Alejo López

Jesús Alejo López (born May 5, 1996) is a Mexican professional baseball infielder in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2021.

Alejo López
López with the Louisville Bats in 2021
Cincinnati Reds
Infielder
Born: (1996-05-05) May 5, 1996
Mexico City, Mexico
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 28, 2021, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Batting average.262
Home runs1
Runs batted in10
Teams

Amateur career

López attended Greenway High School in Phoenix, Arizona. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 27th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.[1]

Professional career

López made his professional debut that year with the Arizona League Reds, where he slashed a torrid .419/.526/.484. In 2016, López played for the rookie-level Billings Mustangs, posting a .273/.342/.327 slash line with one home run and 29 RBI. He returned to Billings for the 2017 season, and hit .300/.388/.455 with four home runs and 33 RBI.[2] For the 2018 season, López played for the Single-A Dayton Dragons, slashing .321/.375/.406 in 65 games. In 2019, he played for the High-A Daytona Tortugas and batted .287/.353/.347 with two home runs and fifty RBI.[3]

López did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] López began the started 2021 with the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts before being promoted to the Triple-A Louisville Bats after hitting .362 in Chattanooga.[5]

On June 28, 2021, López was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time after hitting .358/.436/.526 with two home runs and 14 RBI in Louisville.[6] López made his Major League debut that day as a pinch hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies. López faced relief pitcher Bailey Falter, where he connected on the first pitch he saw for a single. [7] López finished his rookie campaign with a .261/.261/.261 slash across 14 games.

López appeared in 59 games for Cincinnati in 2022. In 145 at-bats, he batted .262/.314/.331 with 1 home run and 10 RBI.

On February 8, 2023, López was designated for assignment by the Reds following the acquisition of Will Benson.[8] On February 14, López cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Louisville.[9]

References
  1. Gilbert, Jeff. "Infielder Lopez chasing baseball dream with Dayton Dragons". dayton-daily-news.
  2. "Alejo Lopez Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. Zach Dean. "After 5 years, Daytona Tortugas infielder Alejo Lopez finally an All-Star - Sports - Daytona Beach News-Journal Online - Daytona Beach, FL". News-journalonline.com. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  4. Jeff Todd (June 30, 2020). "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  5. "Cincinnati Reds prospect Alejo Lopez dominating minor leagues". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  6. Steve Adams (June 28, 2021). "Reds DFA Scott Heineman, Promote Alejo Lopez". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  7. "Nick Castellanos hits grand slam in Reds' win". Mlb.com. June 29, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  8. "Reds' Alejo Lopez: Pushed off 40-man roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  9. "Reds' Alejo Lopez: Outrighted to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
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