Franklin López (Nicaragua)

From BR Bullpen

Franklin Segundo López Aguilera

Biographical Information[edit]

Franklin López played in Nicaragua in three decades and spent several years on the Nicaraguan national team. His son Franklin López Jr. also played in Nicaragua.

López debuted with Dantos in 1984, going 1 for 3. [1]. In 1985, he hit .151/.237/.179, followed by .278/.333/.356 in 1986 and .313/.374/.428 in 1987, making steady progress while still a teenager. He was 3 for 12 as a utility man for Nicaragua in the 1987 Pan American Games. [2] He produced at a .284/.323/.413 rate for Dantos in 1988.

In the 1988 Baseball World Cup, he hit .225/.340/.325 with seven walks, five runs and five RBI in eleven games, fielding .931 as the starting third baseman for Nicaragua. Only Julio Medina drew more walks for them. [3] He batted .309/.396/.489 with 15 doubles, 48 runs and 48 RBI in 69 contests that year for Dantos. He fell to .284/.336/.457 in 1990 but reached double-digit homers for the first time with 14. He won Silver with Nicaragua in the 1990 Central American Games. [4] In the 1990 Baseball World Cup, Nicaragua won Silver against a much tougher field. He was 0 for 12 with a walk, backing up Prospero Baca at DH, Medina and 2B and Eduardo Martinez at 3B. [5]

The Masaya native set a career high with 18 doubles for Dantos in 1991, hitting .302/.376/.443. He hit .240/.345/.320 with five RBI in nine games in the 1991 Intercontinental Cup, winning Bronze. He handled 36 chances error-free as Nicaragua's starting second baseman (Medina was not with them for the event). [6] In 1992, he again doubled 18 times while raising his batting line to .332/.417/.472. He moved to Boer for 1993 and hit .331/.408/.542 with 15 dingers. Remaining there the next season, he batted .288/.344/.388. He played for San Fernando in 1995, hitting .274/.377/.527 with a career-high 18 homers. He followed with seasons of .292/.394/.483 in 1996 and .313/.406/.477 in 1997.

Splitting 1998 between San Fernando and Boer, the veteran faded to .215/.342/.292. He rebounded to .260/.396/.432 for Boer in '99. Returning to San Fernando in 2000, he slumped to .221/.368/.368 then .156/.229/.281 in 2001. In 2003, he ended his playing career by going 1 for 8 for Esteli. He had hit .288/.369/.443 with 171 doubles, 115 homers, 538 runs and 567 RBI in 1,078 games.

He coached for Nicaragua in the 2015 Pan American Games. [7]

Sources[edit]

  1. ↑ Nicaraguan Baseball Federation (this is the source for all Nicaraguan stats listed in this bio)
  2. ↑ Memoria Panamericanos, by the Nicaraguan Olympic Committee, 2011, pg. 9
  3. ↑ Defunct IBAF site
  4. ↑ Nicaraguan Baseball Federation
  5. ↑ Defunct IBAF site
  6. ↑ ibid.
  7. ↑ 2015 Pan American Games site
This biographical article is missing the person's: batting hand throwing hand height weight
Retrieved from "https://www.baseball-reference.com/bpv/index.php?title=Franklin_López_(Nicaragua)&oldid=1225077"