Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Christian Lopes was born October 1, 1992, in Huntington Beach, California. He is an infielder in the MLB.

The Toronto Blue Jays selected Lopes in the seventh round of the 2011 MLB draft. He split the 2012 season between the Bluefield Blue Jays and the Vancouver Canadians, hitting a combined .278/.339/.462/.801 with 4 home runs and 33 RBI. He played for the Lansing Lugnuts in 2013, hitting .245/.308/.336/.644 with 5 home runs and 66 RBI. He spent the 2014 season with the Dunedin Blue Jays, hitting .243/.329/.350/.679 with 3 home runs and 33 RBI. He split the 2015 season between Dunedin and the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, hitting a combined .260/.339/.325/.664 with 2 home runs and 38 RBI. In 2016, he again split the season between Dunedin and New Hampshire, hitting .283/.353/.402/.755 with 6 home runs and 56 RBI. In 2017, he split the season between the GCL Blue Jays, Dunedin, and the Buffalo Bisons of the Class AAA International League, hitting a combined .269/.357/.421/.778 with 7 home runs and 46 RBI.

After the 2017 season, Lopes signed a minor league contract with the Rangers. He played for the Round Rock Express of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League in 2018, hitting .261/.365/.408/.773 with 12 home runs and 52 RBI. He split the 2019 season between the Frisco RoughRiders and the Nashville Sounds, hitting a combined .265/.356/.422/.778 with 13 home runs and 65 RBI. He became a free agent following the 2019 season.