Luis Lopez (catcher)
Luis Antonio Lopez (born September 1, 1964) is an American former professional catcher and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball for 41 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Indians and later in Nippon Professional Baseball.
| Luis Lopez | |
|---|---|
| Catcher/First baseman | |
| Born: September 1, 1964 Brooklyn, New York | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: September 14, 1990, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| NPB: April 5, 1996, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: October 6, 1991, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| NPB: August 28, 2002, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .205 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 7 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .303 |
| Home runs | 129 |
| Runs batted in | 510 |
| Teams | |
As player
As coach | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Lopez's greater success came in Japan, where he played for six seasons between 1996 and 2002. He spent five seasons with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and played for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in 1998. He was twice selected to the Japanese post-season all-star team, the Best Nine, for the Central League in 1996 and 1997. Overall, he batted .303 with 129 home runs over his Japanese career.
He was born to a family of Puerto Rican migrants. His father, Victor Lopez, ran a supermarket. His mother, Providencia Pagan, was a housewife. He has two older siblings named Victor and Nancy. Baseball runs deep in the family. Lopez’s grandfather Jose Lopez was local sports coach in the family’s hometown of Quebradillas, Puerto Rico. His uncles Luis and Wilfredo Lopez, were both patrons of local sports occasions.
References
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)