Yoan López Leyva (born January 2, 1993) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
López played three seasons for the Isla de la Juventud in the Cuban National Series. He defected from Cuba in 2014 to pursue a career in Major League Baseball (MLB).
The Diamondbacks promoted him to the major leagues on September 3. López faced the Atlanta Braves six days later in his major league debut, giving up 2 home runs and a triple in his first 8 pitches.
In 2019, he pitched out of the bullpen for Arizona, appearing in 70 games. In 2020, López pitched to a 5.95 ERA with 16 strikeouts and 9 walks in 19.2 innings of work.
On May 22, 2021, López was traded to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Deivi Estrada and was assigned to the Triple-A Gwinnett Stripers.
In 32 appearances for Triple-A Gwinnett, López went 3-2 with a 3.03 ERA and 35 strikeouts. On November 22, López was designated for assignment by the Braves.
On November 29, 2021, Lopez was claimed off of waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies. On March 18, 2022, he was claimed again, this time by the Miami Marlins.
On March 27, 2022, Lopez was designated for assignment. On March 29, 2022, López was claimed off of waivers for a third time, by the New York Mets.
There are no details about his marital status. He may be married or unmarried. There are also no rumors about his wife and girlfriend.