López signed with the Washington Nationals as an international free agent in June 2012. His signing bonus of just $17,000 was relatively tiny compared to most other contemporaneous Latin American prospects that would reach his same level of success in the minor leagues. The lower signing bonus may have been because Lopez took several years off of baseball to finish his highschool degree, and signed at age 18.\n', '

He made his professional debut that season with the Dominican Summer League Nationals where he pitched to a 1-1 record and 3.38 ERA in 10.2 innings pitched. López started one game each for both the Auburn Doubledays and Hagerstown Suns in 2013. He pitched for the same two teams in 2014, starting 16 games and finishing with a 7-3 record and 1.08 ERA. In 2015, he pitched for the Potomac Nationals where he was 6-7 with a 4.09 ERA in 19 starts.\n', '

López started the 2016 season with the Harrisburg Senators. After posting a 3.18 ERA with the Senators through 14 starts, he was promoted to the Syracuse Chiefs on June 27, 2016. He appeared in the 2016 All-Star Futures Game, retiring all three batters he faced as a pitcher for Team World.\n', '

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