Albert Anthony "Albie" Lopez (born on August 18, 1971 in Mesa

Mesa, Arizona

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, Arizona

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) is a former Major League Baseball

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 pitcher

Pitcher

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. He graduated from Mesa Community College

Mesa Community College

Mesa Community College in Mesa, Arizona, is the largest of the 10 community colleges in the Maricopa County Community College District and is the largest in the United States. MCC began in 1963 as a branch of Phoenix College and later granted independent status in 1965.MCC offers more than 200...

. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians

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 in the 20th round of the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft

1991 Major League Baseball Draft

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. Lopez was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays

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 in the second round (48th pick overall) of the expansion draft

1997 MLB Expansion Draft

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 in . The Devil Rays then traded Lopez to the Arizona Diamondbacks

Arizona Diamondbacks

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 in , where he was part of the World Series winning team. Lopez was criticized for his poor performance on the team, which lead him to sign with the Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves

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 at the end of that season. He then signed with the Kansas City Royals

Kansas City Royals

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 for the season. Lopez then signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates

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 in , but was released on March 23, 2005. He signed with the Seattle Mariners

Seattle Mariners

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 on April 19, 2005, but was released just under a month later on May 15.

During a 11-year baseball career, Lopez compiled 47 wins

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, 558 strikeout

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s, and a 4.94 earned run average

Earned run average

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. He was an Eastern League All-Star with the Canton-Akron Indians

Canton-Akron Indians

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, which was the Indians' Double A affiliate in . Lopez pitched during the 2011 season for the Edmonton Capitals

Edmonton Capitals

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 of the NAL

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