C David Espinoza #8
Houston Astros MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/06/2026
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C DAVID ESPINOZA #8 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
132 429 123 28 0 7 52 29 72 .287 .347 .401 1 2.0
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
10/04/2026 COL Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/02/2026 COL Win, 3-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/30/2026 SF Win, 5-0 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 0
09/29/2026 SF Win, 4-3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/2026 @ ATH Loss, 2-3 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/26/2026 @ ATH Win, 10-1 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/24/2026 @ CWS Win, 4-1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/23/2026 @ CWS Win, 5-2 4 1 3 4 1 0 0 0
09/22/2026 @ CWS Win, 6-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/20/2026 TEX Loss, 4-5 3 0 1 0 0 1 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, 24 Days
Service This Yr:195 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 24 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 132 429 123 28 0 7 52 51 29 72 .287 .347 .401 .748 .320 .114 103
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 123 488 13 0 0 9 13 4 172 35 1 1 50.0 61.1 4.95 2.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   107 31 5 0 3 16 12 7 13 2 2 5 .290 .355 .421 .776
Versus Right   322 92 23 0 4 36 39 22 59 2 11 8 .286 .345 .394 .739
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   11 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 .364 .462 .364 .825
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   74 26 3 0 1 12 13 4 12 0 3 4 .351 .415 .432 .847
October   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
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   894 247 57 1 22 107 98 51 143 7 21 16 .276 .324 .416 .740
Home   206 66 18 0 2 26 27 11 27 4 5 7 .320 .368 .437 .805
Road   223 57 10 0 5 26 24 18 45 0 8 6 .256 .328 .368 .696
Grass   376 108 26 0 4 45 46 27 61 4 9 13 .287 .352 .388 .741
Turf   53 15 2 0 3 7 5 2 11 0 4 0 .283 .309 .491 .800
Day   140 44 10 0 3 18 23 14 16 2 3 5 .314 .391 .450 .841
Night   289 79 18 0 4 34 28 15 56 2 10 8 .273 .325 .377 .702
As Starter   422 122 28 0 7 51 51 29 72 4 13 13 .289 .350 .405 .756
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   114 31 7 0 2 9 15 7 20 0 3 3 .272 .331 .386 .717
Inning 1-3   116 36 11 0 2 22 10 6 20 2 5 3 .310 .354 .457 .811
Inning 4-6   161 45 8 0 3 18 21 11 24 0 5 6 .280 .348 .385 .733
Inning 7-9   141 40 8 0 2 12 19 12 23 2 2 4 .284 .352 .383 .735
Extra Innings   11 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 .182 .182 .273 .455
0 Outs   157 50 12 0 0 4 23 7 23 0 12 5 .318 .367 .395 .762
1 Outs   134 35 9 0 2 20 19 12 26 4 1 6 .261 .340 .373 .713
2 Outs   138 38 7 0 5 28 9 10 23 0 0 2 .275 .333 .435 .768
Scoring Position   112 37 4 0 4 46 11 10 12 4 13 2 .330 .383 .473 .856
Bases Empty   256 66 21 0 2 2 29 13 54 0 0 10 .258 .319 .363 .682
Runner on 1st   61 20 3 0 1 4 11 6 6 0 0 1 .328 .397 .426 .823
Runner on 2nd   56 16 3 0 1 12 2 2 7 0 7 0 .286 .310 .393 .703
Runner on 3rd   12 5 0 0 0 5 2 4 2 0 1 0 .417 .562 .417 .979
Runner on 1st & 2nd   28 11 1 0 1 9 4 1 3 0 2 0 .393 .414 .536 .950
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 3 1 .000 .143 .000 .143
Bases Loaded   6 3 0 0 1 12 2 3 0 0 0 1 .500 .700 1.000 1.700
Two Strikes   187 34 8 0 0 8 14 12 72 2 0 6 .182 .251 .225 .476
First Pitch   66 28 9 0 2 9 10 0 0 0 7 6 .424 .472 .652 1.124
Count 0-1   46 15 5 0 2 15 9 0 0 2 3 0 .326 .312 .565 .878
Count 0-2   32 5 1 0 0 2 2 0 13 0 0 2 .156 .206 .188 .393
Count 1-0   39 17 2 0 1 7 6 0 0 0 1 1 .436 .450 .564 1.014
Count 1-1   50 13 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 .260 .260 .300 .560
Count 1-2   65 10 3 0 0 2 3 0 28 1 0 1 .154 .164 .200 .364
Count 2-0   13 4 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .538 .846
Count 2-1   20 8 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .550 .950
Count 2-2   58 14 1 0 0 4 3 0 20 1 0 2 .241 .262 .259 .521
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 4 2 0 0 4 4 8 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 .750 1.500
Full Count   32 5 3 0 0 0 6 12 11 0 0 1 .156 .400 .250 .650
Behind in Count   143 30 9 0 2 19 14 0 41 3 3 3 .210 .221 .315 .536
Ahead in Count   80 33 4 0 3 18 15 17 0 0 1 1 .412 .520 .575 1.095
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   114 31 11 0 2 12 10 8 23 0 1 2 .272 .331 .421 .752
Batting 7th   126 37 7 0 2 13 13 9 24 2 6 5 .294 .359 .397 .756
Batting 8th   101 26 6 0 2 14 14 6 15 1 3 4 .257 .321 .376 .698
Batting 9th   67 22 4 0 1 9 12 4 8 1 3 2 .328 .378 .433 .811
Low Leverage   193 55 19 0 3 10 22 8 39 1 1 5 .285 .329 .430 .759
Medium Leverage   152 44 7 0 2 19 18 16 20 0 8 5 .289 .376 .375 .751
High Leverage   84 24 2 0 2 23 11 5 13 3 4 3 .286 .337 .381 .718
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 28 132 429 123 28 0 7 52 51 29 13 4 72 1 1 .287 .347 .401 .748 101 103 2.0
Total MLB 260 894 247 57 1 22 107 98 51 16 7 143 1 1 .276 .324 .416 .740 94 94 2.4
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 124 123 958 89 9 1052 5 .995 1098.1 8.58 -2.5 .888 11 162 45 27.8
2026 Houston - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 .000
TOTAL C 249 247 1880 172 13 2060 8 .996 2195.2 8.41 -7.2 .841 23 319 83 26.0
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
2026 13 3
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