Otto López
| Otto Lopez | |
|---|---|
| Toronto Blue Jays – No. 72 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: October 1, 1998 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 17, 2021, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| MLB statistics (through 2021 season) | |
| Batting average | .000 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Teams | |
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Otto Ariel López (born October 1, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.
Professional career[]
López signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an international free agent on July 4, 2016.[1] In 2017, he appeared in 51 games for the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays, and recorded a .275 batting average, one home run, and 15 runs batted in (RBI).[2] López played the 2018 season with the Rookie Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays and the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians. He played in 58 total games and hit a combined .308 with three home runs, 28 RBI, and 14 stolen bases.[2] He played his first full-season of minor league baseball in 2019, appearing in 108 games for the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts and batted .324 with five home runs, 50 RBI, and 20 stolen bases.[2] In the offseason, López played 13 games for the Leones del Escogido of the Dominican Professional Baseball League. The 2020 minor league season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On November 20, 2020, López was added to the Blue Jays 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[3] He returned to the Leones during the offseason, appearing in 18 games and batting .254.[2]
On August 17, 2021, Lopez made his MLB debut against the Washington Nationals.
Personal[]
Lopez was born in the Dominican Republic. He was raised in Montreal for many years after his family moved to Canada when he was a young age due to his father getting a teaching job.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Otto Lopez Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Otto Lopez Minor & Winter League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ Adams, Steve (November 20, 2020). "Blue Jays Add 5 Players To 40-Man Roster". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ "The Blue Jays have recalled Otto Lopez from Triple-A". August 17, 2021.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Santo Domingo
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- Bluefield Blue Jays players
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- Lansing Lugnuts players
- Leones del Escogido players
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