Matt Esparza

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: August 22, 1994 in Folsom, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 14th round of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Irvine (Irvine, CA).

Schools: Cypress College (Cypress, CA), University of California, Irvine (Irvine, CA), University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN)

Full Name: Matthew Reed Esparza

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2013	18	-2.5	Tennessee	SEC	NCAA		1	1	.500	8.56	8.56	8	3			0	0	13.2	24	13	13	4	11	0	3	0	0	2	73	2.561	15.8	2.6	7.2	2.0	0.27
2013	18	-2.2	Green Bay	NWDS	Summ		2	3	.400	4.33	5.57	12	12	0	1	0	0	72.2	62	45	35	8	17	0	60	4	0	7	305	1.087	7.7	1.0	2.1	7.4	3.53

2015	20	-0.7	UC Irvine	BigW	NCAA		8	2	.800	3.56	4.20	16	16			0	0	98.2	92	46	39	8	35	0	81	4	0	12	420	1.287	8.4	0.7	3.2	7.4	2.31

2015	20	-1.3	Mahoning Valley	NYPL	A-	CLE	4	1	.800	2.30	2.72	16	3	2	0	0	0	43.0	40	13	11	1	13	0	54	4	0	3	186	1.233	8.4	0.2	2.7	11.3	4.15
2016	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-A+	CLE	10	10	.500	3.36	3.88	27	26	1	0	0	0	139.1	120	60	52	9	36	0	141	6	0	13	571	1.120	7.8	0.6	2.3	9.1	3.92
2016	21	-1.9	Lynchburg	CARL	A+	CLE	2	4	.333	3.92	4.38	7	7	0	0	0	0	39.0	39	19	17	3	14	0	32	0	0	4	170	1.359	9.0	0.7	3.2	7.4	2.29
2016	21	-0.7	Lake County	MIDW	A	CLE	8	6	.571	3.14	3.68	20	19	1	0	0	0	100.1	81	41	35	6	22	0	109	6	0	9	401	1.027	7.3	0.5	2.0	9.8	4.95
2017	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A+	CLE	8	8	.500	4.38	4.83	26	26	0	0	0	0	141.2	136	76	69	22	47	0	112	6	1	9	601	1.292	8.6	1.4	3.0	7.1	2.38
2017	22	-2.3	Akron	EL	AA	CLE	5	5	.500	4.94	5.23	17	17	0	0	0	0	94.2	90	55	52	16	36	0	72	3	0	3	404	1.331	8.6	1.5	3.4	6.8	2.00
2017	22	-0.8	Lynchburg	CARL	A+	CLE	3	3	.500	3.26	4.02	9	9	0	0	0	0	47.0	46	21	17	6	11	0	40	3	1	6	197	1.213	8.8	1.1	2.1	7.7	3.64
2018	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A+	CLE	0	1	.000	6.23	6.23	4	3	0	0	0	0	8.2	10	6	6	0	6	0	9	0	0	2	37	1.846	10.4	0.0	6.2	9.3	1.50
2018	23	-0.1	Lynchburg	CARL	A+	CLE	0	0		4.50	4.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	10	3.000	9.0	0.0	18.0	0.0	0.00
2018	23	2.5	Indians 1	ARIZ	Rk	CLE	0	1	.000	6.75	6.75	3	3	0	0	0	0	6.2	8	5	5	0	2	0	9	0	0	1	27	1.500	10.8	0.0	2.7	12.2	4.50
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
(1 season)							2	3	.400	4.33	5.57	12	12	0	1	0	0	72.2	62	45	35	8	17	0	60	4	0	7	305	1.087	7.7	1.0	2.1	7.4	3.53
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		22	20	.524	3.73	4.19	73	58	3	0	0	0	332.2	306	155	138	32	102	0	316	16	1	27	1395	1.226	8.3	0.9	2.8	8.5	3.10
College (2 seasons)					College		9	3	.750	4.17	4.73	24	19			0	0	112.1	116	59	52	12	46	0	84	4	0	14	493	1.442	9.3	1.0	3.7	6.7	1.83
All Levels (5 Seasons)							33	26	.559	3.91	4.50	109	89	3	1	0	0	517.2	484	259	225	52	165	0	460	24	1	48	2193	1.254	8.4	0.9	2.9	8.0	2.79

AA (1 season)					Minors		5	5	.500	4.94	5.23	17	17	0	0	0	0	94.2	90	55	52	16	36	0	72	3	0	3	404	1.331	8.6	1.5	3.4	6.8	2.00
A+ (3 seasons)					Minors		5	7	.417	3.58	4.19	17	16	0	0	0	0	88.0	87	41	35	9	29	0	72	3	1	11	377	1.318	8.9	0.9	3.0	7.4	2.48
A (1 season)					Minors		8	6	.571	3.14	3.68	20	19	1	0	0	0	100.1	81	41	35	6	22	0	109	6	0	9	401	1.027	7.3	0.5	2.0	9.8	4.95
A- (1 season)					Minors		4	1	.800	2.30	2.72	16	3	2	0	0	0	43.0	40	13	11	1	13	0	54	4	0	3	186	1.233	8.4	0.2	2.7	11.3	4.15
Rk (1 season)					Minors		0	1	.000	6.75	6.75	3	3	0	0	0	0	6.2	8	5	5	0	2	0	9	0	0	1	27	1.500	10.8	0.0	2.7	12.2	4.50