ALBERT AT A GLANCE: Catcher with some pop in his bat.
JUNIOR (2024): Batted .219 in 13 games with five starts, with all five coming at catcher ... Hit one homer and drove in seven ... Drew five walks for a .324 oon-base percentage ... Slugged .313 ... Had a six game hitting streak from Mar. 8 to Apr. 19 ... Made the Athletic Director's List in the fall.
SOPHOMORE (2023 - Bethune-Cookman): Saw limited action with the Wildcats.
FRESHMAN (2022 - Palm Beach State): Helped lead the Panthers to a 30-16 mark ... Batted .328 with three homers and 35 RBI in 38 games ... Walked 19 times against 15 strikeouts for a .445 on-base percentage ... Added seven doubles and two triples to slug .496 ... Came up a triple short of the cycle against Scoutz Academy on Feb. 4 with a single, double, homer four runs scored and four RBI ... 13 multi-hit games ... 10 multi-RBI games.
CoVID2 (2021 - Palm Beach State): Played in 27 games for the Panthers at Palm Beach State under coach Kyle Forbes ... Batted .261 with three homers and 21 RBI ... Drew nine walks for a .386 on-base percentage ... Added five doubles and a triple to slug .493 ... Hit his first career homer against Seminole State on Jan. 23 ... Had a grand slam against Field of Dream Academy on Feb. 13.
CoVID (2020 - Alabama-Birmingham): Did not participate during the pandemic season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Christopher Columbus High in Miami For coach Joe Weber ... Split time at catcher and first base ... Team finished 28-3 his junior season, and reached the state title game, and 24-3 his senior year ... Ranked the No. 10 catcher in the state of Florida by MaxPreps and No. 33 by Perfect Game ... Batted .307 over his final two seasons ... Finished with a .996 fielding percentage through his last two years with just one error on 280 chances.
PERSONAL: Son of Luis and Sofia Espinosa ... Has two older brothers, Luis Willy and the late Davis, along with one sister, Sofia Ollavaria Buzzi ... Related to Willy, who formerly played for multiple organizations in the minors, and David both played baseball for Northwood University (now Keiser) ... Business major.
