Blue Jays trade Lopez to Giants

The Toronto Blue Jays have traded Otto Lopez to the San Francisco Giants for cash considerations.

February 14, 2024

By Kevin Glew

Canadian Baseball Network

The Toronto Blue Jays have traded Otto Lopez to the San Francisco Giants for cash considerations.

The Blue Jays announced the transaction on Tuesday afternoon.

Lopez had been designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on Friday to make room on their roster for Cuban pitcher Yariel Rodriguez.

The versatile Lopez, who spent part of his youth in Montreal, batted .258 in 84 games with the triple-A Buffalo Bisons in 2023. He missed a large chunk of the season due to a left oblique strain. He joined the Bisons after going 5-for-17 (.294 batting average) with a home run and a team-leading six RBIs in four games for Canada at the World Baseball Classic.

Born in Santo Domingo, D.R., Lopez was signed as an international free agent by the Blue Jays prior to the 2017 season. He has hit well at every stop in the Blue Jays’ organization, registering a .298 batting average and a .364 OBP with 90 stolen bases in 510 minor league games.

The right-handed-hitting 25-year-old can play second base, shortstop and third base, as well as centre field.

He got into eight games with the Blue Jays in 2022 and went 6-for-9 (.667 batting average).