Early Life
Born in Colón, Panama, López grew up in Colón and the neighboring Panama Canal Zone during a time of American military occupation of the canal zone. He held a part-time job at an American military base bowling alley. He was a high school track star whose father had been a pitcher for the Panama national baseball team. As a high school athlete, he played semipro baseball for US$100 per month in Colón. After he graduated from high school he signed to play with St. Hyacinthe of the Canadian Provincial League who also employed Clifford "Connie" Johnson.
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