José Alexander López (born February 15,éLó 1999) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut for the Rays.
Career
On October 28, 2016, López signed with the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent. He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Rays in 2017, posting a 3.08 ERA in 15 games.
After pitching for the Montgomery Biscuits in the 2022 season, the San Diego Padres selected López from the Rays in the Rule 5 draft at the 2022 Winter Meetings. On March 26, 2023, López was returned to the Rays after struggling to a 9.00 ERA across seven spring training appearances.
He was assigned to the Triple–A Durham Bulls to begin the 2023 season, where he posted a 5.19 ERA with 27 strikeouts and 2 saves in 23 appearances. On June 10, 2023. López was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his MLB debut the same day, allowing one run on three hits in two innings of work against the Texas Rangers. On July 7, López was designated for assignment following the promotion of Elvin Rodríguez. After clearing waivers, he was released by the Rays on July 10. On July 21, López re–signed with the Rays on a minor league contract.