The Marlins announced a pair of roster moves today as they placed infielder Otto Lopez on the 10-day injured list due to a Grade 2 sprain of his right ankle.
The Miami Marlins activated catcher Nick Fortes from the 10-day injured list Sunday morning. To make room for him on the active roster, starting second baseman Otto Lopez was placed on the 10-day injured list.
The Miami Marlins placed infielder Otto Lopez on the 10-day injured list on Thursday due to lower back inflammation. The move, retroactive to Monday, comes after Lopez missed games Tuesday and Wednesday.
Otto Lopez laced an opposite field walk-off single to score Tim Anderson and deliver the Marlins a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday afternoon in Miami.
The Miami Marlins arguably should have won last night. Thanks to a well-timed Otto Lopez homer in the 8th inning, the Marlins were up 5-3 entering the 8th inning...but the Detroit Tigers got to the Miami bullpen, putting up three runs on reliever Anthony Maldonado to come back and seal the 6-5 victory.
The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a transaction. As you may recall, the Blue Jays designated long-time prospect Otto López for assignment on Friday. Well, the Blue Jays traded the 25-year-old utility player to the San Francisco Giants for cash considerations.
The SF Giants acquired one of the most versatile prospects in the game on Tuesday, trading cash considerations to the Toronto Blue Jays for Otto Lopez.
Following an underwhelming off-season, no one should be more excited for spring training than the Toronto Blue Jays, who, barring a late-developing move, will enter camp with almost every hole addressed – minus a bat-first reserve.