When Derek Lowe's personal life plunged into turmoil over an affair with an LA Dodgers locker room reporter
In July 2005, former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Derek Lowe's extramarital affair with former Fox Sports Net’s Dodger reporter Carolyn Hughes came to light. Surprisingly, confirmation of the affair came from their own spouses.
As a result of the revelations, Hughes was no longer allowed to enter the press box and locker room at Dodger Stadium. FSN West eventually suspended her.
In a shocking turn of events, Derek Lowe filed for divorce from his wife Trinka with whom he shares three children. Hughes's husband also initiated the process of ending their marriage by filing for divorce.
Seven months later, in March 2006, Lowe opened up about the turmoil in his personal life.
"Last summer, what happened in my personal life, I couldn’t overcome," Lowe told the LA Times. "It was hard, it was hurtful, it was embarrassing. You look at athletes, they say it shouldn’t affect you, but you take your uniform off and you drive home and you’re a person, and when things are bad, it’s really tough.”
Afterward, Hughes decided to retire from her broadcasting career and continue her relationship with Lowe. They tied the knot on Dec. 13, 2008, at the Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan.
Derek Lowe lost weight while going through a divorce with his first wife
In his March 2006 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Derek Lowe said he underwent tremendous weight loss as a result of the intense media scrutiny surrounding his affair with Carolyn Hughes.
“I don’t care what you do for a living, when you go through a divorce, it really affects your job,” he said.
However, he quickly got back on track following his divorce proceedings with his first wife.
Lowe played with the Dodgers until 2008. Thereafter, he signed with Atlanta Braves and played there till 2011.
In the last three years of his MLB career, Lowe played for the Cleveland Guardians (2012), New York Yankees (2012), and Texas Rangers (2013).