LF Edwin Espinal #20
Tohoku Rakuten (Ni-Gun) Golden Eagles (RAKU) NGN
Age: 24 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/26/2026
BNN Index | NGN | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
LF EDWIN ESPINAL #20 - AGE: 24 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
112 403 113 28 5 30 114 107 93 .280 .431 .598 27 4.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 9 6 9 9
Gap 16 11 17 16
Power 12 8 13 12
Eye 12 9 14 12
Avoid K's 8 6 8 9
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 12
Errors: - 6 12
Arm: 1 8 11
Turn DP: - 2 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 14
1st Base: - Center Field: 6
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 18
Stealing Ability: 13
Baserunning Inst.: 7
Sacrifice Bunt: 6
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/2026 NIPP Loss, 1-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/30/2026 NIPP Win, 5-3 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/28/2026 LION Loss, 1-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
09/27/2026 LION Win, 12-3 4 2 4 7 2 0 0 0
09/26/2026 LION Loss, 5-10 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 0
09/24/2026 @ MAR Loss, 5-6 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 2
09/23/2026 @ MAR Loss, 3-5 2 1 1 2 1 3 0 0
09/22/2026 @ MAR Loss, 3-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/2026 @ SWA Win, 4-3 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/20/2026 @ SWA Win, 12-9 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0
PERSONALITY
Espinal is not loyal to the team.
High: Greed
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Adaptability
Birthday:05/27/2002
Born in:Phoenix, AZ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$150,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:None, 3 Days
Service This Yr:3 Days
40-Man Service:None, 13 Days
Pro Service:2 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2023, 21st Pick in Round 9
NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 2 9 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 .222 .222 .556 .778 .335 .333 132
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0.0 1.1 4.29 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   9 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .556 .778
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   9 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .556 .778
Spring Training   15 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 6 0 0 0 .067 .176 .067 .243
Career   9 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .556 .778
Home   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Road   5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Turf   9 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .556 .778
Day   5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Night   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
As Starter   9 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .556 .778
Close/Late   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Inning 1-3   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 4-6   3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Inning 7-9   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
1 Outs   2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
2 Outs   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Scoring Position   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Empty   7 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000
Runner on 1st   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 1-2   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Behind in Count   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Ahead in Count   4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Batting Leadoff   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 4th   5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Low Leverage   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Medium Leverage   7 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000
High Leverage   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
NIPPON BASEBALL NI-GUN LEAGUE 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 112 403 113 28 5 30 114 99 107 93 .280 .431 .598 1.029 .426 .318 142
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 112 520 4 6 0 5 0 6 241 63 27 10 73.0 114.7 9.96 4.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   116 28 7 0 4 23 17 17 33 2 0 1 .241 .338 .405 .743
Versus Right   287 85 21 5 26 91 82 90 60 4 0 3 .296 .464 .676 1.139
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   6 3 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 .500 .625 1.000 1.625
April   55 17 4 0 4 21 10 18 20 1 0 0 .309 .473 .600 1.073
May   81 20 7 3 3 20 14 18 16 1 0 1 .247 .386 .519 .905
June   31 9 5 0 2 10 9 8 9 1 0 1 .290 .439 .645 1.084
July   60 18 3 0 4 11 19 15 10 1 0 1 .300 .442 .550 .992
August   92 21 3 1 7 24 20 22 20 1 0 1 .228 .379 .511 .890
September   75 25 6 1 9 26 25 23 15 1 0 0 .333 .485 .800 1.285
October   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Last Year   346 91 31 7 18 56 68 58 92 4 2 3 .263 .370 .549 .919
Career   749 204 59 12 48 170 167 165 185 10 2 7 .272 .404 .575 .979
Home   205 61 17 3 14 54 50 49 44 4 0 2 .298 .431 .615 1.045
Road   198 52 11 2 16 60 49 58 49 2 0 2 .263 .431 .581 1.012
Grass   344 98 22 4 25 95 85 95 78 6 0 3 .285 .438 .590 1.028
Turf   59 15 6 1 5 19 14 12 15 0 0 1 .254 .389 .644 1.033
Day   371 101 27 4 25 98 92 100 85 6 0 4 .272 .426 .569 .995
Night   32 12 1 1 5 16 7 7 8 0 0 0 .375 .487 .938 1.425
As Starter   403 113 28 5 30 114 99 107 93 6 0 4 .280 .431 .598 1.029
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
2026 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - NPB 24 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 47 46 -0.1
2026 Tohoku Rakuten - NPB 24 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000 176 201 0.1
2026 Total - NPB 24 2 9 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .222 .222 .556 .778 119 132 -0.0
Total NPB 2 9 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .222 .222 .556 .778 119 132 -0.0
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
2023 Total - 21 50 220 58 11 6 11 41 57 28 1 1 31 35 11 .264 .348 .518 .866 100 100 1.1
2025 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA 23 96 346 91 31 7 18 56 68 58 3 4 92 23 7 .263 .370 .549 .919 131 127 1.5
2026 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA 24 48 164 45 14 3 8 49 30 42 2 3 44 10 3 .274 .422 .543 .964 128 128 1.2
2026 Tohoku Rakuten (Ni-Gun) - AA 24 64 239 68 14 2 22 65 69 65 2 3 49 17 7 .285 .437 .636 1.073 150 150 2.7
2026 Total - AA 24 112 403 113 28 5 30 114 99 107 4 6 93 27 10 .280 .431 .598 1.029 141 141 3.9
Total NGN 208 749 204 59 12 48 170 167 165 7 10 185 50 17 .272 .404 .575 .979 137 135
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2025 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) - AA CF 93 93 269 11 3 282 2 .993 806.0 3.13 -11.5 .934
2026 Tohoku Rakuten (Ni-Gun) - AA LF 64 64 153 6 1 160 1 .994 566.1 2.53 +1.3 1.016
2026 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA LF 48 48 100 6 1 107 1 .991 415.0 2.30 +1.3 1.023
2026 Tohoku Rakuten - INT LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.2 1.69 +0.1 .978
2026 Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) - AA CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.012
2026 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham - INT CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.7 .497
TOTAL LF 113 113 255 12 2 269 2 .993 992.0 2.42 +2.6 1.018
TOTAL CF 96 94 271 11 3 284 2 .993 818.0 3.10 -12.2 .932
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/2023 Drafted in the 2023 first-year player draft (Round 9, Pick 21, 273rd overall pick) by the Arizona Diamondbacks, out of college (Alabama).
07/24/2023 Released by the Arizona organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (9); Power: 4 (11); Eye: 7 (11).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 8 (11); Eye: 8 (11).
03/14/2025 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fukuoka SoftBank (Ni-Gun) Hawks organization.
03/21/2025 Named the #85 prospect in the NPB
04/01/2025 Injured (Hand soreness), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
05/10/2025 Injured (Tired arm), day-to-day for one week.
06/08/2025 Injured (Elbow strain), out for 5-6 weeks.
06/24/2025 Named the #95 prospect in the NPB
08/05/2025 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 3 days.
09/06/2025 Injured (Quadriceps soreness), day-to-day for 5 days.
09/08/2025 Wins the NGN WL Player of the Week Award.
10/13/2025 Wins the 2025 NGN WL Platinum Stick Award at CF.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 11 (11).
03/20/2026 Named the #82 prospect in the NPB
03/27/2026 Was claimed off waivers by Hokkaido Nippon-Ham while with Fukuoka SoftBank.
03/29/2026 Injured (Latissimus dorsi (back) strain), out for 6 days.
04/15/2026 Injured (Oblique strain), out for 5 days.
06/20/2026 Was claimed off waivers by Tohoku Rakuten while with Hokkaido Nippon-Ham.
06/23/2026 Named the #79 prospect in the NPB
08/26/2026 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-6 against the Tokyo Yakult (Ni-Gun) Swallows, with 4 RBI and 2 runs scored.
09/13/2026 Injured (Hamstring cramp), day-to-day for 5 days.
09/14/2026 Wins the NGN EL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/2026 Wins the NGN EL Batter of the Month Award.
10/16/2026 Named the #55 prospect in the NPB
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