Santiago Espinal: Everything you need to know

Santiago Espinal

#21 3B

Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	K	SB	CS	TB
3/24	LAA	L 3-0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
3/23	LAA	7-7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
3/22	LAA	W 13-5	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
3/21	ATH	5-5	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
3/18	SF	W 5-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
3/17	KC	W 10-4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
3/15	CHC	W 14-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1
3/13	SEA	W 10-7	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	1
3/12	CIN	W 9-5	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	2
3/10	AZ	W 4-1	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
3/8	ATH	L 11-7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
3/7	COL	L 6-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0
3/5	CIN	L 14-13	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	1	0	0	8
3/2	COL	W 7-5	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
2/28	TEX	L 7-6	2	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	3
2/27	SF	L 12-4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	1
2/25	AZ	W 10-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
2/23	SEA	W 3-0	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3
2/21	LAA	W 15-2	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	1
Preseason Totals			45	13	17	9	6	0	2	13	5	0	49	1	0	29

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	K	SB	CS	TB
5/6	HOU	W 12-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
5/5	HOU	L 2-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
5/1	STL	L 7-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
4/27	MIA	W 5-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/26	CHC	W 6-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
4/25	CHC	W 12-4	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2
4/20	COL	W 12-3	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2
4/17	COL	W 7-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
4/14	NYM	W 2-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/13	NYM	W 4-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
4/10	TEX	W 8-7	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
4/6	TOR	W 14-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
4/5	WSH	W 8-6	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	1
4/3	WSH	W 13-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/28	AZ	W 3-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Regular Season Totals			27	3	5	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	34	0	0	7

Splits	HR	RBI	H	AVG	1B	2B	3B	BB	HBP	SB	CS	TB	OBP
Overall	0	2	5	0.185	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.185
Away	0	2	3	0.214	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.214
Home	0	0	2	0.154	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.154
Day	0	2	2	0.200	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.200
Night	0	0	3	0.176	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.176
March	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
April	0	2	5	0.238	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.238
May	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Opponent
vs STL	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
vs HOU	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
vs NYM	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
vs CHC	0	0	1	0.200	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.200
vs WSH	0	2	1	0.250	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.250
vs TOR	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
vs MIA	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
vs TEX	0	0	1	0.500	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.500
vs COL	0	0	2	0.400	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.400
vs AZ	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
Venue
@ Colorado	0	0	2	0.400	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.400
@ Houston	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
@ Washington	0	2	1	0.250	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.250
@ Los Angeles	0	0	2	0.154	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.154
@ Toronto	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000
@ St. Louis	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000

Santiago Espinal: Breaking News

The Dodgers selected Espinal's contract from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Wednesday. Espinal signed a minor-league contract with Los Angeles in mid-February, and after dominating in spring training to the tune of a .389/.432/.639 slash line to go with two homers, 13 RBI and 12 runs scored through 15 contests, he's now officially claimed a spot on the team's Opening Day roster. The 31-year-old's clearest path to playing time early in the year will be in a short-side platoon role at second base, as Tommy Edman is expected to miss the first month of the regular season while recovering from ankle surgery. Once Edman returns, Espinal will likely be relegated to a bench role while Edman and Hyeseong Kim split reps at the keystone.

Espinal went 2-for-2 with a pair of home runs and six RBI in Thursday's Cactus League loss to Cincinnati. Espinal got the scoring started quietly in the first inning with a sacrifice fly, then produced much louder output with a solo homer in the third frame and a three-run blast in the fourth. He finished off his big contest with another sacrifice fly in the fifth. The veteran utility man is now slashing an absurd .625/.636/1.125 over seven games this spring. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts suggested prior to Thursday's contest that Espinal is likely to make the team's Opening Day roster, and if that's indeed the case, he'll likely serve in a super-utility role similar to what Enrique Hernandez -- who will begin the campaign on the 60-day IL due to an elbow injury -- typically logs. With that being said, Espinal is a career .261 hitter with just 20 home runs across 579 regular-season contests, so his power display Thursday shouldn't lead to expectation that he's suddenly going to be a major source of homers.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts indicated Thursday that Espinal is likely to make the Opening Day roster, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports. Espinal was signed to a minor-league deal with a camp invite in February and has fit in "seamlessly" with the team, per Roberts. With Tommy Edman (ankle) and Enrique Hernandez (elbow) slated to open the year on the injured list, Espinal provides the defensive versatility Roberts seeks. The 31-year-old could see some starts at second base while Edman is out.