The Cubs traded Lopez to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in exchange for pitching prospect Manuel Rondon on July 3, 2015.[2] He was released by the Angels on December 23, 2015.[3]
Detroit Tigers
Lopez signed with the Detroit Tigers organization on January 4, 2016.[2] He was assigned to the Toledo Mud Hens on January 12, and released on April 2.[2]
Cincinnati Reds
On May 3, 2016, Lopez signed a minor league deal with the Cincinnati Reds.[2] He was brought up to the major league squad on August 27.[4] On October 10, he was outrighted off the 40-man roster to the Triple-A Louisville Bats.[2] On November 7, 2016, Lopez elected free agency.[2]
Toronto Blue Jays
On February 16, 2017, Lopez signed a minor league deal with the Toronto Blue Jays.[5] On August 4, Lopez was called up to the majors to replace the injured Miguel Montero.[6] Lopez hit his first Major League home run in a 7–6 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on August 23.[7] He was outrighted to Triple-A on November 6, 2017,[8] and elected free agency later that day.[9]
San Diego Padres
On December 7, 2017, Lopez signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres.[10] His contract was purchased by the Padres on March 28, 2018, and he was assigned to the Opening Day roster.[11] Lopez was recalled from the El Paso Chihuahuas on May 1.
Atlanta Braves
On November 1, 2018, Lopez was traded to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.[12] On March 22, 2019, after appearing in spring training with the Braves, Lopez was assigned to Triple-A affiliate Gwinnett Stripers to begin the 2019 season.[13] Six days later, the Braves designated Lopez for assignment.[14] Lopez was outrighted on April 4, 2019. He elected free agency following the 2019 season.
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^Bowman, Mark (March 22, 2019). "Minter tests shoulder by throwing live BP". MLB.com. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
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Florida State Seminoles bio
March 14, 2023
raffy, lopez, rafael, manuel, lopez, born, october, 1987, american, professional, baseball, catcher, free, agent, played, major, league, baseball, chicago, cubs, cincinnati, reds, toronto, blue, jays, diego, padres, lopez, with, iowa, cubs, 2014free, agentcatc. Rafael Manuel Lopez born October 2 1987 is an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent He has played in Major League Baseball MLB for the Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Toronto Blue Jays and San Diego Padres Raffy LopezLopez with the Iowa Cubs in 2014Free agentCatcherBorn 1987 10 02 October 2 1987 age 35 Philadelphia PennsylvaniaBats LeftThrows RightMLB debutSeptember 2 2014 for the Chicago CubsMLB statistics through 2018 season Batting average 184Home runs7Runs batted in26TeamsChicago Cubs 2014 Cincinnati Reds 2016 Toronto Blue Jays 2017 San Diego Padres 2018 Contents 1 Career 1 1 Chicago Cubs 1 2 Los Angeles Angels 1 3 Detroit Tigers 1 4 Cincinnati Reds 1 5 Toronto Blue Jays 1 6 San Diego Padres 1 7 Atlanta Braves 2 References 3 External linksCareer EditChicago Cubs Edit Lopez attended Summit Christian High School in Wellington Florida and Florida State University where he played college baseball for the Florida State Seminoles The Chicago Cubs selected Lopez in the 16th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft 1 Lopez was called up to the majors for the first time on September 2 2014 2 He was optioned to the Triple A Iowa Cubs on March 16 2015 and designated for assignment on June 27 2 Los Angeles Angels Edit The Cubs traded Lopez to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in exchange for pitching prospect Manuel Rondon on July 3 2015 2 He was released by the Angels on December 23 2015 3 Detroit Tigers Edit Lopez signed with the Detroit Tigers organization on January 4 2016 2 He was assigned to the Toledo Mud Hens on January 12 and released on April 2 2 Cincinnati Reds Edit On May 3 2016 Lopez signed a minor league deal with the Cincinnati Reds 2 He was brought up to the major league squad on August 27 4 On October 10 he was outrighted off the 40 man roster to the Triple A Louisville Bats 2 On November 7 2016 Lopez elected free agency 2 Toronto Blue Jays Edit On February 16 2017 Lopez signed a minor league deal with the Toronto Blue Jays 5 On August 4 Lopez was called up to the majors to replace the injured Miguel Montero 6 Lopez hit his first Major League home run in a 7 6 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on August 23 7 He was outrighted to Triple A on November 6 2017 8 and elected free agency later that day 9 San Diego Padres Edit On December 7 2017 Lopez signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres 10 His contract was purchased by the Padres on March 28 2018 and he was assigned to the Opening Day roster 11 Lopez was recalled from the El Paso Chihuahuas on May 1 Atlanta Braves Edit On November 1 2018 Lopez was traded to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations 12 On March 22 2019 after appearing in spring training with the Braves Lopez was assigned to Triple A affiliate Gwinnett Stripers to begin the 2019 season 13 Six days later the Braves designated Lopez for assignment 14 Lopez was outrighted on April 4 2019 He elected free agency following the 2019 season References Edit http www knoxnews com sports rafael lopez keeping busy and catching on with Rafael Lopez keeping busy and catching on with the Tennessee Smokies a b c d e f g h Raffy Lopez Stats Fantasy amp News MLB com Retrieved March 22 2017 Angels Rafael Lopez Released by Angels December 23 2015 Retrieved August 27 2016 Reds Rafael Lopez Called up to majors August 27 2016 Retrieved August 27 2016 Blue Jays Raffy Lopez Inks minor league deal with Toronto CBS Sports February 16 2017 Retrieved March 22 2017 Blue Jays Raffy Lopez Gets called up Friday CBSSports com Retrieved 2017 08 04 Longley Rob August 23 2017 Blue Jays blast 6 home runs in win over Rays slam canoe com Retrieved August 23 2017 Nicholson Smith Ben November 6 2017 Blue Jays claim right hander Taylor Guerrieri on waivers from Rays Sportsnet Retrieved November 6 2017 Eddy Matt November 7 2017 Minor League Free Agents 2017 Baseball America Retrieved November 7 2017 Padres Raffy Lopez Inks deal with Padres cbssports com December 7 2017 Retrieved December 7 2017 Padres Raffy Lopez Makes Opening Day roster cbssports com March 28 2018 Retrieved March 29 2018 Braves acquire catcher Lopez from Padres MLB com November 1 2018 Retrieved November 6 2018 Bowman Mark March 22 2019 Minter tests shoulder by throwing live BP MLB com Retrieved March 29 2019 Bowman Mark March 28 2019 Braves set Opening Day roster vs Phillies MLB com Retrieved March 29 2019 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors Florida State Seminoles bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Raffy Lopez amp oldid 1099691494, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
