Jorge Yabiel López Ramos (born February 10, 1993) is a Puerto Rican

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for the

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(MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the

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and

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. He made his MLB debut in 2015 and was an All-Star in 2022.

Professional career

Milwaukee Brewers

The

selected López in the second round of the

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out of the Caguas Military Academy in

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. He signed with the Brewers and made his professional debut with the

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. He spent 2012 with the

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and Gulf Coast Brewers and 2013 with the

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. In 2014, López pitched for the

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. In July he was selected to appear in the

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. In 2015, he played for the

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of the Double–A Southern League. He had a 12–5

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, a 2.26

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(ERA), and 137

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s in

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for Biloxi. López was named the Brewers' minor league pitcher of the year and Southern League's most outstanding pitcher. After Biloxi's 2015 season ended, the Brewers promoted López to the major leagues. He made his major league debut on September 29, 2015. In 2016, López began the season with the

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of the Triple–A

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, but struggled, pitching to a 6.81 ERA in 17

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. He was demoted to Biloxi. López pitched for the

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in the

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. In the 2017 season, López returned to Biloxi. He pitched to a 4.61 ERA as a

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, and then became a

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, and had a 3.62 ERA in that role. He made one appearance for the Brewers in 2017, pitching two innings and allowing one

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on four

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on June 29. During the 2017–18 offseason, López pitched for the

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of the

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. López began the 2018 season with Colorado Springs. The Brewers again promoted him to the major leagues on April 11. He made one appearance, on April 16, before being returned to Colorado Springs on April 17.

Kansas City Royals

On July 27, 2018, López, along with teammate

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, was traded to the

for

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. On September 8, in his seventh major league start, López flirted with a perfect game as he retired 24 consecutive

batters in order over eight innings. In the ninth inning, López surrendered a leadoff walk to

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and a hit to

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before walking off the mound at

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to a standing ovation. He became the first pitcher in Royals history to bring a perfect game into the ninth inning, besting Bret Saberhagen's seven-inning attempt vs. the

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. He was

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on August 7, 2020.

Baltimore Orioles

On August 9, 2020, the

claimed López off of waivers. López ended the 2020 season with a 6.69 ERA and 28 strikeouts to partner with a 2–2 record over 10 appearances. On August 21, 2021, after going 3–14 with a 6.35 ERA in 25 starts, Lopez was moved to the bullpen. In 2022, the Orioles shifted López into the closer role and he collected his first save on April 11 in the Orioles 2–0 win against the Brewers. López was named the Orioles lone all-star at the

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after pitching to a 1.62 ERA with 17 saves in 40 games during the first half of the season.

Minnesota Twins

On August 2, 2022, the Orioles traded López to the

in exchange for minor league pitching prospects Cade Povich, Yennier Canó, Juan Nunez, and Juan Rojas. On January 13, 2023, López agreed to a one-year, $3.525 million contract with the Twins, avoiding salary arbitration.

Miami Marlins

On July 26, 2023, López was traded to the

in exchange for

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. In 12 appearances for the Marlins, he struggled immensely to a 9.26 ERA with 8 strikeouts in innings pitched. On September 2, he was optioned to the Triple–A

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after

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was activated from the injured list.

Baltimore Orioles (second stint)

On September 2, 2023, López was claimed off waivers by the

Personal life

López and his wife, Karla, have a son, Mikael. Their son suffers from

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since birth, and is waiting for an

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. They had to leave their town of

Cayey Cayey (), officially Cayey de Muesas, is a mountain town and municipality in central Puerto Rico located on the Sierra de Cayey within the Central Mountain range, north of Salinas and Guayama; south of Cidra and Caguas; east of Aibonito and Sal ...

due to

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in 2017.

References

External links

Jorge López Profile – Rotoworld.com
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