SANTIAGO ESPINAL NEWS

Gets breather Wednesday Espinal isn't starting Wednesday against the Cardinals.

Impact Espinal has gone 4-for-13 with six runs, three RBI, two walks and two strikeouts over four games since the All-Star break, and he'll take a seat for the second time in the last three matchups. Cavan Biggio is taking over at the keystone and batting sixth.

JULY 27, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Santiago Espinal's RBI single | 07/26/2022 Santiago Espinal lines an RBI single to center field in the bottom of the 7th inning to give the Blue Jays a 10-3 lead

JULY 27, 2022 • MLB.COM

Resting Sunday Espinal is not in the starting lineup Sunday versus the Red Sox.

Impact Espinal will get a breather Sunday after he went 3-for-10 with three RBI and five runs scored in the first two contests of the series. Cavan Biggio will start at second base and bat sixth in the series finale.

JULY 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Blue Jays ride Manoah's arm more than their bats, beat Bosox

All-Star Alek Manoah pitched six sharp innings as the Toronto Blue Jays relied more on his arm than their bats to keep up their season-long dominance of the Red Sox, beating Boston...

JULY 24, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Santiago Espinal's RBI single | 07/23/2022 Santiago Espinal serves an RBI single to right-center, and Matt Chapman scores from first to tie the game at 1 for the Blue Jays

JULY 23, 2022 • MLB.COM

Crosses home four times Espinal went 2-for-6 with a walk, four runs and an RBI in Friday's 28-5 win over the Red Sox.

Impact Fresh off making his first appearance in the Midsummer Classic on Tuesday, Espinal demonstrated why he was named an All-Star in the first place with a big performance in the Blue Jays' first game of the second half. His four runs tied Teoscar Hernandez and Danny Jansen for the team lead on a night the Blue Jays scored 25 times in the first five innings alone.

JULY 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Santiago Espinal's RBI single | 07/22/2022 Santiago Espinal slaps an RBI single to right field, scoring Teoscar Hernández to increase the Blue Jays' lead to 6-0 in the 3rd inning

JULY 23, 2022 • MLB.COM

Santiago Espinal's barehanded stop | 07/22/2022 Santiago Espinal charges in at second to make a nice barehanded stop and flips to first to get Jarren Duran in the bottom of the 1st inning

JULY 23, 2022 • MLB.COM

Guerrero Jr. on Santiago Espinal | 07/18/2022 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. discusses Santiago Espinal making the All-Star team, the Blue Jays' success this season and more

JULY 19, 2022 • MLB.COM

MLB All-Star Game 2022: Julio Rodríguez, Ian Happ lead list of 34 first-timers

Jordan Shusterman tracks the journeys of 34 first-time All-Stars, from phenom Julio Rodríguez to anonymous reliever Joe Mantiply.

JULY 19, 2022

LONGLEY: Remember the trade which brought Espinal to Blue Jays? The Boston Red Sox felt Santiago Espinal, then in class-A, was expendable, and traded him to the Toronto Blue Jays.

JULY 19, 2022 • TORONTOSUN.COM

Santiago Espinal scores on error | 07/17/2022 Alejandro Kirk hits a grounder that gets by Bobby Witt Jr. and Santiago Espinal scores to put the Blue Jays on the board

JULY 17, 2022 • MLB.COM

Trout joins Harper on All-Star sidelines, 6 players added

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout will miss the All-Star Game because of back spasms, joining Bryce Harper on the sidelines and depriving the showcase of two of baseball’s b...

JULY 17, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Santiago Espinal's sliding stop | 07/16/2022 Santiago Espinal makes a smooth sliding stop at second base and throws to first to get Nicky Lopez in the top of the 3rd

JULY 17, 2022 • MLB.COM

Hernández has winning hit, Jays rally in 10th to beat Royals

Teoscar Hernández singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5

JULY 16, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Altuve, Arenado, Chisholm, Rodón won't play in All-Star Game

Houston second baseman Jose Altuve, San Francisco Giants pitcher Carlos Rodón, St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado and Miami Marlins second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr won...

JULY 16, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Out of lineup Espinal will sit Friday against the Royals.

Impact Espinal hits the bench after starting 10 straight games, a stretch in which he posted a .605 OPS. Cavan Biggio will get the start at second base.

JULY 15, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Hernández homers twice, Jays win first game under Schneider

Teoscar Hernández hit a pair of two-run home runs, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also connected and the Toronto Blue Jays won their first game after firing manager Charlie Montoyo, beating...

JULY 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Posts fifth steal Espinal went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a walk in Friday's 5-2 extra-innings loss to the Mariners.

Impact Espinal walked and stole second in the eighth inning, but he was left on base. The infielder has enjoyed a productive start to July, going 9-for-30 (.300) with two steals in eight games. He's up to five steals in seven attempts this year while maintaining a .274/.327/.405 slash line with six home runs, 37 RBI and 31 runs scored through 84 contests.

JULY 9, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Eugenio Suárez homers in 11th as Mariners top Blue Jays 5-2

Eugenio Suárez hit a three-run homer off Sergio Romo in the 11th inning, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 for their season-best sixth straight victory

JULY 9, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Moore homers off Gurriel's glove, Mariners beat Toronto 8-3

Dylan Moore homered — with an assist from left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. — and Marco Gonzalez gave up two earned runs and pitched into the seventh inning, leading the Seattle Mar...

JULY 8, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Takes seat Sunday Espinal is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.

Impact Cavan Biggio will be filling in at the keystone in place of Espinal, who appears to be getting a routine maintenance day in the series finale. Espinal went 3-for-11 with two doubles, a walk and two runs in the first three games of the series.

JULY 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Launches sixth homer Espinal went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's win over the Rays.

Impact The infielder capped the scoring on the night with a two-run blast off Ryan Yarbrough in the seventh inning, his sixth long ball of the year. Espinal snapped a 21-game homer drought with the performance, but he's been picking up the pace at the plate with four two-hit efforts in the last five games, boosting his slash line back up to .271/.323/.405.

JULY 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Hernández and Espinal HR, Kikuchi fans 8, Jays beat Rays 4-1

Teoscar Hernández and Santiago Espinal each hit two-run home runs, Yusei Kikuchi struck out a season-high eight over six innings to snap a seven-start winless streak and the Toront...

JULY 1, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Santiago Espinal's two-run homer | 06/30/2022 Santiago Espinal slugs a two-run homer to left field, scoring Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to extend the Blue Jays' lead to 4-1 in the 7th inning

JULY 1, 2022 • MLB.COM