| Date | News |
| 3/22/08 | Braves reassigned Lopez to minor league camp. |
| 12/17/07 | Lopez signed a minor-league deal with the Braves. He will try to win a back-up job this spring. |
| 3/13/07 | Rockies released Lopez. |
| 1/09/07 | The Rockies signed Lopez to a one-year contract. In his career in Colorado, he has a .356 batting average with five home runs, eight doubles, a triple and 18 RBIs in 29 games. |
| 9/08/06 | Red Sox released Javy Lopez. |
| 8/03/06 | According to ESPN Radio, the Red Sox have acquired Javy Lopez from the Orioles. Lopez could share time pretty evenly with Doug Mirabelli. No other details on players involved are available. |
| 7/03/06 | Lopez is suffering from a stiff neck and missed all three games in Atlanta. Lopez likely wouldn't have played anyway since there was no DH. However, manager Sam Perlozzo did not know when Lopez would be available and he likely won't start Tuesday's game and catch Rodrigo Lopez. |
| 5/13/06 | Lopez was activated from the DL Saturday and was in the starting lineup as the DH. He showed no ill effects from the injury as he homered in his return. |
| 5/11/06 | Lopez is expected to be activated from the DL when eligible on Saturday. He completed a two-game rehab assignment and went 2-7 with a home run. |
| 5/05/06 | Lopez was placed on the DL Friday with a mid-back strain. The move is retroactive to April 28th. |
| 5/02/06 | Lopez has not played since Friday due to back spasms and is likely to miss a few more games with the injury. |
| 5/01/06 | Lopez was scratched from Saturday's game and missed Sunday's game with back spasms. He could miss a few more games as the team might have to use Miguel Tejada at DH. |
| 3/30/06 | Lopez struggled defensively at first base and will likely be relegated to DH this season. This won't affect his fantasy value as he is much more valuable as a catcher. |
| 3/18/06 | After committing two errors at first base yesterday, Lopez may be limited to at-bats behind the plate and occasionaly at DH. |
| 3/03/06 | Lopez played first base in the O's first spring training game on Thursday. He made no errors and looked good at first. While he may qualify at first base, Lopez is much more valuable as a catcher. |
| 7/25/05 | Lopez was activated from the DL Monday and is in the starting lineup. Lopez is a Top 5 catcher and is safe to return to active fantasy lineups. |
| 7/21/05 | Lopez has begun a rehab assignment at AA and went 2-5 with two RBI in his first start. He stated his broken hand felt good after the game and remains on track to return to the lineup on Monday. |
| 7/11/05 | Lopez will travel with the team after the all-star break but probably won't play on the 10-game road trip to start the second half. The earliest he will return is July 25th. |
| 7/05/05 | Lopez could return to the Orioles' lineup this weekend. He is expected to play in at least three rehab games before being activated. |
| 6/29/05 | Lopez was cleared to begin baseball related activities and took batting practice Monday. He is about 10 days away from a rehab assignment. |
| 5/25/05 | Lopez was placed on the 15-day DL with a broken right hand. It is currently estimated that Lopez will miss six weeks, but it could be longer. |
| 5/24/05 | Lopez left Tuesday's game after getting hit in the hand with a foul ball. He suffered a broken bone in the hand and is expected to be placed on the DL on Wednesday. |
| 4/06/05 | Javy is expected to be in the lineup today after leaving Monday's game early with back pain. |
| 4/04/05 | Lopez left today's game in the seventh inning after experience some back pain. |
| 8/19/04 | Lopez was scratched from Wednesday's game due to back stiffness. He is day-to-day. |
| 5/18/04 | Lopez continues to hit the ball at a scorching rate. He hit .358 in April and despite slumping early in the month is hitting .347 in May. |
| 5/02/04 | Lopez missed his second straight game Saturday with a strained oblique. Lopez likely would have missed Sunday's game, which was rained out. Lopez's status for Monday's game is unknown. |
| 5/01/04 | Lopez missed his first game of the season Friday with a strained muscle in his side. Lopez is listed as day-to-day and could play in Saturday's game. |
| 12/22/03 | Lopez has signed a three-year deal with the Orioles. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. |
| 10/26/03 | Lopez filed for free agency today. |
| 9/27/03 | Lopez hit his 42nd home run of the season as a catcher Saturday, breaking Todd Hundley's major league record for the position. Lopez has 43 hoe runs this season, but one came as a DH. |
| 9/21/03 | Lopez tied the major league record by hitting his 41st homer as a catcher on Saturday. |
| 8/21/03 | Lopez left Wednesday's game in the middle of his at-bat in the eighth after fouling a pitch off his left leg. Consider him day-to-day. |
| 6/03/03 | Lopez is not in the starting lineup again tonight due to a sore hamstring. He is expected to return to action shortly. |
| 4/19/03 | Lopez left tonight's game with a strained hamstring. He is expected to miss the next three to four games. |
| 3/14/03 | The slimmed catcher has been driving balls consistently to right field. |
| 12/20/02 | Lopez will lose some playing time behind the plate to the newly acquired Johnny Estrada. |
| 9/27/02 | Thursday's game was called when radar indicated the steady rain that began around 1 p.m. would continue through the night (which it did). Their four-game season-ending series against the Mets is scheduled to begin at 5:10 p.m. with the doubleheader opener, weather permitting. The forecast calls for rain all day in New York, and there's a good chance the Braves and Mets may end up with doubleheaders Saturday and Sunday. Expect plenty of callups to see weekend action for Atlanta. |
| 9/12/02 | Lopez started the second game of the double header last night against the Mets. |
| 9/11/02 | Catcher Javy Lopez is expected to start one of today's doubleheader games. He has missed nine consecutive games with recurring shoulder soreness.
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| 9/03/02 | Catcher Javy Lopez (strained right shoulder) is expected to miss the entire Pirates series, but said he won't need surgery. . . |
| 8/22/02 | Javy Lopez has a .203 average with one home run and nine RBIs in 25 games since June 26, and grounded into four double plays during that stretch.
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| 8/17/02 | The Braves, as expected, activated Lopez from the DL before last night's game. |
| 8/16/02 | Lopez says his right shoulder feels good and he should be ready when he is eligible to come off the disabled list Friday.
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| 8/15/02 | Two cortisone shots have Javy Lopez's right shoulder feeling better. Cox is weighing the idea of making sure he's ready by sending him to the minors for a few at-bats before activating him. He's eligible to return Friday. |
| 8/14/02 | Lopez, who's been hitting and throwing, says he'll be ready to return from a sore shoulder on Friday. |
| 8/12/02 | The Braves expect to have catcher Javy Lopez (sore shoulder) back from the DL on Friday, the day he's eligible to be reinstated. He threw during the weekend in Houston and said he felt good |
| 8/03/02 | The Braves placed Lopez on the 15-day DL Friday and called up Steve Torrealba from Class AAA Richmond to back up Henry Blanco, who is expected to play every day until Lopez returns.
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| 8/02/02 | The Braves put Lopez on the 15-day DL before tonight's game due to inflammation in his right shoulder. |
| 7/30/02 | Javy is back as the starting catcher. He says his shoulder is fine.....we'll just have to wait and see but if you want, you can put him back in your lineup. |
| 7/27/02 | Only two days after fearing he was destined for the disabled list, the Braves catcher reported his right shoulder was greatly improved as a cortisone injection has stabilized the area. Rested for a fourth straight game Friday night and on the sideline again today when Henry Blanco makes his regular start with Greg Maddux, Lopez expects he will be near top form Sunday......Keep him out of your line up until you actually see him play a game.
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| 7/25/02 | Unless his sore right shoulder feels a lot better by Friday, catcher Javy Lopez appears headed for the disabled list. The injury appears to be more serious than at first thought.
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| 7/24/02 | Catcher Javy Lopez, out since straining his right shoulder Sunday, did some hitting and light throwing and expects to be ready for Friday's series opener against the Phillies.
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| 7/22/02 | Lopez strained his right shoulder, which required a cortisone injection after he left the game in the eighth inning last night in the win against the Phillies. He likely will be sidelined for a few days. Henry Blanco will be behind the plate unitl Lopez can get back in.
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| 7/20/02 | Catcher Javy Lopez was back in the lineup Friday after Cox had rested him for three games in hopes of improving his nagging groin strain. . . |
| 7/18/02 | Lopez is not in the lineup for the third straight game today. He has a sore groin and will be re-evaluated tomorrow. |
| 6/24/02 | Lopez's 2-for-4 performance Sunday gave him six hits in the series with the White Sox and a 9-for-23 (.391) homestand.
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| 6/10/02 | Javy had 5 RBI's in last night's win at Texas. He has only 19 for the year but Manager Bobby Cox feels that the former all star catcher is beginning to turn things around.....I would probably wait a few more games to see if this 1 game was a fluke or if he really is ready to play the way he is expected to. |
| 5/09/02 | Lopez did not play last night in the loss to the Dodgers. His batting average is down to .179 and he commited a throwing error that set up the Dodger's winning run in the first game of the series. Expect to see Henry Blanco, a defensive specialist playing more in the catcher's position. |
| 5/04/02 | Lopez continues to struggle. Batting under .200 with 5 RBI. He is possibly in jeapordy of losing his starting job. |
| 5/02/02 | Lopez was back in the lineup Wednesday night going 0 for 4, dropping his average to .194. |
| 4/27/02 | Manager Bobby Cox says that Lopez will miss at least the next 3 days with his thumb injury. He can be used in an emergency situation. |
| 4/25/02 | Lopez missed last night's game against Arizona with a sore right thumb. Right now the Braves are down playing the injury but his owners may need to start looking for a back up just in case...... |
| 3/22/02 | Lopez is the Braves starting catcher but if you have him, you need to know that he does not catch for Greg Maddux. That job belongs to newly acquired Henry Blanco. Make sure you know the day's that Maddux pitches and use your second catcher. Also, Blanco will be used late in games for defensive purposes. This will limit some of Javy's at bats. |
| 3/18/02 | Javy is struggling this spring. He has an .067 batting avg. and has yet to drive in a run in 7 games. He missed several games due to a neck injury. |
| 3/14/02 | Lopez returned to action today after missing a few games with a stiff neck. |
| 3/12/02 | A stiff neck has sidelined Lopez for the past few days. He should return to action shortly. |
| 12/07/01 | The Braves re-signed Lopez as a free agent today. He should get the majority of playing time behind the plate for Atlanta. |
| 11/06/01 | Lopez filed for free agency yesterday. |
| 10/19/01 | Lopez says his ankle feels 100% and will start tonight's game. |
| 10/16/01 | The Braves have included Lopez on the NLCS roster. He may not catch the first few games of the series. |
| 10/15/01 | Lopez was able to take batting practice and catch yesterday and hopes to be on the NLCS roster. |
| 10/12/01 | Lopez' ankle is improving and he hopes to be available for the NLCS, if the Braves make it that far. |
| 10/06/01 | Because of his sprained ankle, Lopez may not be able to play at all in the playoffs no matter how far the Braves are able to go. |
| 10/01/01 | Lopez will likely not play during the final week of the season due to a sprained ankle. |
| 9/30/01 | Lopez suffered a sprained ankle in today's game. |
| 9/09/01 | Lopez returned to action today after missing yesterday's game with a stomach virus. |
| 9/08/01 | Lopez was a late scratch today due to a stomach virus. |
| 9/07/01 | Lopez returned to action tonight after bruising his toe earlier in the week. |
| 9/05/01 | X-rays taken on Lopez' toe were negative. The Braves, however, do not expect him back in the linup until the weekend. |
| 8/22/01 | Lopez did not start tonight's game, but is available for pinch-hitting duties. Expect him back in the starting lineup tomorrow. |
| 8/21/01 | Lopez was forced to leave tonight's game in the first inning after being hit in the head with a bat. |
| 7/28/01 | The Braves expect Lopez to return to the lineup today after missing a few games with a sore back. |
| 7/25/01 | Lopez is expected to miss the next few games with a sore back. |
| 7/23/01 | A sore back forced Lopez to leave tonight's game in the eighth inning. |
| 6/21/01 | Lopez was a late scratch from today's game with a sore back. |
| 6/04/01 | Lopez returned to action yesterday after missing Friday's game with food poisoning. |
| 6/01/01 | Food poisoning kept Lopez out of tonight's starting lineup. |
| 5/04/01 | Lopez returned to the Braves' lineup tonight after jamming his thumb on Tuesday. |
| 5/03/01 | Lopez jammed his left hand on Tuesday night during a play at the plate. He is questionable for tonight's game. |
| 3/30/01 | According to the Journal-Constitution, Lopez plans on playing on Opening Day. |
| 3/29/01 | Lopez may indeed be ready to catch on Opening Day. It is day-to-day at this point, but don't be surprised if he is in the Opening Day lineup. |
| 3/27/01 | Lopez took some batting practice today and may even be ready for Opening Day. |
| 3/26/01 | Lopez is expected to return to action on April 6. |
| 3/14/01 | Lopez will miss the next 3 to 4 weeks after breaking a finger on his left hand blocking a Greg Maddux pitch. He will likely not be ready for the opener. |
| 2000 | Lopez had a career year in '98. He had career highs in homers, RBI, runs and hits. Lopez injured his knee attempting to steal and was put on the DL June 22. He was activated after the all-star break. He re-injured his knee and went back on the DL July 26. His knee is now completely healed. He has played well in spring training and should be able to return to his old form and post similar numbers to 1998. |
Javy Lopez
