José Celestino López (born November 24, 1983, in Anzoátegui State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball second baseman who plays for the Seattle Mariners.
López is praised for his baseball instincts both on offense and defense. He is a good contact hitter with some power. On the defensive end he displays a strong arm for an infielder. He is often criticized for being impatient, and rarely takes a walk.
In 2001 López was named the Everett AquaSox...
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José Celestino López (born November 24, 1983, in Anzoátegui State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball second baseman who plays for the Seattle Mariners.
López is praised for his baseball instincts both on offense and defense. He is a good contact hitter with some power. On the defensive end he displays a strong arm for an infielder. He is often criticized for being impatient, and rarely takes a walk.
In 2001 López was named the Everett AquaSox Most Valuable Player by the Mariners player development department. Later that season he participated in the Mariners Arizona Instructional League.
He was named Mariners Minor League Player of the Year with the San Bernardino Stampede in 2002. He led the California League with 169 hits and 309 doubles. His .324 average was second-highest among all Marines minor leaguers while his 31 steals ranked fourth. Later that year selected to play with the World Team at the 2002 MLB Future's Game in Milwaukee; at age 18, was the game's youngest player....
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