LOPEZ Jack

United States of America

Baseball/Softball

Date of Birth: 16 Dec 1992

Age: 28

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.78/5'10''

Place of birth: RIO PIEDRAS

Birth Country:

Puerto Rico

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Baseball/Softball	Baseball USA United States	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Opening Round Group B #4 USA United States 8 ISR Israel 1	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Opening Round Group B #6 KOR Republic of Korea 2 USA United States 4	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Round 2 #10 USA United States 6 JPN Japan 7	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Round 2 Repechage #12 DOM Dominican Rep. 1 USA United States 3	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Semifinal #14 KOR Republic of Korea 2 USA United States 7	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Baseball Gold Medal Game #16 USA United States 0 JPN Japan 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
8	Baseball	2015
12	Baseball	2019

Occupation:

Mike Scioscia [national], USA

Bats right, throws right (milb.com, 11 May 2021)

Sporting relatives:

His father, Juan 'Porky' Lopez, played minor league baseball as a catcher, including a season at Triple-A level in 1987. His uncle, Onix Concepcion, played in 389 MLB games for the Kansas City Royals from 1980 to 1985. His sister, Aleima Lopez, has represented Puerto Rico in softball, and was part of the national team that won bronze at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. She has also competed at multiple world championships, and was part of the Puerto Rico team that finished third at the 2019 Olympic qualification tournament. (eu.news-journalonline.com, 02 Jul 2021; olemisssports.com, 01 Sep 2019);loggingtheredsox.com, 23 Jan 2021)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.(eu.news-journalonline.com, 02 Jul 2021)

In 2014 while playing for Cangrejeros de Santurce in the Peninsula Winter League [PWL] in Puerto Rico, he was named PWL Rookie of the Year. (milb.com, 11 May 2021)

General Interest

General
REPRESENTING THE UNITED STATES
He previously represented Puerto Rico in baseball, including at the 2019 Premier 12 tournament, before switching to represent the United States of America in 2021. (smallcapnews.com, 30 Jun 2021)

CLUB JOURNEY
He was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 16th round, 486th overall pick, of the 2011 MLB Draft, out of Deltona High School in Florida. From 2012 to 2018 he played in the minors, reaching Triple-A level in 2017 and 2018 with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals and Omaha Storm Chasers. In late 2018 he elected free agency, and was signed by the Atlanta Braves organisation in 2019 where he continued to play at Triple-A level. He became a free agent again in late 2020 and was signed to a minor league contract by the Boston Red Sox in early 2021 where he has continued to play for Double-A and Triple-A teams. (milb.com, 11 May 2021; overthemonster.com, 02 Jul 2021; boston.com, 02 Jul 2021; eu.news-journalonline.com, 02 Jul 2021)

UTILITY PLAYER
Since making his minor league debut in 2012 he has played mostly at second and third base, but has spent time in a variety of outfield and infield positions. For the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo he was named as a utility player (ondequando.com, 10 Jul 2021; boston.com, 02 Jul 2021; eu.news-journalonline.com, 02 Jul 2021)

Legend

:: Silver Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

Timing and scoring provided by OMEGA. Results powered by Atos