Jose Espada#48

Norfolk Tides·BBRef

RSFree agentFLBBaltimore Orioles

Pos: Pitcher

B/T: R / R

Born: Feb 22, 1997 (29)

Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 185 lbs

Owned: 0.0%

From: Ponce, Puerto Rico

Drafted: 2015

Jose Espada

#48

Norfolk Tides BBRef

RSFree agentFLBBaltimore Orioles

Position: Pitcher

Bats/Throws: R / R

Born: Feb 22, 1997 (29)

Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 185 lbs

Owned: 0.00%

From: Ponce, Puerto Rico

G	GS	IP	W-L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB	SV	K/9	K/BB	FIP
1	0	1.0	0-0	0.00	2.00	0	0	0	0.0	∞	3.10

The Orioles outrighted Espada to Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.

May 21Rotowire

He's been scrubbed from the 40-man roster, but Espada will stick around in the organization after clearing waivers. Espada tossed a scoreless frame in his lone big-league outing this season.

The Orioles designated Espada for assignment Monday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

May 18Rotowire

The righty reliever will give up his spot on Baltimore's 40-man roster to outfielder Michael Siani, whom the Orioles claimed off waivers from the Dodgers. Espada has made just one appearance at the big-league level in 2026 and struggled over 15.1 innings between Triple-A Norfolk and Double-A Chesapeake, pitching to a 5.87 ERA, 1.76 WHIP and 10:13 K:BB.

The Orioles optioned Espada to Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday.

May 12Rotowire

The right-hander was called up by Baltimore on Sunday and will return to Norfolk without appearing in a big-league game. Espada fired a scoreless frame in his lone MLB appearance this year and has struggled to a 5.68 ERA across 10 relief outings at Triple-A.

The Orioles recalled Espada from Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday.

May 10Rotowire

The 28-year-old fired a scoreless inning while briefly up with the Orioles in April and will now take the roster spot of Lou Trivino, who was designated for assignment Sunday. Espada has struggled at Norfolk early this year with a 5.68 ERA and 9:12 K:BB over 12.2 innings, so he's likely to be limited to low-leverage work for Baltimore.

Espada was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk after Thursday's doubleheader against the Astros.

May 1Rotowire

Espada was added to the major-league roster ahead of the doubleheader, and he pitched a scoreless inning, allowing two hits in the team's 10-3 win over Houston in the matinee. The right-hander will now return to Norfolk, where he has a 5.40 ERA and 7:9 K:BB across 10 innings this year.

2026

Poor

Below Avg

Average

Above Avg

Elite

xERA

4.96

xBA

.364

Fastball Velo

92.9 mph

Avg Exit Velo

95.4 mph

Chase %

40.0%

Whiff %

14.3%

K %

0.0%

BB %

0.0%

Barrel %

0.0%

Hard-Hit %

50.0%

Year by Year

Year	G	IP	H	BB	K	WHIP
2023SD	1	1.0	0	2	2	2.00
2025BAL	1	3.0	1	0	4	0.33
2026BAL	1	1.0	2	0	0	2.00
Career	3	5.0	3	2	6	1.00

Batting Splits

Splits

Season:

vs Batters: Left-Handed

LHP

0.2

OPS

.000

WHIP

0.00

AVG

.000

vs Batters: Right-Handed

RHP

0.1

OPS

1.334

WHIP

6.00

AVG

.667

Jose Espada#48

Jose Espada

2026 Season

Player News

The Orioles outrighted Espada to Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.

The Orioles designated Espada for assignment Monday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.

The Orioles optioned Espada to Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday.

The Orioles recalled Espada from Triple-A Norfolk on Sunday.

Espada was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk after Thursday's doubleheader against the Astros.

Percentile Rankings

Year by Year

Batting Splits

Splits

vs Batters: Left-Handed

vs Batters: Right-Handed