- Geno Espineli
Infobox MLB player
name = Geno Espineli
width = 150
caption =
team = San Francisco Giants
number = 43
position = Relief pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1982|9|8
birthplace = city-state|Houston|Texas
bats = Left
throws = Left
debutdate = July 20
debutyear = 2008
debutteam = San Francisco Giants
statyear = September 5, 2008
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 1-0
stat2label =Earned run average
stat2value = 5.40
stat3label =Strikeout s
stat3value = 5
teams =
*San Francisco Giants (by|2008)Eugene Macalalag "Geno" Espineli (born
September 8 ,1982 inHouston, Texas ) is aMajor League Baseball relief pitcher for theSan Francisco Giants . Espineli is of Filipino ancestry and playedbaseball in college for theUniversity of Texas andTexas Christian University . He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 14th round of the2004 Major League Baseball Draft .A full-time reliever in his first two professional seasons, Espineli started some games for Double-A Connecticut in by|2006 and became a full-time starter for Connecticut in by|2007. Espineli, a reliever again in by|2008, started the season with the Triple-A
Fresno Grizzlies . He was named a PCL All-star and also to the U.S. Olympic team before being called up to the majors onJuly 20 . He made his debut that same day, pitching one scoreless inning.When Espineli made his debut with San Francisco on
July 23 , mlby|2008, with 0.2 innings of perfect relief against the visitingWashington Nationals , many believe he became the first full-blooded Filipino to ever play in the Major Leagues. [ Hayes, A.J.(2008 -07-31 ). [http://www.asianweek.com/2008/07/31/giants-rookie-is-first-full-blooded-filipino-in-big-leagues/ "Giants Rookie is First Full-Blooded Filipino in Big Leagues"] .AsianWeek . Retrieved on2008 -08-01 .]References
External links
*baseballstats |mlb=457910 |espn=29194 |br=e/espinge01 |fangraphs=7405 |cube=E/Geno-Espineli
* [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/20/SPTS11S924.DTL San Francisco Chronicle article]Persondata
NAME= Espineli, Geno
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Espineli, Eugene Macalalag
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Filipino-American baseball pitcher
DATE OF BIRTH= 1982-9-8
PLACE OF BIRTH= city-state|Houston|Texas,United States
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=
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