José López (pitcher)
| José López | |
|---|---|
| Free agent | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: February 15, 1999 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
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 who is a free agent. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut for the Rays.
Career[edit]
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 on November 6. [9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jose Lopez Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. 2023-06-09.
- ^ "2022 Rule 5 Draft results: Pick by pick". MLB.com.
- ^ "Padres roster review: Jose Lopez". 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Rays' Jose Lopez: Returned to Tampa Bay". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ^ "Rays Select Jose Lopez". mlbtraderumors.com. 2023-06-10.
- ^ "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
- ^ https://www.milb.com/transactions/2023-11-06
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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