Jorge López

BIOGRAPHY

Jorge López was born February 10, 1993, in Cayey, Puerto Rico. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

He made his major league debut on September 29, 2015. In 2016, López began the season with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League, but struggled, pitching to a 6.81 ERA in 17 games started. He was demoted to Biloxi. López pitched for the Puerto Rican national baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic. In the 2017 season, López returned to Biloxi. He pitched to a 4.61 ERA as a starting pitcher, and then became a relief pitcher, and had a 3.62 ERA in that role. He made one appearance for the Brewers in 2017, pitching two innings and allowing one run on four hits on June 29.

During the 2017–18 offseason, López pitched for the Águilas Cibaeñas of the Dominican Professional Baseball League. 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.

On August 9, 2020, López was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles. López ended the 2020 season with 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.

On August 2, 2022, the Orioles traded López to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for minor league pitching prospects Cade Povich, Yennier Canó, Juan Nunez, and Juan Rojas.

On July 26, 2023, López was traded to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Dylan Floro.

 López signed a 1-year deal with the New York Mets for the 2024 season.