Tim Lopes, Seattle Mariners Infielder/Outfielder

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5 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2019

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Episode 405

Tim Lopes is an infielder with the Seattle Mariners. He was selected in the 6th round of the 2012 MLB Amateur Draft by the Mariners.

He would spend the next 4 years in the Mariners minor league organization before being traded in September of 2016 to the Toronto Blue Jays organization. After two seasons in the minor leagues with the Blue Jays, he signed a minor league contract to return to the Mariners in November of 2018.

After starting the 2019 season in AAA with Tacoma, Tim was promoted to the Big Leagues and made his Major League debut on July 24. He would remain with the Mariners for the rest of the 2019 season, hitting .270 in 41 games.

On this episode of the podcast, Tim Lopes shares what that experience was like getting called up to the Big Leagues and emotions surrounding that special moment. He also tell us about his faith journey and beginning his walk with Jesus and how he lives that faith out as a pro baseball player everyday.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Sports Spectrum, the Sports and Faith podcast that brings Jesus back into the conversation.
0:17.5	Here's your host, Jason Romano.
0:19.9	This episode of Sports Spectrum's podcast with Tim Lopes from the Seattle Mariners
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1:55.0	Joining us today on sports spectrum, Tim Lopes from the Seattle Mariner. Really excited to have you hear the story of
2:02.1	Tim Lopes. And here's why I love talking to Tim right now. He's just 25 years old,
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