Alejo Lopez #35

Jesus Alejo Lopez…graduated from Greenway (Phoenix, Ariz.) High School…committed to Arizona State University but signed with Cincinnati after he was selected by the Reds in the 27th round of the 2015 draft.

2024

Spent the entire season at Triple-A Gwinnett and hit .307 with four home runs, 55 RBI and 21 stolen bases in 112 games...The RBI and stolen bases were his most as a Minor Leaguer...Walked 47 times and was hit by a pitch 12 times for a .392 on-base percentage...Grounded into just one double play in 411 at bats...Ranked second in the International League in on-base percentage, fourth in batting and tied for 10th in hit by pitches…struck out 64 times and his average of 7.39 plate appearances per strikeout was fifth best in the IL...Led the Braves farm system in batting, ranked second in on-base percentage and hits (126), third in runs (63) and hit by pitches, fourth in OPS (.789), tied for fourth in doubles (21), fifth in slugging (.397) and tied for fifth in RBI...Hit .319 (38-for-119) with an .842 OPS against left-handed pitchers and .301 (88-for-292) with a .767 OPS against right-handers...Had a .313 batting average with runners in scoring position...Batted .331 with all four of his home runs in 87 night games, .220 in 25 day games...Hit .247 over innings one through five, .377 from the sixth inning on...Started 64 games at third base, 24 at second base, 15 in left field and five at designated hitter…also appeared in one game in right field…committed six errors in 68 games overall at third for a .962 fielding percentage…also had one at second base (.989 fielding percentage)...Made starts at every spot in the order…hit .364 in 20 starts batting seventh and .370 in 18 starts in the leadoff spot.

2023

27 year-old Alejo Lopez completed his third Major League season (all with Cincinnati)...Appeared in one game with the club, Sept. 9 vs. St. Louis...Was on the big league roster for a total of three days...First, on Aug. 29-30, but did not appear, before being designated for assignment on Aug. 31 (club claimed OF Harrison Bader from New York-AL and OF Hunter Renfroe from Los Angeles-AL)...Was recalled again on Sept. 9, making his lone appearance in that night's game...Was a non-roster invitee to Major League Spring Training camp by Cincinnati...Had been designated for assignment on Feb. 8, when the club acquired OF Will Benson from Cleveland...Cleared waivers on Feb. 14 and was assigned to Triple-A Louisville...Slashed .292/.401/.410 (136-for-466) in 125 games with Triple-A Louisville...He hit seven home runs, 30 doubles and two triples, while recording 43 RBI and 76 runs...Went 18-for-22 in stolen base attempts...Led Triple-A Louisville in batting average, hits and walks (79)...Was tied for the team lead in runs, while ranking second in doubles, third in stolen bases and fourth in extra-base hits (39)...Produced a 42-game on-base streak, spanning June 8-Aug. 12...Matched 2010 National League MVP and six-time All-Star Joey Votto's Triple-A Louisville club record, set in 2007... Slashed .327/.454/.423 (51-for-156), with two home runs, seven doubles, one triple and 35 walks during the streak.

2022

In his four stints with the Reds made 22 starts at 2B, four starts at 3B, seven starts at DH and his only career start in LF (9/23 vs Mil)... Made his first two career appearances in RF (5/4 at Mil, 8/31 vs StL)... In 29 appearances and 19 starts after his 8/9 promotion hit .274 (3 2b, 1 3b, 1hr, 9rbi)...was the longest of his four stints on the Reds' roster... From 9/12-9/24 did not strike out in 27 consecutive plate appearances...was the third-longest active streak in the Major Leagues when snapped... In the ninth inning of the 11-4 loss on 8/16 vs Phi came off the bench to make the first pitching appearance of his Major League career...on just three pitches retired both batters faced (Bryson Stott P5, Rhys Hoskins FC/6-4)... Also pitched in the 13-4 loss on 8/29 vs St. Louis and 10-2 loss on 9/24 vs Mil... In the 7-6 loss on 9/11 at Mil, in a start at DH produced an RBI-double and his first Major League home run (2-run off Peter Strzelecki)...his three RBI and three runs scored were career highs... While with Louisville, on 6/26 vs Iowa hit a grand slam off Ben Leeper... Was rated by Baseball America the organization's best hitter for average and batter with the best strike zone discipline.

2021

Was the Reds' Minor League Hitter of the Year and an MiLB.com Organization All-Star...Was the fifth of nine Reds players to make Major League debuts in 2021 (2B Jonathan India, RHP Ryan Hendrix, RHP Vladimir Gutierrez, RHP Tony Santillan, OF TJ Friedl, RHP Dauri Moreta, LHP Reiver Sanmartin, RHP Riley O'Brien)...Made 14 appearances and three starts during three stints with the Reds (9g from 6/28-7/17, 2g as PH from 7/23-7/25 vs StL, 3g from 9/1-9/3)...Made his first two starts for the Reds at 3B (6/30 & 7/1 vs SD) and his third and final start at 2B (7/5 at KC)...For games on 8/15 and 8/16 at Phi was on the Taxi Squad in response to an injury to Jesse Winker...was his only stint on the Taxi Squad...Began the season at Chattanooga and hit .362 in 25 appearances before he was promoted to Louisville on 6/2...for the Bats hit .358 in 24 appearances before his 6/28 promotion to the Reds...for the season at Louisville hit .303 in 67 appearances while playing 2B (23gs), 3B (29gs) and LF (10gs)...Was promoted from Louisville the first time on 6/28, when OF Scott Heineman was designated for assignment, and made his Major League debut in that night's 12-4 win vs Phi...with one out in the seventh inning singled on the first pitch from Bailey Falter and ignited the Reds' four-run inning that featured Nick Castellanos' sixth career grand slam...Became the first Reds batter to record his first Major League hit on the first pitch of his first plate appearance since pitcher Rookie Davis doubled off Clay Buchholz on 4/6/17 vs Phi...When promoted the first time, on 6/28, led the minor leagues in hits (72, .360ba)...his 13-game hitting streak was the longest active streak in Class AAA when snapped two days before his promotion...In the 5-4 win on 7/1 vs SD became the first Reds batter with four hits in a game within his first four Major League appearances since Jay Bruce went 4-for-5 on 5/30/08 vs Atl...In the ninth inning of the 7-6 walk-off loss on 7/6 at KC, entered the game for Shogo Akiyama and was credited with playing CF as part of a five-man infield...following the second out, played second base after Mike Freeman moved to CF...Participated in early minor league Spring Training camp that coincided with 2021 Major League camp...for the Reds appeared in 10 "A" games, including one start (2-9, .222, 1bb, 2k, 1r, 6g in LF, 3g/1gs at 3B, 1g at 2B)...Following the season played for los Mochis in the Mexican Winter League (35g, .235, 2 2b, 1 3b, 2hr, 19rbi, 22bb, 18k, .357obp).