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Javy López

ハビー・ロペス　/　はびー・ろぺす

American baseball player

November 5, 1970 (age 55)　・　Ponce, United States

baseball player

My Take

Javy López is the kind of name that makes longtime baseball fans nod knowingly. A catcher who spent the heart of his career with the Atlanta Braves through the 1990s and early 2000s, he was part of one of the most dominant pitching eras the sport has seen, and a catcher's value in those years is so often underrated. The detail I love is that Ponce, Puerto Rico named him Athlete of the Year as a teenager, from 1984 to 1987, well before the majors. To me that hometown recognition says everything about how early his talent stood out and how deeply Puerto Rico claimed him.

Overview

Javier "Javy" López Torres (born November 5, 1970) is a Puerto Rican former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Atlanta Braves (1992–2003), Baltimore Orioles (2004–2006) and Boston Red Sox (2006). He batted and threw right-handed. He was named Ponce, Puerto Rico's Athlete of the Year from 1984 to 1987.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Javy López
Name (Japanese): ハビー・ロペス
Reading: はびー・ろぺす
Born: November 5, 1970 (age 55)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Dog
Origin: Ponce, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%9A%E3%82%B9

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