Rodrigo López (baseball)

Rodrigo López Muñoz (born December 14, 1975) is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher and sportscaster.

López did not appear in the majors in 2001, but spent the entire year with the High Single-A Lake Elsinore Storm and Triple-A Portland Beavers.

López joined the Baltimore Orioles in 2002 where he went 15–9 and in the process was runner-up for AL Rookie of the Year.

On January 12, 2007, he was traded to the Colorado Rockies for minor leaguers Jason Burch and Jim Miller.

López left a start against the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 26, 2007, in the seventh inning with an elbow injury, and he later underwent Tommy John surgery on August 22, 2007.

[5] Atlanta sent him to Triple A at the end of Spring training where he started Opening Day for the Gwinnett Braves.

[7] On April 23, 2012, Lopez was designated for assignment to make room on the roster for newly acquired Michael Bowden.