C David Espinoza #8
Houston Astros MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/11/2026
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C DAVID ESPINOZA #8 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
116 373 103 27 0 6 41 25 62 .276 .333 .397 1 1.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 65 55 60
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 45 50 45 45
Eye 45 50 45 45
Avoid K's 70 75 65 70
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 40
Errors: - 45 35
Arm: 55 50 50
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 45 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 50 Left Field: -
1st Base: 35 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 25
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/09/2026 @ BAL Loss, 2-3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/2026 @ BAL Win, 6-4 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/07/2026 @ BAL Loss, 0-10 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/06/2026 @ MIN Loss, 4-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/2026 @ MIN Win, 10-5 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
09/02/2026 ARI Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/01/2026 ARI Win, 8-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/2026 ARI Loss, 5-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/29/2026 LAA Win, 3-1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0
08/28/2026 LAA Loss, 2-4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/03/1998
Born in:Palo Negro, ARA
Nationality:Venezuelan
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,500,000
Signed Through:2027 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 23 Days
Service This Yr:171 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 23 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 116 373 103 27 0 6 41 41 25 62 .276 .333 .397 .730 .311 .121 95
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 107 423 9 0 0 9 12 4 148 33 1 1 50.0 49.7 4.54 1.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   96 29 5 0 3 16 12 7 10 2 2 4 .302 .367 .448 .815
Versus Right   277 74 22 0 3 25 29 18 52 2 10 5 .267 .321 .379 .700
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   9 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
Last Week   19 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .211 .211 .263 .474
April   68 23 4 0 1 9 9 5 11 1 3 2 .338 .395 .441 .836
May   71 15 5 0 1 8 9 5 19 1 3 2 .211 .278 .324 .602
June   77 26 7 0 3 11 8 4 12 0 1 3 .338 .393 .545 .938
July   65 13 1 0 1 6 5 4 11 1 2 0 .200 .243 .262 .504
August   68 19 8 0 0 6 7 7 6 1 1 2 .279 .359 .397 .756
September   24 7 2 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 2 0 .292 .292 .375 .667
Spring Training   42 12 3 0 2 6 9 6 4 0 0 1 .286 .388 .500 .888
Last Year   465 124 29 1 15 55 47 22 71 3 8 3 .267 .302 .430 .732
Career   838 227 56 1 21 96 88 47 133 7 20 12 .271 .316 .415 .732
Home   174 55 17 0 2 20 23 10 22 4 4 5 .316 .363 .448 .811
Road   199 48 10 0 4 21 18 15 40 0 8 4 .241 .307 .352 .659
Grass   320 88 25 0 3 34 36 23 51 4 8 9 .275 .337 .381 .718
Turf   53 15 2 0 3 7 5 2 11 0 4 0 .283 .309 .491 .800
Day   120 38 10 0 3 17 19 11 13 2 3 4 .317 .387 .475 .862
Night   253 65 17 0 3 24 22 14 49 2 9 5 .257 .307 .360 .666
As Starter   366 102 27 0 6 40 41 25 62 4 12 9 .279 .337 .402 .738
As Reliever / Substitution   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Pinch Hitting   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Close/Late   101 26 7 0 2 9 11 4 18 0 3 3 .257 .306 .386 .692
Inning 1-3   100 29 10 0 1 15 7 5 18 2 5 3 .290 .336 .420 .756
Inning 4-6   139 39 8 0 3 14 20 11 19 0 4 2 .281 .342 .403 .745
Inning 7-9   125 34 8 0 2 12 13 9 21 2 2 4 .272 .336 .384 .720
Extra Innings   9 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 .111 .111 .222 .333
0 Outs   135 43 11 0 0 3 21 7 19 0 11 4 .319 .370 .400 .770
1 Outs   115 27 9 0 2 18 13 9 24 4 1 4 .235 .303 .365 .668
2 Outs   123 33 7 0 4 20 7 9 19 0 0 1 .268 .323 .423 .746
Scoring Position   97 29 4 0 3 36 8 9 10 4 12 2 .299 .357 .433 .790
Bases Empty   225 60 21 0 2 2 25 11 46 0 0 6 .267 .318 .387 .705
Runner on 1st   51 14 2 0 1 3 8 5 6 0 0 1 .275 .351 .373 .723
Runner on 2nd   50 15 3 0 1 12 2 1 6 0 7 0 .300 .314 .420 .734
Runner on 3rd   9 3 0 0 0 3 2 4 1 0 1 0 .333 .538 .333 .872
Runner on 1st & 2nd   24 8 1 0 1 7 2 1 3 0 2 0 .333 .360 .500 .860
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 2 0 0 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .250 .833 1.083
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 .000 .143 .000 .143
Bases Loaded   4 1 0 0 0 6 1 3 0 0 0 1 .250 .625 .250 .875
Two Strikes   162 28 8 0 0 8 9 9 62 2 0 4 .173 .232 .222 .454
First Pitch   60 26 8 0 2 8 9 0 0 0 7 4 .433 .469 .667 1.135
Count 0-1   42 12 5 0 1 9 7 0 0 2 3 0 .286 .273 .476 .749
Count 0-2   26 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 11 0 0 1 .115 .148 .154 .302
Count 1-0   33 13 2 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 .394 .412 .545 .957
Count 1-1   41 10 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 .244 .244 .293 .537
Count 1-2   56 9 3 0 0 2 3 0 22 1 0 0 .161 .158 .214 .372
Count 2-0   9 3 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Count 2-1   19 8 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .421 .421 .579 1.000
Count 2-2   50 11 1 0 0 4 2 0 18 1 0 2 .220 .245 .240 .485
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 3 2 0 0 4 3 8 0 0 0 0 .429 .733 .714 1.448
Full Count   30 5 3 0 0 0 3 9 11 0 0 1 .167 .375 .267 .642
Behind in Count   124 24 9 0 1 13 11 0 33 3 3 1 .194 .195 .290 .486
Ahead in Count   68 27 4 0 3 15 13 16 0 0 0 1 .397 .518 .588 1.106
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   10 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Batting 5th   10 6 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .600 .667 .600 1.267
Batting 6th   107 31 11 0 2 12 10 8 23 0 1 2 .290 .350 .449 .799
Batting 7th   108 30 7 0 1 9 10 8 20 2 5 4 .278 .344 .370 .715
Batting 8th   79 18 6 0 2 11 10 3 10 1 3 1 .228 .262 .380 .642
Batting 9th   58 17 3 0 1 5 9 4 7 1 3 2 .293 .354 .397 .750
Low Leverage   167 47 19 0 3 9 18 7 33 1 1 3 .281 .320 .449 .769
Medium Leverage   134 38 6 0 2 15 15 14 18 0 7 3 .284 .364 .373 .737
High Leverage   72 18 2 0 1 17 8 4 11 3 4 3 .250 .305 .319 .624
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2025 Houston - MLB 27 128 465 124 29 1 15 55 47 22 3 3 71 0 0 .267 .302 .430 .732 87 84 0.4
2026 Houston - MLB 28 116 373 103 27 0 6 41 41 25 9 4 62 1 1 .276 .333 .397 .730 94 95 1.3
Total MLB 244 838 227 56 1 21 96 88 47 12 7 133 1 1 .271 .316 .415 .732 90 89 1.7
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2025 Houston - MLB C 125 124 922 83 4 1008 3 .997 1097.1 8.24 -4.7 .793 12 157 38 24.2
2026 Houston - MLB C 108 107 822 80 6 906 4 .996 950.0 8.55 -2.1 .913 10 144 41 28.5
2026 Houston - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 .000
TOTAL C 233 231 1744 163 10 1914 7 .996 2047.1 8.38 -6.7 .849 22 301 79 26.2
TOTAL 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
02/25/2025 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 5 days.
08/23/2025 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
03/22/2026 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Houston Astros development complex.
05/01/2026 Injured (bruised foot),day-to-day for 5 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2025 8 2
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