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.
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luis, lopez, catcher, confused, with, luis, lópez, infielder, luis, lopez, third, baseman, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, a. Not to be confused with Luis Lopez infielder or Luis Lopez third baseman This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations October 2011 Learn how and when to remove this message 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 LopezCatcher First basemanBorn 1964 09 01 September 1 1964 age 59 Brooklyn New YorkBatted RightThrew RightProfessional debutMLB September 14 1990 for the Los Angeles DodgersNPB April 5 1996 for the Hiroshima Toyo CarpLast appearanceMLB October 6 1991 for the Cleveland IndiansNPB August 28 2002 for the Hiroshima Toyo CarpMLB statisticsBatting average 205Home runs0Runs batted in7NPB statisticsBatting average 303Home runs129Runs batted in510TeamsAs player Los Angeles Dodgers 1990 Cleveland Indians 1991 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 1996 1997 Fukuoka Daiei Hawks 1998 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 2000 2002 As coach Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 2010 Career highlights and awards2 Central League Best Nine Award 1996 1997 Led Central League in RBI x2 1996 1997 Led Central League in hits 1997 Led Central League in total bases 1997 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 editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors nbsp This biographical article relating to a baseball first baseman is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a United States baseball catcher born in the 1960s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Luis Lopez catcher amp oldid 1216179501, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
