Yoan Lopez said the past 24 hours for him have been fairly normal. He slept for eight hours and had a few decent meals. The only difference is that he's now in the big leagues.
The Diamondbacks added a power-armed reinforcement to their bullpen on Monday, promoting the 25-year-old Lopez from Double-A Jackson. He will be active for Monday's game against the San Diego Padres.
Lopez has had an impressive season in the Southern League, where he posted a 2.92 ERA with 87 strikeouts in 61 2/3 innings. He had been especially dominant recently, giving up just one earned run in August and over his final 17 innings while holding batters to an .