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FORT WAYNE, Ind. The highest-rated San Diego Padres prospect on the 2021 TinCaps roster threw in his first game in over 1,700 days, and didn t disappoint. Anderson Espinoza showcased his blistering fastball and plus command through two scoreless innings, but Fort Wayne fell to the West Michigan Whitecaps, 6-3.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. The highest-rated San Diego Padres prospect on the 2021 TinCaps roster threw in his first game in over 1,700 days, and didn t disappoint.
Anderson Espinoza showcased his blistering fastball and plus command through two scoreless innings, but Fort Wayne fell to the West Michigan Whitecaps, 6-3.
Across his two scheduled innings of work, Espinoza allowed just one hit and walked none while striking out three. The 23-year-old Venezuelan reached 97 miles-per-hour with his fastball in his first Minor League appearance since August 31, 2016 after multiple Tommy John surgeries.
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The TinCaps’ Kelvin Melean and Justin Lopez collide trying to catch the ball during the second inning against the West Michigan Whitecaps at Parkview Field in the season opener Tuesday.
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TinCaps Ethan Elliott pitches the ball during the second inning against the Whitecaps at Parkview Field on Tuesday.
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TinCaps Ethan Elliot pitches during the first inning against the Whitecaps at Parkview Field on Tuesday.
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ABOVE: Fans and players stand for the national anthem Tuesday night at Parkview Field before the start of the first TinCaps game of the season.
Sunday, May 02, 2021 1:38 pm
TinCaps release 2021 roster
With two days until Opening Day at Parkview Field, the TinCaps 2021 roster is set.
The team has been practicing at the downtown stadium since Friday, but this afternoon the Padres officially unveiled the list of players that will start the season at the club s newly-minted High-A affiliate in Fort Wayne.
The roster is filled with faces that will be familiar to fans in the Summit City, including a long list of players that were in Fort Wayne in 2019, when the team was still a Low-A affiliate. Those players have been promoted, but they ll return for another season with the TinCaps after the 2020 campaign was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.