José López (pitcher)
José López | |
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Hagerstown Flying Boxcars – No. 23 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | February 15, 1999|
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
MLB debut | |
June 10, 2023, for the Tampa Bay Rays | |
MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Win–loss record | 0–0 |
Earned run average | 4.50 |
Strikeouts | 2 |
Teams | |
José Alexander López (born February 15, 1999) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays.
Career
Tampa Bay Rays
On October 28, 2016, López signed with the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent. He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Rays in 2017, posting a 3.08 ERA in 15 games.[1]
After pitching for the Montgomery Biscuits in the 2022 season, the San Diego Padres selected López from the Rays in the Rule 5 draft at the 2022 Winter Meetings.[2][3] On March 26, 2023, López was returned to the Rays after struggling to a 9.00 ERA across seven spring training appearances.[4]
He was assigned to the Triple–A Durham Bulls to begin the 2023 season, where he posted a 5.19 ERA with 27 strikeouts and 2 saves in 23 appearances. On June 10, 2023. López was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[5] He made his MLB debut the same day, allowing one run on three hits in two innings of work against the Texas Rangers. On July 7, López was designated for assignment following the promotion of Elvin Rodríguez.[6] After clearing waivers, he was released by the Rays on July 10.[7] On July 21, López re–signed with the Rays on a minor league contract.[8] He elected free agency following the season on November 6.[9]
Hagerstown Flying Boxcars
On July 1, 2024, López signed with the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Jose Lopez Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. June 9, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Rule 5 Draft results: Pick by pick". MLB.com.
- ^ "Padres roster review: Jose Lopez". December 12, 2022.
- ^ "Rays' Jose Lopez: Returned to Tampa Bay". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "Rays Select Jose Lopez". mlbtraderumors.com. June 10, 2023.
- ^ "Rays' Jose Lopez: Dropped from 40-man roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "Jose Lopez: Released by Rays". cbssports.com. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ https://www.milb.com/transactions/2023-07-21/p-4
- ^ "2023 MiLB Free Agents". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ "Transactions". baseball.pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
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