Luis Manuel López Santos (born September 4, 1970 in Cidra, Puerto Rico

Cidra, Puerto Rico

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) is a former Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 utility infielder

Infielder

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. He is currently the hitting coach

Coach (baseball)

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 for the Greenville Drive

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, a Single-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox

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.

López was signed as a free agent

Free agent

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 by the San Diego Padres in and did not make his major league debut until September 7, 1993. López became a free agent after the season, but re-signed with the Padres. He made his only postseason appearance in 1996 in the NLDS

National League Division Series

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 against the St. Louis Cardinals

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, but did not get an at bat

At bat

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.

On March 15, 1997, López was traded to the Houston Astros

Houston Astros

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 for Sean Runyan

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, but just 16 days later was traded to the New York Mets for Tim Bogar

Tim Bogar

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. On January 21, 2000, he was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for Bill Pulsipher

Bill Pulsipher

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. On June 6, 2002, he was released and on June 18 signed with the Baltimore Orioles. On October 1, 2002, López was released and signed with the Colorado Rockies

Colorado Rockies

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 on December 27. He did not appear in the majors in , spending the year with Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox

Colorado Springs Sky Sox

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 before being traded to the Orioles mid-season and spending the rest of the season with the Triple-A Ottawa Lynx

Ottawa Lynx

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. In 2004, he reappeared in the majors with the Orioles, but became a free agent at the end of the season. On December 29, 2004, López signed with the Cincinnati Reds appearing in 17 games before becoming a free agent after the season and retiring.

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