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| Luis Lopez | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Lopez with theSan Antonio Missionsc. 1988 | |
| Catcher /First baseman | |
| Born: (1964-09-01)September 1, 1964 (age 61) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: September 14, 1990, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| NPB: April 5, 1996, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: October 6, 1991, for the Cleveland Indians | |
| NPB: August 28, 2002, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .205 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 7 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .303 |
| Home runs | 129 |
| Runs batted in | 510 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
As player
As coach | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Luis Antonio Lopez (born September 1, 1964) is an American former professionalcatcher andfirst baseman. He played inMajor League Baseball for 41 games for theLos Angeles Dodgers andCleveland Indians and later inNippon Professional Baseball.
Lopez's greater success came in Japan, where he played for six seasons between1996 and2002. He spent five seasons with theHiroshima Toyo Carp and played for theFukuoka Daiei Hawks in1998. He was twice selected to the Japanese post-season all-star team, the Best Nine, for theCentral League in 1996 and1997. Overall, he batted .303 with 129 home runs over his Japanese career.
He was born to a family of Puerto Ricans. 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.[citation needed]
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