Felipe López (baseball player)

Felipe López
López with the Tampa Bay Rays
Infielder
Born: (1980-05-12) May 12, 1980 (age 37) Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 3, 2001, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last MLB appearance
August 20, 2011, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.264
Home runs	90
Runs batted in	439
Teams
Toronto Blue Jays (2001–2002) Cincinnati Reds (2003–2006) Washington Nationals (2006–2008) St. Louis Cardinals (2008) Arizona Diamondbacks (2009) Milwaukee Brewers (2009) St. Louis Cardinals (2010) Boston Red Sox (2010) Tampa Bay Rays (2011) Milwaukee Brewers (2011)
Career highlights and awards
All Star (2005) Silver Slugger Award (2005)

Felipe López (born May 12, 1980) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball infielder.

In 1998, López graduated from Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs, Florida where he set school records by hitting .521 with 15 doubles, five triples, seven home runs, 28 runs batted in and 34 stolen bases in his senior year. He was also voted Florida's Player of the Year, was a USA Today All-USA selection, and was rated by Baseball America as the best defensive high school shortstop in the country.

López was a 1st round pick of the Toronto Blue Jays (8th pick overall) in the 1998 Major League Baseball draft. He made his Major League debut on August 3, 2001, and played second base and shortstop part-time.

On December 1, 2002, the Blue Jays traded the switch-hitting Lopez to the Reds as part of a four-team trade with the Oakland A's and the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Toronto Blue Jays sent him to the Cincinnati Reds, who sent pitcher Elmer Dessens to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks sent first baseman Erubiel Durazo to the Oakland Athletics, who, in turn, sent minor league pitcher Jason Arnold to the Blue Jays.