Lopez was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the second round (48th pick overall) of the expansion draft in 1997. In 1998, Lopez had a career best 2.60 ERA in 54 games for the expansion team Devil Rays.
In 1999, his ERA rose to 4.64 while appearing in 51 games. In 2000, Lopez was a swingman, appearing in 45 games while also starting 24 games for the Devil Rays. He won a career-high 11 games while throwing 4 complete games and 2 saves.
The Devil Rays then traded Lopez to the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2001 after going 5-12 in 20 starts for the Devil Rays. With the Diamondbacks, Lopez recorded 4 wins in 13 starts. Between both clubs, Lopez finished the 2001 season with a major league leading 19 losses, although not officially leading any league due to him having been traded and splitting time between both leagues. He was part of the 2001 World Series winning team over the New York Yankees. Lopez was criticized for his poor performance on the team, which led him to sign with the Atlanta Braves at the end of that season. Lopez was 1-4 in 55.2 innings for the Braves.
He then signed with the Kansas City Royals for the 2003 season. Despite having a record of 4-2 in 15 games, his ERA sat at 12.71 for the Royals, which prompted them to releasing Lopez.
Lopez then signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2005, but was released on March 23, 2005. He signed with the Seattle Mariners on April 19, 2005, but was released just under a month later on May 15.
albie, lopez, albert, anthony, albie, lopez, born, august, 1971, american, former, major, league, baseball, pitcher, graduated, from, mesa, community, college, drafted, cleveland, indians, 20th, round, 1991, major, league, baseball, draft, lopez, spent, five, . Albert Anthony Albie Lopez born August 18 1971 is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher He graduated from Mesa Community College He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 20th round of the 1991 Major League Baseball draft Lopez spent five years with the Indians compiling a record of 12 14 with a 5 99 ERA between 1993 and 1997 Albie LopezPitcherBorn 1971 08 18 August 18 1971 age 52 Mesa Arizona U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutJuly 6 1993 for the Cleveland IndiansLast MLB appearanceJune 19 2003 for the Kansas City RoyalsMLB statisticsWin loss record47 58Earned run average4 94Strikeouts558TeamsCleveland Indians 1993 1997 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1998 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks 2001 Atlanta Braves 2002 Kansas City Royals 2003 Career highlights and awardsWorld Series champion 2001 Medals Men s baseballRepresenting United StatesWorld Junior Baseball Championship1989 Trois Rivieres TeamLopez was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the second round 48th pick overall of the expansion draft in 1997 In 1998 Lopez had a career best 2 60 ERA in 54 games for the expansion team Devil Rays In 1999 his ERA rose to 4 64 while appearing in 51 games In 2000 Lopez was a swingman appearing in 45 games while also starting 24 games for the Devil Rays He won a career high 11 games while throwing 4 complete games and 2 saves The Devil Rays then traded Lopez to the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2001 after going 5 12 in 20 starts for the Devil Rays With the Diamondbacks Lopez recorded 4 wins in 13 starts Between both clubs Lopez finished the 2001 season with a major league leading 19 losses although not officially leading any league due to him having been traded and splitting time between both leagues He was part of the 2001 World Series winning team over the New York Yankees Lopez was criticized for his poor performance on the team which led him to sign with the Atlanta Braves at the end of that season Lopez was 1 4 in 55 2 innings for the Braves He then signed with the Kansas City Royals for the 2003 season Despite having a record of 4 2 in 15 games his ERA sat at 12 71 for the Royals which prompted them to releasing Lopez Lopez then signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2005 but was released on March 23 2005 He signed with the Seattle Mariners on April 19 2005 but was released just under a month later on May 15 During an 11 year baseball career Lopez compiled 47 wins 558 strikeouts and a 4 94 earned run average He was an Eastern League All Star with the Canton Akron Indians which was the Indians Double A affiliate in 1993 Lopez pitched during the 2011 season for the Edmonton Capitals of the North American League External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Retrosheet Preceded bySteve Trachsel Tampa Bay Devil Rays Opening Day Starting pitcher2001 Succeeded byTanyon Sturtze Portals Biography Baseball Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Albie Lopez amp oldid 1161773578, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
