title: Luis Lopez (third baseman)
text: # Luis Lopez (third baseman)
  
  Luis Lopez (born October 5, 1973 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and first baseman. He played parts of two seasons in the major leagues: 2001 for the Toronto Blue Jays and 2004 for the Montreal Expos. In 2005, he played in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. He last played for the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League in 2013.
  
  ## Career
  
  Lopez began his professional career in 1995 with the independent St. Paul Saints, then playing in the Northern League. He was signed by the Blue Jays the following year. Since 2005, Lopez has played in various independent leagues as well as in the Mexican League.
  
  He now coaches baseball as head coach of the New York Nighthawks 12U and 16U teams and as the assistant coach for The Harvey School.
  
  