Albie Lopez

Infobox MLB retired
name=Albie Lopez
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birthdate and age|1971|8|18
debutdate=July 6
debutyear=by|1993
debutteam=Cleveland Indians
finaldate=June 19
finalyear=by|2003|
finalteam=Kansas City Royals
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=47-58
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=4.94
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=558
teams=
*Cleveland Indians (by|1993-by|1997)
*Tampa Bay Devil Rays (by|1998-by|2001)
*Arizona Diamondbacks (by|2001)
*Atlanta Braves (by|2002)
*Kansas City Royals (by|2003)
highlights=

Albert Anthony "Albie" Lopez (born on August 18, 1971 in Mesa, Arizona) was a pitcher who played for several teams in Major League Baseball. He graduated from Mesa Community College. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 20th round of the by|1991 major league baseball draft. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the second round (48th pick overall) of the expansion draft in by|1997. The Devil Rays traded López to the Arizona Diamondbacks in by|2001, where he was part of the world series winning team. He was criticized for his poor performance on the team, which lead him to sign with the Atlanta Braves at the end of that season. He then signed with the Kansas City Royals for the by|2003 season. He then signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates in by|2005, but was released on March 23, 2005. Lopez signed with the Seattle Mariners on April 19, 2005, but was released just under a month later on may 15.

He had a 47-58 career record with a 4.94 ERA. He was an Eastern League All-Star with the Canton-Akron Indians, which was the Indians' Double A affiliate in by|1993.

External links

*baseball-reference|id=l/lopezal02
*espn mlb|id=5080|name=Albie Lopez