Lopez graduated from high school at age 16 and had been offered admission to medical school.
A man who could have been a doctor is now a star player in the majors. Twins pitcher Pablo Lopez started two games in this season’s playoffs and pitched well in both games. Before turning professional, he was admitted by a university medical school, but chose to build a career as a baseball player, and has won double digits for two years in a row.
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Born into a family where both his parents are doctors and his relatives include lawyers and engineers, Lopez was an excellent student, reading a lot of anatomy books from an early age. In Venezuela, he skipped a grade and studied four languages: Spanish, Portuguese, English, and Italian. By the age of 16 he had graduated from high school and been accepted to medical school, which his parents attended.
Ever since he was a boy, he had dreamed of becoming a doctor, including accompanying his father on the night shift. However, because of his baseball talent, he also received an offer from the Mariners around the same time. MLB’s official website focused on Lopez’s life after his good pitching in the playoffs. “My father told me that it was all up to you. You would do great things either way, but if baseball doesn’t work out, you can always go back to college, but if you don’t go to college, you can always go back to college,” Lopez said. If you don’t like it, it might be a little difficult to pursue a career in baseball.” He decided on his career after receiving this advice.
He was traded to the Marlins in 2017 and made his MLB debut at the age of 22. Lopez lost his mother when he was 11 years old, and in 2020 his father, who had mentored him, passed away from a heart attack. Despite this, he continued to play baseball and was traded to the Twins after the 2022 season, recording a career-high 11 wins and 234 strikeouts this season.
Following the advice of his father and his own thoughts, Lopez has announced that he intends to return to university after retiring. He says that “learning is a never-ending process,” and he still reads and gathers information no matter where he is, even though he doesn’t have much time.
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2023-10-29 04:22:46
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