Juan Lopez (baseball coach, born 1952)

Not to be confused with the like-named former coach born in 1962, Juan López (baseball) of the Giants, Cubs, and Reds.

Juan Lopez
Infielder / Coach
Born: (1952-11-06) November 6, 1952 (age 72) Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Juan Lopez (born November 6, 1952) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball infielder and coach. As a player, he was listed at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) and 170 pounds (77 kg); he throws and bats right-handed. He was on the coaching staff of the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 2002 and 2003 seasons.^[1]

Career

Lopez played in Minor League Baseball from 1971 to 1984, within the farm systems of the Milwaukee Brewers and Detroit Tigers.^[2] After his playing career, he worked in coaching and related roles for multiple teams, mostly within the New York Mets organization:

• 1985 Roving instructor Detroit Tigers
• 1996 Hitting coach Pittsfield Mets
• 1997–1998, 2001 Hitting coach Capital City Bombers
• 1999–2000, 2006 Hitting coach Kingsport Mets
• 2002–2003 Batting practice coach, advance scout coordinator New York Mets
• 2004 Hitting coach Gulf Coast Mets
• 2005 Coach Brooklyn Cyclones
• 2008 Bullpen pitcher New York Mets^[3]
• 2009 Coach St. Lucie Mets
• 2009 Bench coach Kingsport Mets
• 2010 Coach Kingsport Mets
• 2011 Coach Lansing Lugnuts
• 2012 Coach GCL Blue Jays

Personal life

Lopez is a cousin of Luis Isaac,^[4] who served on the coaching staff of the Cleveland Indians.

References

1. "Mets Coaches". MLB.com. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
2. "Juan Lopez Minor & Mexican Leagues Statistics & History". Retrieved July 2, 2021.
3. Mets add Dave Racaniello and Juan Lopez to coaching staff
4. Bogovich, Rich. "Luis Isaac". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)