2020 BALTIMORE ORIOLES SUPPLEMENTAL BIOS PLAYERS INCLUDED: NO. 48 – Jorge López JORGE LÓPEZ JORGE LÓPEZ #28 • RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER BATS THROWS HEIGHT WEIGHT RIGHT RIGHT 6-2 205 BORN: FEB. 10, 1993 | CAGUAS, P.R. | OD AGE: 27 ACQUIRED: TRADE WITH MILWAUKEE, JULY 28, 2018 | MLB SERVICE: 1 YEAR, 102 DAYS 2O19 SEASON Made the Opening Day roster for the first time and set career Earned his first win of the season on June 16 at Minnesota • highs in wins (4), appearances (39), starts (18), innings • with 2.1 innings of relief to mark his first win since Sept. 8, (123.2) and strikeouts (109). 2018 at Target Field, when he took a perfect game into the Held right-handed batters to a .241 average (59-for-245), ninth inning. • including a .118 average (6-for-51) over 15 appearances from Made eight of his last nine appearances as a starter, in which June 21-Aug. 19. • he went 3-2 with a 5.89 ERA (24 ER in 36.2 IP)…of the 24 Opened the year in the starting rotation, but went 0-6 with a earned runs he allowed in those outings, 11 of them (45.8%) • 7.07 ERA (39 ER in 49.2 IP) over his first 10 starts (through came in two starts, on Aug. 8 at Detroit (4 ER in 1.1 IP) and May 25)…that included allowing seven earned runs over his Sept. 22 (7 ER in 2.1 IP). first three starts (3.71 ERA), before pitching to an 8.31 mark Earned his first career save on Aug. 25 at Cleveland, (32 ER in 34.2 IP) over his next eight outings (seven starts). • recording a scoreless bottom of the 10th inning following Recorded a career-high 10 strikeouts in 6.0 innings on April Ryan O’Hearn’s go-ahead homer in the top half. • 16 in Chicago, but took the loss after allowing four runs on Went 3-1 with a 3.00 ERA (9 ER in 27.0 IP) and .232 eight hits, including three homers. • opponents’ average (22-for-95) during a five-start stretch Collected eight strikeouts in 5.0 innings of relief on May 29 from Aug. 19-Sept. 17, including back-to-back wins on Sept. • vs. Chicago, the most strikeouts by a Royals reliever since 6 at Miami and Sept. 12 at Chicago…tossed 6.0 scoreless Bruce Chen (also 8) on June 28, 2014 vs. the Angels…the innings in the 3-0 win at Miami, marking his first career only Royal with more strikeouts in a relief appearance was scoreless start. Tom Gordon (10 in 6.2 IP) on April 12, 1989 vs. Baltimore. HONORS AND AWARDS • First MLB save: Aug. 25, 2019 at Cleveland • 2015 Southern League midseason/postseason All-Star • First MLB win: Sept. 29, 2015 at San Diego • 2015 Southern League Most Outstanding Pitcher • 2015 MiLB.com Organization All-Star • 2014 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game selection • 2015 Baseball America Double-A All-Star CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 2018: Acquired by Kansas City with OF Brett Phillips on July high 8.0 innings. • 28, for INF Mike Moustakas, after opening the year with the In the Sept. 8 start vs. Minnesota, opposed fellow countryman Milwaukee Brewers’ organization. • José Berríos, marking the first time two Puerto Rican-born Held opponents to a .138 average (8-for-58) with two outs, pitchers started vs. each other since July 21, 2010, when the • tied for 10th best in the Majors (min. 60 batters faced). Angels’ Joel Piñeiro opposed the Yankees’ Javier Vázquez, Started his season with Colorado Springs (AAA), where he according to Elias. • went 3-3 with five saves and a 5.65 ERA (18 ER in 28.2 IP) López and Berríos met in their next starts, Sept. 14 in Kansas in 24 appearances. • City…recorded 4.0 scoreless innings before being charged Went 0-1 despite a 2.75 ERA (6 ER in 19.2 IP) in 10 relief with three runs in the fifth, after colliding with third baseman • appearances—eight of which went at least 2.0 innings—over Hunter Dozier while trying to field a high chopper in the six stints with the Brewers. previous frame…exited with a left rib contusion. Issued just one walk to the last 87 batters he faced over four- Optioned upon joining the Royals’ organization to Omaha • • (AAA), where he made two appearances…earned a 5-0 win plus starts (20.1 IP)…the only walk was to Max Kepler on over Salt Lake on Aug. 7 with 5.2 scoreless innings and seven Sept. 8 in Minnesota, which broke up his perfect-game bid strikeouts, his first start of the season. in the ninth inning. 2017: Spent most of the season at Biloxi (AA), where he went Recalled on Aug. 15 and made his Royals debut that night, a • • 6-5 loss vs. Toronto (6 ER in 4.2 IP). 8-8 with a 4.25 ERA (49 ER in 103.2 IP) and seven saves in 39 appearances (13 starts). Earned his first Major League win in 1,069 days, (Sept. 29, • Made 13 of his first 14 appearances as a starter, a role in 2015 at San Diego), on Sept. 2 vs. Baltimore…he fanned • a then-career high eight hitters over 7.0 innings in a 9-1 which he went 3-6 with a 4.61 ERA (34 ER in 66.1 IP)…went triumph. 5-2 with a 3.62 ERA (15 ER in 37.1 IP) in relief. Named Milwaukee’s Minor League Pitcher of the Month On Sept. 8 at Minnesota, a 4-1 win, he became the first Royal • • to take a perfect game into the ninth inning, retiring each of for April, going 2-1 with a 1.73 ERA (5 ER in 26.0 IP) in the first 24 batters…allowed a walk and a single to start the five starts, including a career-high tying 10 strikeouts in 6.0 ninth, and was charged with a run after exiting with a career- scoreless innings on April 28 at Pensacola. 112 JORGE LÓPEZ (CONT.) Recalled on June 29 and made one appearance with and strikeouts (137, 3rd). • Milwaukee, pitching 2.0 innings of one-run ball on four hits Had his contract selected on Sept. 22 and made two starts with and one walk in a Brewers 11-3 win in Cincinnati. • Milwaukee, going 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA (6 ER in 10.0 IP). 2016: Entered the year as Milwaukee’s No. 2 prospect • Earned the 4-3 win in his Major League debut on Sept. 29 at according to Baseball America, but went 3-11 with a 5.78 • San Diego, allowing three runs on eight hits and two walks in ERA (80 ER in 124.2 IP) in 25 outings (24 starts) between 5.0 innings, with seven strikeouts…he was the 13th Brewer Biloxi (AA) and Colorado Springs (AAA). to start and win in his debut, a group that includes current 2015: Named Brewers Minor League Pitcher of the Year and Royals pitching coach Cal Eldred (Sept. 24, 1991). • Southern League Pitcher of the Year, going 12-5 with a 2.26 2014: Went 10-10 with a 4.58 ERA (70 ER in 137.2 IP) in 25 ERA (36 ER in 143.1 IP) in 24 starts at Biloxi…also named • starts with Advanced-A Brevard County in 2014. Southern League midseason and postseason All-Star. Pitched 0.1 inning for the World Team in the SiriusXM All- Ranked among Southern League leaders in opponents’ batting • Star Futures Game at Target Field in Minnesota. • average (.205, 1st), wins (12, tied for 1st), ERA (2.26, 2nd) MISC NOTES Full name is Jorge Yabiel López…resides in Cayey, Puerto At the time he was selected in the second round of the 2011 • Rico with his wife, Karla and son, Mikael. • Draft by Milwaukee, he was Puerto Rico’s second-highest Graduated from Caguas Military Academy in Cayey, P.R. drafted pitcher ever behind Luis Atilano by Atlanta in the first • round (35th overall) in 2003. Made two starts for Puerto Rico in the 2017 World Baseball • Volunteered at a Special Olympics Clinic at Kauffman Classic, including a win over Mexico on March 11…in his • victory, he allowed one run on two hits and two walks in 4.1 Stadium in 2018...also participated in Royals FanFest in innings, with five strikeouts. 2019. CAREER PITCHING YEAR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK AVG 2011 Arizona Brewers 0-0 2.25 4 4 0 0 0 12.0 13 3 3 0 0 3 10 1 0 .265 2012 Arizona Brewers 1-3 5.33 7 3 0 0 2 25.1 27 22 15 2 2 12 20 5 0 .270 Dominican Brewers 0-1 4.76 5 3 0 0 0 22.2 22 14 12 0 4 10 26 2 1 .256 2013 Wisconsin 7-8 5.23 25 22 0 0 2 117.0 120 78 68 13 9 48 92 13 0 .264 2014 Brevard County 10-10 4.58 25 25 1 0 0 137.2 144 80 70 12 4 46 119 8 0 .273 2015 Biloxi 12-5 2.26 24 24 0 0 0 143.1 105 37 36 9 3 52 137 13 0 .205 MILWAUKEE 1-1 5.40 2 2 0 0 0 10.0 14 6 6 0 1 5 10 1 0 .350 2016 Colorado Springs 1-7 6.81 17 16 0 0 0 79.1 101 66 60 12 5 55 66 11 3 .312 Biloxi 2-4 3.97 8 8 0 0 0 45.1 45 21 20 5 1 16 47 9 0 .260 2017 Biloxi 8-8 4.25 39 13 1 1 7 103.2 92 53 49 7 5 38 105 11 0 .238 MILWAUKEE 0-0 4.50 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .444 2018 Colorado Springs 3-3 5.65 24 0 0 0 5 28.2 33 23 18 3 2 10 23 4 1 .289 MILWAUKEE 0-1 2.75 10 0 0 0 0 19.2 16 6 6 1 0 13 15 1 0 .225 Omaha 1-0 4.00 2 2 0 0 0 9.0 8 4 4 2 0 1 11 0 0 .235 KANSAS CITY 2-4 6.35 7 7 0 0 0 34.0 41 24 24 5 1 9 23 2 0 .297 2019 KANSAS CITY 4-9 6.33 39 18 0 0 1 123.2 140 94 87 27 10 42 109 6 0 .286 Minor League Totals 45-49 4.41 180 120 2 1 16 724.0 710 401 355 65 35 291 656 77 5 .257 Major League Totals 7-15 5.89 59 27 0 0 1 189.1 215 131 124 33 12 70 157 10 0 .288 CAREER TRANSACTIONS 2011 Selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the second round of the First-Year Player Draft…signed by Charlie Sullivan and Manolo Hernandez 2018 Acquired by the Kansas City Royals with OF Brett Phillips from Milwaukee for INF Mike Moustakas, July 28 CAREER BATTING/FIELDING Avg.