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Yoan López

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Born
1993 (32 years old)
Nueva Gerona, Cuba, USA

Position
Pitcher

Status
Active

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Team Number
50

Height
6' 3"

Weight
208

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Right

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Sport
Baseball

Team
Yomiuri Giants

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League
Nippon Baseball League

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Description

Yoan López Leyva (born January 2, 1993) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks and the New York Mets.
Career
López played three seasons for the Isla de la Juventud in the Cuban National Series. He defected from Cuba in 2014 to pursue a career in Major League Baseball (MLB). In his final season in Cuba, he had a 3.12 earned run average (ERA) with 28 strikeouts in 49 innings pitched. He received interest from numerous teams, including the New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres before signing with the Arizona Diamondbacks. In 2015, he played for both the Arizona League Diamondbacks of the Rookie-level Arizona League and the Mobile BayBears of the Class AA Southern League, pitching to a combined 2-6 record and 4.17 ERA in 54 innings between both teams.

In 2016, López pitched for Mobile. He struggled, posting a 5.52 ERA in 62 innings, and left the team with the intention to retire. However, he returned to the organization in September 2016 to pitch for the Diamondbacks' Arizona League affiliate. He spent 2017 with the Visalia Rawhide of the Class A-Advanced California League and posted a 2-0 record with a 0.88 ERA along with 56 strikeouts in ​30 2⁄3 innings. In 2018, he pitched for the Jackson Generals of the Southern League. The Diamondbacks promoted him to the major leagues on September 3. López faced the Atlanta Braves six days later in his major league debut, giving up 2 home runs and a triple in his first 8 pitches. In 2019, he pitched out of the bullpen for Arizona, appearing in 70 games. In 2020, López pitched to a 5.95 ERA with 16 strikeouts and 9 walks in 19.2 innings of work.




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	Positions Played	MLB	2021	1
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	2021	0
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	2021	0
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	2021	0
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	2021	0
	GIDP	MLB	2021	0
	Total Bases	MLB	2021	0
	Strikeouts	MLB	2021	0
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	2021	0
	Caught Stealing	MLB	2021	0
	Stolen Bases	MLB	2021	0
	Runs Batted In	MLB	2021	0
	Home Runs	MLB	2021	0
	Triples	MLB	2021	0
	Doubles	MLB	2021	0
	Hits	MLB	2021	0
	Runs Scored	MLB	2021	0
	At Bats	MLB	2021	0
	Plate Appearances	MLB	2021	0
	Games Played	MLB	2021	13
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	2021	0.0
	Positions Played	MLB	2019	1
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	2019	0
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	2019	0
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	2019	0
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	2019	0
	GIDP	MLB	2019	0
	Total Bases	MLB	2019	0
	Strikeouts	MLB	2019	0
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	2019	0
	Caught Stealing	MLB	2019	0
	Stolen Bases	MLB	2019	0
	Runs Batted In	MLB	2019	0
	Home Runs	MLB	2019	0
	Triples	MLB	2019	0
	Doubles	MLB	2019	0
	Hits	MLB	2019	0
	Runs Scored	MLB	2019	0
	At Bats	MLB	2019	0
	Plate Appearances	MLB	2019	0
	Games Played	MLB	2019	65
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	2019	0.0
	Positions Played	MLB	2018	1
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	2018	0
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	2018	0
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	2018	0
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	2018	0
	GIDP	MLB	2018	0
	Total Bases	MLB	2018	0
	Strikeouts	MLB	2018	0
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	2018	0
	Caught Stealing	MLB	2018	0
	Stolen Bases	MLB	2018	0
	Runs Batted In	MLB	2018	0
	Home Runs	MLB	2018	0
	Triples	MLB	2018	0
	Doubles	MLB	2018	0
	Hits	MLB	2018	0
	Runs Scored	MLB	2018	0
	At Bats	MLB	2018	0
	Plate Appearances	MLB	2018	0
	Games Played	MLB	2018	9
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	2018	0.0

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