Luis Lopez Baseball player

Luis Antonio Lopez (born 1 September 1964 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former catcher and first baseman in Major League Baseball who played in 41 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Indians during the 1990 and 1991 seasons. Born on September 1, 1964 in Brooklyn, son of Puerto Rican born Victor Antonio Lopez Hernandez (1933-) and his wife Providencia Pagan. His father owned a store in Brooklyn. His uncle Luis D. Lopez Hernandez, always loved baseball just like him. Also his grandpa Jose D. Lopez.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 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.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 01, 1964
Birth place
Brooklyn

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Baseball player

Career startSeptember 14, 1990
Career endOctober 06, 1991
batting sideRight
former teams
Cleveland Indians
Los Angeles Dodgers
position
Catcher
First baseman
teams
Cleveland Indians
Los Angeles Dodgers
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
throwing sideRight

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