Tampa Bay Rays pitcher and former College of the Canyons (COC) player Jacob Lopez made his MLB debut Monday night against the San Francisco Giants. Lopez, who also played at Saugus High School, came in at the bottom of the seventh inning to relieve Tyler Glasnow, who also is a Santa Clarita native. Lopez would face some adversities in his ...

Former College of the Canyons pitcher Jacob Lopez has signed a professional contract with San Francisco Giants weeks after the club drafted the southpaw during last month’s Major League Baseball first-year player draft. The news was first reported by Jim Callis of MLBpipeline.com. Lopez, who was selected by Giants in the 26th round (766th pick), had previously committed to Texas Tech University. ...