september september mexican professional baseball player pitching years spent seasons teams major_league_baseball mlb acquired nickname smoke detroit known vulture mexico discovered hometown scouts converted starting pitcher relief pitcher led brief mlb debut returning named valuable player mvp returned major leagues pitched detroit_tigers finished seventh young award voting earned record saves detroit world series championship team returned postseason houston losing pitcher game year end mlb career earned win loss record saves earned run average era retirement baseball served municipal president hometown mexico death killed automobile accident inducted following year early life born september mexico veracruz grew siblings youth enjoyed soccer baseball chose pursue peak mexico found difficult locate practice facilities soccer studied public administration caught attention scout mexico city reds debuted team minor league affiliate promoted parent club season age starting season mexico_city joined red rejoined mexico_city time converted starter coach purchased contract august shortly led mexico city reds title straight games purchased contracts players year old month planned use september pennant race season pitched games bought early season earned win loss record era strikeouts innings games despite closer fifth league wins set new single season save record named league mvp years mid- pitched winter baseball broke league records leading league games pitched times earning consecutive relief wins leading league relief appearances consecutive seasons mexican baseball fans known vulture mlb career contract purchased mexico_city october joined springfield returned major leagues season earning record season traded detroit_tigers posted best individual statistics season win loss record strikeouts era saves seventh young award voting earned saves season shared closer responsibilities collected saves major_league_baseball strike ended season suffered shoulder problems spring training demoted detroit class aaa minor league affiliate july called detroit september later month shocked teammates announcing giving mlb career returning mexico said reasons personal cited family education children mexican economy factors decision came retirement returned detroit time season february player mlb history receive pay cut salary arbitration earned asked awarded finished record era saves best known role setup tigers championship season finished record saves era record american league championship series world series earned run innings pitched postseason faced seven batters game world series retiring pitcher got extra inning jams earn win detroit manager said surprises years believe like got heart better time hearts detroit earned nickname smoke hailed mexico threw powerful fastball early stated intentions enter free agency season placed detroit home sale appeared detroit opened possibility new contract negotiations said wanted pitch year enter fast food business detroit late associated_press reported detroit reached gentleman agreement allow pitcher finish career detroit contract signed finished season record saves tigers free agent november year temporarily retired early signing houston reached postseason year houston national league championship series pitched scoreless innings game losing pitcher game new_york_mets won series pitched fourteenth sixteenth innings surrendered lead twice spring training season arrested florida charges driving driving suspended license earned final major league save finished mlb career win loss record saves earned run average career save total highest mexican pitchers mlb surpassed mark later life death retiring baseball moved elected municipal president city position held death post equivalent mayor early political service oversaw installation new water drainage systems facing great opposition previous ruling family enduring shots fired home described post like coming game bases loaded late mentioned possibility returning baseball coaching role killed auto accident day 44th birthday driving car overturned thrown vehicle wife passenger injured crash buried players mlb history named killed car accidents ages legacy inducted described pitcher highest velocity mexican baseball history reputation friendly player got members team teammate described upbeat fellow noted everybody friend detroit rock band electric named album honor september youth sports complex named honor
Aurelio López