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José Espada
José Manuel Espada (born February 22, 1997) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. Career Toronto Blue Jays Espada was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the fifth round, with the 152nd overall selection, of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut with the rookie–level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays, posting a 3.41 ERA in 10 games (7 starts). In 2016, Espada made 12 appearances (10 starts) for the rookie–level Bluefield Blue Jays, recording a 4.92 ERA with 32 strikeouts across 53.0 innings of work. Espada spent the 2017 and 2018 seasons with the Low–A Vancouver Canadians, posting a 5.14 ERA and 4.88 ERA in 13 games each season. He split the 2019 season between the GCL Blue Jays and Single–A Lansing Lugnuts. In 10 total appearances, Espada logged a 3.09 ERA with 13 strikeouts in innings pitched. Boston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("Pitch (baseball), pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out (baseball), retiring a batter (baseball), batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a base on balls, walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. The pitcher is often considered the most important player on the defensive side of the game, and as such is situated at the right end of the defensive spectrum. There are many different types of pitchers, such as the starting pitcher, relief pitcher, middle reliever, left-handed specialist, lefty specialist, setup man, and the closing pitcher, closer. Traditionally, the pitcher also bats. Starting in 1973 with the American League and spreading to further leagues throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the hitting duties of the pitcher have generally been given over t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |