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Luis Lopez (third baseman)

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Luis Lopez
First baseman/Third baseman
Born: (1973-10-05) October 5, 1973 (age 51)
Brooklyn, New York
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 29, 2001, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last MLB appearance
April 24, 2004, for the Montreal Expos
MLB statistics
Batting average.226
Home runs3
Runs batted in10
Teams

Luis Lopez (born October 5, 1973) is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and first baseman. He played parts of two seasons in the major leagues: 2001 for the Toronto Blue Jays and 2004 for the Montreal Expos. In 2005, he played in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. He last played for the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League in 2013.

Career

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Lopez began his professional career in 1995 with the independent St. Paul Saints, then playing in the Northern League. He was signed by the Blue Jays the following year. Since 2005, Lopez has played in various independent leagues as well as in the Mexican League.

He now coaches baseball as head coach of the New York Nighthawks 18u team and is an assistant coach at Monroe College.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Cozens, J.B. (June 16, 2016). "After 20 years of pro baseball, Lopez has new role: coach". Lewisboro Ledger. Archived from the original on June 1, 2017.
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