he’s charged with having.
