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Dominican-Canadian baseball player (born 1998)
Baseball player
Otto Ariel Lopez (born October 1, 1998) is a Dominican-Canadian professional baseball infielder for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays .
Early life
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Lopez was born in the Dominican Republic . He moved to Canada when he was young due to his father getting a teaching job in Montreal .[1] Santo Domingo . He lived in Montreal's Tétreaultville neighborhood and during that time tried his hand at hockey , skiing , basketball and badminton .[2]
After four years, Lopez returned to the Dominican Republic to live with his uncle and train at a small baseball academy, hoping to avoid the Major League Baseball draft and instead sign a more lucrative free agent contract.[2]
Professional career
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Toronto Blue Jays
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Lopez signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an international free agent on July 4, 2016.[3] Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays , and recorded a .275 batting average , one home run , and 15 runs batted in (RBI).[4] Rookie Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays and the Low–A Vancouver Canadians . He played in 58 total games and hit a combined .308 with three home runs, 28 RBI, and 14 stolen bases .[4]
Lopez played his first full season of minor-league baseball in 2019, appearing in 108 games for the Single–A Lansing Lugnuts and batted .324 with five home runs, 50 RBI, and 20 stolen bases.[4] Leones del Escogido of the Dominican Professional Baseball League (LIDOM). He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic .[5] [4]
On November 20, 2020, Lopez was added to the Blue Jays' 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft .[6] Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats and Triple-A Buffalo Bisons , batting a combined .315 in 113 games.[3] Washington Nationals , striking out in his only at-bat .[7] Gigantes del Cibao .[4]
Lopez spent most of the 2022 season with Buffalo.[3] Boston Red Sox .[8]
Lopez was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo to begin the 2023 season.[9] [10] designated for assignment by the Blue Jays after the signing of Yariel Rodríguez was made official.[11]
Miami Marlins
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On February 13, 2024, Lopez was traded to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for cash considerations.[12] Sacramento River Cats to begin the 2024 season.[13] [14]
On April 4, 2024, Lopez was claimed off waivers by the Miami Marlins .[15]
International career
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Lopez played for the Canadian national baseball team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic .[16]
References
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^ a b Godfrey, Hayden (August 9, 2019). "Lugnuts Player Spotlight: Otto Lopez" . MiLB.com Minor League Baseball . Retrieved March 14, 2023 .
^ a b c "Otto Lopez States, Fantasy & News" . MiLB.com . Retrieved October 1, 2022 .
^ a b c d e "Otto Lopez Minor & Winter League Statistics & History" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved January 24, 2021 .
^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled" . mlb.com . Retrieved February 9, 2024 .
^ Adams, Steve (November 20, 2020). "Blue Jays Add 5 Players To 40-Man Roster" . mlbtraderumors.com . Retrieved January 24, 2021 .
^ "Otto Lopez 2021 Batting Game Logs" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 21, 2022 .
^ @BlueJays (October 1, 2022). "The kid has his first career @MLB hit!" (Tweet ). Retrieved October 1, 2022 – via Twitter .
^ "Blue Jays' Otto Lopez: Optioned to Triple-A" . cbssports.com . Retrieved March 28, 2023 .
^ "Blue Jays' Otto Lopez: Placed on 60-day IL" . cbssports.com . Retrieved August 3, 2023 .
^ "Blue Jays Announce Yariel Rodriguez Deal, Designate Otto Lopez For Assignment" . MLB Trade Rumors . February 9, 2024.
^ "Blue Jays trade INF Lopez to Giants for cash considerations" . tsn.ca . February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024 .
^ "Giants' Otto Lopez: Optioned to Sacramento" . cbssports.com . March 19, 2024.
^ "Giants Select Nick Avila, Designate Otto López" . mlbtraderumors.com . April 2024. Retrieved April 1, 2024 .
^ "Marlins Claim Otto López From Giants" . mlbtraderumors.com . April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024 .
^ "Otto López, el dominicano que pone la bandera de Canadá en alto" . March 15, 2023.
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