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10 HOURS AGO • Associated Press

Making first MLB start Saturday Espino will serve as the Guardians' opening pitcher for Saturday's game against the Twins in Minnesota, Paul Hoynes of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

Impact Gavin Williams had been lined up to start Saturday, but the Guardians will instead push their ace back a couple days in the schedule so that he can make his next start Monday in the series opener versus the division-leading White Sox. Espino will thus be called upon to make his first MLB start Saturday, though he's pitched almost exclusively in relief both for the big club and at Triple-A Columbus this season and will likely be limited to a 1-to-2-inning appearance. Once Espino exits the game, Joey Cantillo could be called upon to pitch in bulk relief.

18 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Daniel Espino will make first big-league start Saturday when he faces Twins Daniel Espino will make his first big-league start when the Guardians face the Twins on Saturday at Target Field.

19 HOURS AGO • CLEVELAND.COM

Promoted to Cleveland The Guardians recalled Espino from Triple-A Columbus on Friday.

Impact Espino will make his first stint with the big-league club since late July, when he appeared in just one game. With Columbus, the right-hander owns a 3-1 record, 3.68 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 49:22 K:BB over 36.2 innings this season. Cleveland optioned Logan Allen to Triple-A to clear a roster spot for Espino.

SEPTEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE

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SEPTEMBER 3 • AWAYBACKGONE.COM

Sent back to Triple-A The Guardians optioned Espino to Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday.

Impact As expected, Espino will head back to Triple-A after he was called up to serve as the Guardians' 27th man for Tuesday's doubleheader with the Reds. He appeared out of the bullpen in the Guardians' 2-0 loss in the second game of the twin bill, striking out three batters and issuing a walk over a scoreless inning.

JULY 29 • ROTOWIRE

Back with big club The Guardians recalled Espino from Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.

Impact Espino will serve as the 27th man on the roster for the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader in Cincinnati. The right-hander made five appearances out of the Cleveland bullpen earlier this season, allowing three runs with a 9:3 K:BB. Espino will likely be sent back down after the twin bill.

JULY 28 • ROTOWIRE

Guardians' latest roster move showcases team's fantastic bullpen depth On Friday, the Guardians swapped Daniel Espino out of their bullpen for Franco Aleman. They need to be in Cleveland's 'pen at the same time.

JULY 4 • AWAYBACKGONE.COM

Dispatched to Triple-A The Guardians optioned Espino to Triple-A Columbus on Friday.

Impact He'll swap places with Franco Aleman, who was summoned from Columbus in a corresponding move. The 25-year-old Espino made his major-league debut last month and allowed three runs on five hits and three walks with nine strikeouts across his first five big-league innings out of Cleveland's bullpen.

JULY 3 • ROTOWIRE

Daniel Espino's 1.2-Inning Outing Gives Guardians Major Relief Regarding His Health When the Cleveland Guardians called up former top pitching prospect Daniel Espino, one of the biggest questions was how long he would be abl...

JULY 3 • SI.COM

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JULY 3 • Associated Press

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JUNE 18 • SI.COM

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JUNE 18 • SI.COM

Scoreless inning in MLB debut Espino pitched one inning with no earned runs and two strike outs against the Brewers on Wednesday.

Impact Espino came in to relieve Gavin Williams in the sixth inning and struck out Garrett Mitchell and Cooper Pratt. The once heralded prospect had a 5.30 ERA and a 29:15 K:BB in 22 appearances and 18.2 innings.

JUNE 18 • ROTOWIRE

Espino on long-awaited promotion: 'I was crying a lot' CLEVELAND -- After Triple-A Columbus’ game against Omaha on Wednesday, Clippers manager Andy Tracy pulled Daniel Espino aside to deliver new...

JUNE 13 • MLB.COM

Inbox: If 1st-round Draft picks were tradable who could they fetch? I'm not sure which is greater, my College World Series fever or my Draft fever. And I couldn't be more excited about the Guardians promoting...

JUNE 12 • MLB.COM

Deadspin | Report: P Daniel Espino to make long-awaited arrival in Cleveland Deadspin | Report: P Daniel Espino to make long-awaited arrival in Cleveland

JUNE 12 • DEADSPIN.COM

Promotion made official The Guardians recalled Espino from Triple-A Columbus on Friday, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.

Impact Espino was one of the top pitching prospects in all of baseball a few years ago, but his career has been sidetracked by injuries, including a pair of shoulder surgeries. He's moved to the bullpen this season and finally earned a call-up after collecting a 5.30 ERA and 29:15 K:BB over 18.2 innings with Columbus.

JUNE 12 • ROTOWIRE

Injuries Couldn't Stop Daniel Espino; Now He Gets His Chance in Cleveland From 2022 through 2025, right-handed pitching prospect Daniel Espino made just five appearances. Despite a seemingly endless string of obsta...

JUNE 12 • SI.COM

Former Top-25 MLB Prospect Reaches Big Leagues After Years of Injury Setbacks After injuries and setbacks made it look like Daniel Espino would never make it to the big leagues, the 25-year-old has finally done it. Con...

JUNE 12 • SI.COM

Long-awaited big-league promotion The Guardians will recall Espino from Triple-A Columbus prior to Friday's game against the Tigers, Daniel Espino of The Athletic reports.

Impact Following two shoulder surgeries and multiple missed seasons due to injury, Espino is finally poised to make his major-league debut. The right-hander has been used out of the bullpen at Columbus, posting a 5.30 ERA and 29:15 K:BB over 18.2 innings of work. The timing of the call-up is interesting, given that Espino was scored upon in three of his last four outings with Columbus, but the Guardians feel he's ready for his big-league opportunity. Espino is likely to be used in low-leverage situations initially.

JUNE 12 • ROTOWIRE

Source: Guardians to call up former top prospect Espino CLEVELAND -- We’ve long anticipated and dreamed about Daniel Espino reaching the Major Leagues and impacting the Guardians’ pitching staff....

JUNE 12 • MLB.COM

Daniel Espino injury comeback could be best story of entire Cleveland Guardians season | Sporting News Espino is a bit of an inspiration for all the adversity he had to overcome on the way to MLB.

JUNE 12 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Daniel Espino Should Be in the Big Leagues Sooner Rather Than Later The clock continues to tick. And the Cleveland Guardians are still one of baseball's best teams. But through nearly 70 games of the 2026 MLB...

JUNE 8 • SI.COM

Daniel Espino is looking like another product of the Guardians' pitching factory Daniel Espino keeps getting closer to making his big league debut for the Guardians.

MAY 27 • AWAYBACKGONE.COM

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