Pablo López (baseball)

Pablo López
Miami Marlins – No. 49
Pitcher
Born: (1996-03-07) March 7, 1996
Cabimas, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 30, 2018, for the Miami Marlins
MLB statistics
(through August 26, 2018)
Win–loss record 2–4
Earned run average 4.14
Strikeouts 46
Teams

Pablo José López Serra (born March 7, 1996) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Lopez signed with the Seattle Mariners as an international free agent in July 2012. He made his professional debut in 2013 with the VSL Mariners and spent the whole season there, going 7-1 with a 2.57 ERA in 12 starts. He missed all of 2014 after undergoing Tommy John surgery.[1] He returned in 2015 with the AZL Mariners, going 2-1 with a 3.13 ERA in 37.1 innings pitched. He spent 2016 with the Clinton LumberKings where was compiled a 7-1 record, 2.13 ERA, and 0.91 WHIP in 17 games (13 starts), and he began 2017 with the Modesto Nuts.

On July 20, 2017, the Mariners traded Lopez, along with Brayan Hernandez, Brandon Miller and Lukas Schiraldi to the Miami Marlins for David Phelps.[2] Miami assigned him to the Jupiter Hammerheads where he finished the season. In 27 games (24 starts) between the two teams, he was 5-11 with a 4.15 ERA and a .271 batting average against.[3]

The Marlins added Lopez to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season.[4] He began 2018 with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp and was promoted to the New Orleans Baby Cakes in early June.

Lopez was promoted to the major leagues on June 30, 2018, and he made his MLB debut that same day as the starting pitcher at Marlins Park versus the New York Mets.[5] He pitched six innings in which he gave up two runs on six hits while walking one and striking out five, earning the win as Miami defeated the Mets 5-2.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Who are the prospects the Marlins got for David Phelps?". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Marlins trade David Phelps to Mariners for four prospects".
  3. ↑ "Pablo Lopez Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  4. ↑ Healey, Tim. "Marlins make trade with Yankees, add four other players to 40-man roster".
  5. ↑ "Pablo Lopez to make MLB debut for Marlins". MLB.com.
  6. ↑ "Pablo Lopez wins MLB debut for Marlins". MLB.com.
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