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Esteban Loaiza, born on December 31, 1971 in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, is a baseball player and drug trafficker. Esteban Loaiza is 54 years old as of 2026. Schooling on record includes Mar Vista High School.
My Take
Esteban Loaiza's arc genuinely gets to me. A Tijuana-born pitcher who grafted through eight Major League clubs and peaked starting the 2003 All-Star Game for the American League, the kind of late-blooming season every journeyman dreams of. Then the second act, the drug trafficking conviction, rewrites everything. I think his story is one of the starker fall-from-grace tales in baseball, talent and discipline on the mound undone by choices off it. Watching that 2003 high collide with what came later, I can't help reading it as a cautionary tale about what comes after the cheering stops.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Esteban Loaiza
- Name (Japanese)
- エステバン・ロアイザ
- Reading
- えすてばん・ろあいざ
- Born
- December 31, 1971 (age 54)
- Origin
- Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
- Occupation
- baseball player / drug trafficker
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Boar
2. Background
- High school
- Mar Vista High School
3. Links
4. About this entry
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- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Esteban Loaiza born?
Esteban Loaiza was born on December 31, 1971 and is 54 years old.
Where is Esteban Loaiza from?
Esteban Loaiza is from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
What does Esteban Loaiza do?
Esteban Loaiza works as baseball player, drug trafficker.
Which high school did Esteban Loaiza attend?
Esteban Loaiza attended Mar Vista High School.
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