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My Take
Espino is the kind of player I find quietly admirable. Born in Panama City and reaching the majors only at thirty after years shuttling through the minors, he embodies persistence over flash. Bouncing between the Brewers, Rangers, Nationals and Blue Jays from 2017 to 2024, he was never a headline name, but that is precisely what draws me in. Panama has produced legends, yet for every Rivera there are grinders like Espino who keep throwing simply because they refuse to quit. I respect that resolve more than raw talent, and his long, unglamorous road feels genuinely worth honoring.
Overview
Paolo Alesandro Espino Alonso (born January 10, 1987) is a Panamanian former professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of six seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals, and Toronto Blue Jays from 2017 to 2024.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Paolo Espino
- Name (Japanese)
- パオロ・エスピーノ
- Reading
- ぱおろ・えすぴーの
- Born
- January 10, 1987 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rabbit
- Origin
- Panama City, Panamá Province, Panama
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.