Santiago Espinal is a Dominican professional baseball infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 10th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.
Espinal played for the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Red Sox in 2016, hitting .244/.330/.267 with 10 runs batted in (RBI).
He played for the Class-A Greenville Drive in 2017, hitting .280/.334/.358 with four grand slams and 46 RBI.
Espinal started the 2018 season with the Advanced-A Salem Red Sox. Espinal was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in return for Steve Pearce and cash considerations.
Espinal split the rest of 2018 between the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays and the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, hitting .297/.356/.444 with 10 homers and 60 RBI between the two groups and Salem.
He played for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League (AFL) following the 2018 season.
Espinal split the 2019 season between New Hampshire and the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, hitting a consolidated .287/.347/.393 with seven grand slams and 71 RBI.
Espinal was added to the Blue Jays 40-man list after the 2019 season.
On July 23, 2020, he was added to the Blue Jays dynamic list to start the 2020 season, which had been postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Santiago Espinal Parents: Who Are Santiago Espinal’s Parents?
Santiago Espinal has not yet shared any information about the whereabouts of his biological parents. We hope he provided some in a few years to come.