Rolando Espinosa
Rolando Jesus (Ortiz) Espinosa
Born: January 5, 2001
Ciego de Avila, CU
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, CF, LF, OF, RF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 177
Career: 2019-2025
Rolando (Ortiz) Espinosa compiled a career batting average of .214 with 39 home runs and 175 RBI in his 373-game career with the Astros, Corpus Christi Hooks, Sugar Land Space Cowboys, Fayetteville Woodpeckers, Astros Orange, Asheville Tourists and Lincoln Saltdogs. He began playing during the 2019 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.
 Astros |
 Sugar Land Space Cowboys |
 Fayetteville Woodpeckers |
 Corpus Christi Hooks |
 Asheville Tourists |
 Lincoln Saltdogs |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | R | GULF | Astros | 42 | 151 | 129 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 43 | .202 | .311 | .318 | .629 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | R | FLCL | Astros Orange | 45 | 175 | 140 | 31 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 5 | 29 | 50 | .243 | .377 | .407 | .784 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | A | CARL | Fayetteville Woodpeckers | 8 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | .143 | .280 | .190 | .470 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | AAA | PCL | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | 5 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .056 | .150 | .056 | .206 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | 4 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | .125 | .462 | .125 | .587 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Advanced A | SALL3 | Asheville Tourists | 53 | 189 | 165 | 27 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 73 | .230 | .317 | .394 | .711 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | A | CARL | Fayetteville Woodpeckers | 33 | 123 | 98 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 41 | .194 | .350 | .255 | .605 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | 84 | 300 | 265 | 36 | 59 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 39 | 13 | 2 | 29 | 101 | .223 | .297 | .385 | .682 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | Ind | AA | Lincoln Saltdogs | 94 | 368 | 325 | 60 | 71 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 63 | 20 | 4 | 37 | 114 | .218 | .301 | .412 | .713 | 134 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 373 | 1373 | 1178 | 186 | 252 | 49 | 6 | 39 | 175 | 102 | 25 | 164 | 449 | .214 | .314 | .365 | .679 | 430 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | R | GULF | Astros | 3B | 27 | 16 | 36 | 8 | 2 | .867 | 1.926 |
| 2019 | R | GULF | Astros | SS | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 6.000 |
| 2019 | R | GULF | Astros | 2B | 13 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 16 | .967 | 4.538 |
| 2022 | R | FLCL | Astros Orange | CF | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .875 |
| 2022 | AAA | PCL | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | 2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 1.500 |
| 2022 | R | FLCL | Astros Orange | 3B | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2022 | R | FLCL | Astros Orange | 1B | 3 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .960 | 8.000 |
| 2022 | A | CARL | Fayetteville Woodpeckers | 2B | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2022 | A | CARL | Fayetteville Woodpeckers | RF | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2022 | R | FLCL | Astros Orange | SS | 28 | 22 | 50 | 3 | 6 | .960 | 2.571 |
| 2022 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2022 | A | CARL | Fayetteville Woodpeckers | LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2022 | R | FLCL | Astros Orange | 2B | 10 | 10 | 26 | 3 | 4 | .923 | 3.600 |
| 2022 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | 2B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2022 | AAA | PCL | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2022 | AAA | PCL | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2022 | R | FLCL | Astros Orange | LF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2022 | R | FLCL | Astros Orange | RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2023 | A | CARL | Fayetteville Woodpeckers | RF | 9 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .950 | 2.111 |
| 2023 | Advanced A | SALL3 | Asheville Tourists | SS | 9 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 6 | .909 | 4.444 |
| 2023 | A | CARL | Fayetteville Woodpeckers | CF | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.625 |
| 2023 | Advanced A | SALL3 | Asheville Tourists | RF | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.625 |
| 2023 | A | CARL | Fayetteville Woodpeckers | LF | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.429 |
| 2023 | A | CARL | Fayetteville Woodpeckers | 2B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 1.400 |
| 2023 | A | CARL | Fayetteville Woodpeckers | SS | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .909 | 3.333 |
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | 2B | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.500 |
| 2023 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | 3B | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| 2023 | Advanced A | SALL3 | Asheville Tourists | 3B | 13 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 0 | .926 | 1.923 |
| 2023 | Advanced A | SALL3 | Asheville Tourists | 2B | 10 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 2 | .893 | 2.500 |
| 2023 | Advanced A | SALL3 | Asheville Tourists | LF | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.400 |
| 2023 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | 2B | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| 2023 | A | CARL | Fayetteville Woodpeckers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 1.000 |
| 2023 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2024 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | 2B | 7 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | .958 | 3.286 |
| 2024 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | 1B | 6 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 6.833 |
| 2024 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | 3B | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 1.667 |
| 2024 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | RF | 30 | 49 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .944 | 1.700 |
| 2024 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | SS | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2024 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | CF | 14 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2024 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Hooks | LF | 14 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.357 |
| 2025 | Ind | AA | Lincoln Saltdogs | 2B | 5 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 5.200 |
| 2025 | Ind | AA | Lincoln Saltdogs | OF | 34 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.824 |
| 2025 | Ind | AA | Lincoln Saltdogs | LF | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 2025 | Ind | AA | Lincoln Saltdogs | 3B | 30 | 15 | 62 | 6 | 5 | .928 | 2.567 |
| 2025 | Ind | AA | Lincoln Saltdogs | SS | 26 | 24 | 56 | 4 | 10 | .952 | 3.077 |
| 2025 | Ind | AA | Lincoln Saltdogs | CF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 339 | 398 | 340 | 41 | 64 | .947 | 2.177 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | R | Gulf Coast League | Astros | HOU | June 24, 2019 | August 28, 2019 |
| 2022 | R | Florida Complex League | Astros Orange | HOU | June 6, 2022 | August 23, 2022 |
| 2022 | A | Carolina League | Fayetteville Woodpeckers | HOU | July 3, 2022 | August 31, 2022 |
| 2022 | AA | Texas League | Corpus Christi Hooks | HOU | September 7, 2022 | September 9, 2022 |
| 2022 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | HOU | September 16, 2022 | September 28, 2022 |
| 2023 | A | Carolina League | Fayetteville Woodpeckers | HOU | April 7, 2023 | June 2, 2023 |
| 2023 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | HOU | May 2, 2023 | June 3, 2023 |
| 2023 | AA | Texas League | Corpus Christi Hooks | HOU | May 3, 2023 | May 7, 2023 |
| 2023 | Advanced A | South Atlantic League | Asheville Tourists | HOU | June 7, 2023 | September 10, 2023 |
| 2024 | AA | Texas League | Corpus Christi Hooks | HOU | April 7, 2024 | September 15, 2024 |
| 2025 | Ind | American Association | Lincoln Saltdogs | May 9, 2025 | September 1, 2025 |
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