Santiago Espinal #5

Santiago Roman Espinal...Attended Lyman High School in Longwood, FL...Went to Miami-Dade College in Miami, FL...Played one season for the junior college, batting .432 (70-for-162) over 43 games...Enjoys playing basketball in his spare time...Favourite player is Kyrie Irving

2019

Began the year with Double-A New Hampshire...Batted .278 with 27 extra-base hits in 94 games for the Fisher Cats...Was promoted to Triple-A Buffalo on Aug. 3...Slashed .317/.360/.433 over 28 contests for the Bisons to wrap up his 2019 campaign...Recorded a 10-game hitting streak from Aug. 9-19 (14-for-37) and ended his season on a nine-game hitting streak, from Aug. 25-Sept. 2 (15-for-34)...After the season, was added to Toronto's 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft.

2018

Was acquired by the Blue Jays from the Red Sox in exchange for OF Steve Pearce and cash considerations on June 28 and assigned to Advanced-A Dunedin... Started the year with Advanced-A Salem...Hit .313 with 15 doubles, three triples and seven home runs over 65 games for Salem... Was named a Mid-Season All-Star... Played 17 games for the D-Jays and slashed .262/.333/.431 with six extra-base hits... Wrapped up his season playing in 42 contests for Double-A New Hampshire...Hit .286 (42-for-147) for the Fisher Cats, including nine doubles, a pair of triples, a homer and 20 RBI...Recorded four singles, two runs and two walks over five postseason games for New Hampshire...Played in 15 games for the Surprise Saguaros in the Arizona Fall League, batting .250 (14-for-56) with three doubles, a triple and four RBI.