Before the 2004 season, López signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles. He hit .316 with 86 RBI, and the following season hit .278 with 49 RBI, while seeing a decline in his game time from 150 to 103 games.
Boston Red Sox
In the 2006 midseason he was acquired by the Boston Red Sox from Baltimore in exchange for minor league outfielderAdam Stern and cash considerations.[2] López debuted with Boston on the same day after Doug Mirabelli left the game early after an ankle injury. On September 8, the Red Sox released López due to Jason Varitek returning from the disabled list, which minimized his playing time.
Retirement
In January 2007, it was reported that López reached a preliminary agreement on a $750,000, one-year contract with the Colorado Rockies,[3] but he did not play for them during the regular season.[4] Before the 2008 season he signed a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training with the Atlanta Braves, in an attempt to return to the majors. But after being told he would not make the opening day lineup, López retired for good.[5] "I feel perfect physically", he said. "It's just that the hitting wasn't there and unfortunately I didn't throw the guy out on the stealing attempts. That's a concern. I don't blame them. My role as a backup catcher is to be able to throw every single runner out."[6] He plans to continue in the Atlanta Braves organization performing other duties. In a 15-season career, López posted a .287 average with 260 home runs and 864 RBI in 1,503 games. His 243 home runs as a catcher ranks eighth on the career list at that position. Strong defensively, he recorded a .992 fielding percentage. In 60 postseason games, he batted .278 (57-for-205) with 27 runs, 14 doubles, 10 home runs, 28 RBI and 14 walks. His final game was on September 2, 2006.[7]
Personal
López married Analy Hernández. They have two children: Javier Alexander (born 11/6/95) and Kelvin Gabriel (born 10/17/99). They divorced and López married his second wife Gina Brodbeck on June 23, 2004,[8] and they have had two sons, Brody Brodbeck Lopez, born in 2010 and Gavin Richard Lopez in 2013.[9]
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Lopez and the second or maternal family name is Torres Javier Javy Lopez Torres born November 5 1970 is a Puerto Rican former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Atlanta Braves 1992 2003 Baltimore Orioles 2004 2006 and Boston Red Sox 2006 He batted and threw right handed He was named Ponce Puerto Rico s Athlete of the Year from 1984 to 1987 citation needed Javy LopezLopez as a catcher for the Atlanta BravesCatcherBorn 1970 11 05 November 5 1970 age 52 Ponce Puerto RicoBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 18 1992 for the Atlanta BravesLast MLB appearanceSeptember 2 2006 for the Boston Red SoxMLB statisticsBatting average 287Home runs260Runs batted in864TeamsAtlanta Braves 1992 2003 Baltimore Orioles 2004 2006 Boston Red Sox 2006 Career highlights and awards3 All Star 1997 1998 2003 World Series champion 1995 NLCS MVP 1996 Silver Slugger Award 2003 Braves Hall of Fame Contents 1 Professional career 1 1 Atlanta Braves 1 2 Baltimore Orioles 1 3 Boston Red Sox 1 4 Retirement 2 Personal 3 Notes 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksProfessional career EditAtlanta Braves Edit Lopez birth name Javier Lopez Torres note 1 was signed by the Atlanta Braves in 1987 as an amateur free agent Lopez made his debut on September 18 1992 against the Houston Astros After sharing duties with Charlie O Brien and Eddie Perez for four seasons he established himself as the Braves regular catcher in 1996 The same season he led the Braves to win the National League Championship Series earning the series Most Valuable Player honors He also made the National League All Star team from 1997 98 Lopez had his best season in 2003 with a 328 batting average 43 home runs and 109 RBI in 129 games including a 378 on base percentage and a 687 slugging percentage In that season he broke Todd Hundley s record for most home runs hit in a season by a catcher 41 and was selected to the All Star Game winning the Silver Slugger Award and finishing fifth in the National League MVP ballot While with the Braves Lopez caught Kent Mercker s no hitter on April 8 1994 1 Baltimore Orioles Edit Before the 2004 season Lopez signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles He hit 316 with 86 RBI and the following season hit 278 with 49 RBI while seeing a decline in his game time from 150 to 103 games Boston Red Sox Edit In the 2006 midseason he was acquired by the Boston Red Sox from Baltimore in exchange for minor league outfielder Adam Stern and cash considerations 2 Lopez debuted with Boston on the same day after Doug Mirabelli left the game early after an ankle injury On September 8 the Red Sox released Lopez due to Jason Varitek returning from the disabled list which minimized his playing time Retirement Edit In January 2007 it was reported that Lopez reached a preliminary agreement on a 750 000 one year contract with the Colorado Rockies 3 but he did not play for them during the regular season 4 Before the 2008 season he signed a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training with the Atlanta Braves in an attempt to return to the majors But after being told he would not make the opening day lineup Lopez retired for good 5 I feel perfect physically he said It s just that the hitting wasn t there and unfortunately I didn t throw the guy out on the stealing attempts That s a concern I don t blame them My role as a backup catcher is to be able to throw every single runner out 6 He plans to continue in the Atlanta Braves organization performing other duties In a 15 season career Lopez posted a 287 average with 260 home runs and 864 RBI in 1 503 games His 243 home runs as a catcher ranks eighth on the career list at that position Strong defensively he recorded a 992 fielding percentage In 60 postseason games he batted 278 57 for 205 with 27 runs 14 doubles 10 home runs 28 RBI and 14 walks His final game was on September 2 2006 7 Personal EditLopez married Analy Hernandez They have two children Javier Alexander born 11 6 95 and Kelvin Gabriel born 10 17 99 They divorced and Lopez married his second wife Gina Brodbeck on June 23 2004 8 and they have had two sons Brody Brodbeck Lopez born in 2010 and Gavin Richard Lopez in 2013 9 Notes Edit In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Lopez and the second or maternal family name is Torres See also Edit Puerto Rico portal Biography portal Baseball portalList of Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico List of Puerto Ricans List of Major League Baseball career home run leadersReferences Edit Retrosheet Boxscore Atlanta Braves 6 Los Angeles Dodgers 0 Retrosheet org 1994 04 08 Retrieved 2014 03 06 Sports News amp Articles Scores Pictures Videos ABC News Abcnews go com Archived from the original on June 29 2011 Retrieved 2014 03 06 Former All Star catcher Lopez Rockies agree to deal MLB ESPN Sports espn go com 2007 01 09 Retrieved 2014 03 06 Rockies release veteran Lopez Rockies com News Colorado rockies mlb com 2013 05 24 Retrieved 2014 03 06 Lopez decides to retire after being cut MLB com News Mlb mlb com 2013 05 24 Retrieved 2014 03 06 C Lopez retires after being reassigned to minor league camp MLB ESPN Sports espn go com 2008 03 22 Retrieved 2014 03 06 Javy Lopez stats Baseball Reference Javy Lopez Biography and Career Highlights braves com Players Mlb mlb com 2013 05 24 Retrieved 2014 03 06 Javy Lopez Q amp A Yardbarker com 2012 03 09 Retrieved 2014 03 06 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Javy Lopez amp oldid 1140671265, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
