2026 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Signed a one-year contract with the Orioles in March of 2026.
Unable to win bullpen job
The Orioles optioned Espada to minor-league camp Wednesday, Cordell Woodland of 105.7 The Fan Baltimore reports.
Analysis
Espada had spent the entire 2025 season in the minors before earning a call-up to Baltimore in September and making one relief appearance for the big club. The 29-year-old righty had been competing for a spot in the Orioles' Opening Day bullpen but wasn't able to secure a spot despite pitching well in the Grapefruit League (two unearned runs on one hit and one walk over four innings). He'll likely report to Triple-A Norfolk for the start of the 2026 season.
Espada had spent the entire 2025 season in the minors before earning a call-up to Baltimore in September and making one relief appearance for the big club. The 29-year-old righty had been competing for a spot in the Orioles' Opening Day bullpen but wasn't able to secure a spot despite pitching well in the Grapefruit League (two unearned runs on one hit and one walk over four innings). He'll likely report to Triple-A Norfolk for the start of the 2026 season.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-100%
BAA vs LHP
2026
No Stats
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Since 2024vs Right | .250 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025vs Left | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025vs Right | .250 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
No Stats
2026
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| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 0.00 | 0.33 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
| Since 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025Home | 0.00 | 0.33 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Left/Right Pitching Splits (AAA)
Since 2024
-42%
BAA vs RHP
2026
-75%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .264 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 3 |
| Since 2024vs Right | .152 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| 2026vs Left | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026vs Right | .250 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025vs Left | .250 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025vs Right | .145 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stat Review
How does Jose Espada compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
0.00K/9
12.0BB/9
0.0HR/9
0.0Fastball
94.2 mphERA
0.00WHIP
0.33BABIP
.183GB/FB
0.67Left On Base
100.0%Exit Velocity
88.3 mphBarrels/BBE
0.0%Spin Rate
2097 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
33.3%Swinging Strike
23.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Optioned to spring complex
The Orioles optioned Espada to their spring training complex Tuesday, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
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