April 20: Lopez has elected free agency, according to . April 18: Jaroslav Halak Jersey The Angels announced that shortstop has been reinstated from the injured list. It was yesterday that Neto was likely to be reinstated for this weekend. In a corresponding move, infielder has been designated for a signment. Lopez, 30, signed with the Halos just before Opening Day. He had signed a minor league deal with the Cubs in the winter but opted out of that pact when he wasnt going to break camp with the Cubbies. For the Angels, they were looking to cover up for a number of infield injuries. Neto underwent shoulder surgery in November and was going to mi s the early portions of the 2025 season. Third baseman required hip surgery in February and is going to be out of action for a while. To help fill in the infield depth, the club brought in Lopez, , , and . Moncada has also been hurt and is currently on the IL due to a thumb sprain. Despite all of the injuries, Lopez hasnt really received any playing time. He has six plate appearances acro s five games, not reaching base in any of them. Anderson had taken over the shortstop position. He didnt hit much but his glovework received decent grades in his small sample of work. With Netos return, hell be downgraded into a bench role anyhow. is holding down third while is having a breakout, taking over the second base position while hitting .326/.426/.717. Lopez already seemed somewhat superfluous on the roster, with Netos return squeezing him out even further. The Angels will now technically have a week of DFA limbo time to figure out whats next, but Lopez has enough service time to reject an outright a signment, so he seems likely to be a free agent within a weeks time. Generally speaking, hes been a light-hitting glove-first infielder in his career. He has a .247/.311/.313 batting line in 2,352 big league plate appearances, with that line translating to a 73 wRC+. Reviews on his shortstop glovework are mixed as he has -11 Defensive Runs Saved but 33 Outs Above Average. He also has lots of experience at the other infield positions with good marks there, and some brief left field work as well. Photo courtesy of Troy Taormina, Imagn Images Braden Schneider Jersey