Nate Esposito
Nathan Patrick Esposito
Born: June 25, 1993
Granite Bay, CA US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 2B, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180
Draft: Round 46 (2011 June Amateur Draft, Oakland Athletics)
Draft: Round 33 (2015 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Royals)
School: Granite Bay (CA) HS
Concordia (MN)
Career: 2015-2021
Nate Esposito compiled a career batting average of .221 with 4 home runs and 58 RBI in his 226-game career with the Royals, Burlington Royals, Wilmington Blue Rocks, Omaha Storm Chasers and Northwest Arkansas Naturals. He began playing during the 2015 season and last took the field during the 2021 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Omaha Storm Chasers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | R | ARIZ | Royals | 27 | 77 | 64 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 17 | .250 | .377 | .312 | .689 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | R | APPY | Burlington Royals | 29 | 112 | 101 | 11 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | .317 | .369 | .475 | .845 | 48 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 68 | 243 | 227 | 14 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 38 | .225 | .270 | .264 | .534 | 60 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | 4 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 18 | 48 | 45 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .156 | .208 | .200 | .408 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 21 | 71 | 57 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | .175 | .304 | .175 | .480 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | 16 | 49 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .114 | .170 | .182 | .352 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 28 | 92 | 81 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 22 | .210 | .275 | .272 | .546 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Omaha Storm Chasers | 15 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | .200 | .310 | .360 | .670 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 226 | 734 | 656 | 58 | 145 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 58 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 146 | .221 | .290 | .287 | .576 | 188 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | R | ARIZ | Royals | C | 27 | 153 | 27 | 1 | 1 | .994 | 6.667 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 47.7 |
| 2016 | R | APPY | Burlington Royals | C | 29 | 247 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.552 | 4 | 31 | 12 | 27.9 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | C | 67 | 527 | 65 | 3 | 3 | .995 | 8.836 | 4 | 62 | 28 | 31.1 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | C | 4 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .969 | 7.750 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16.7 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | CARL | Wilmington Blue Rocks | C | 21 | 110 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 35.3 |
| 2018 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | C | 17 | 100 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.588 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 22.7 |
| 2019 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | C | 27 | 198 | 25 | 1 | 2 | .996 | 8.259 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 40.9 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | C | 15 | 108 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.933 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 35.7 |
| 2019 | AA | TL | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Omaha Storm Chasers | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Omaha Storm Chasers | C | 10 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.400 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 222 | 1521 | 194 | 6 | 11 | .997 | 7.725 | 18 | 176 | 87 | 33.1 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | R | Arizona League | Royals | KCA | June 22, 2015 | August 27, 2015 |
| 2016 | R | Appalachian League | Burlington Royals | KCA | June 23, 2016 | August 31, 2016 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Wilmington Blue Rocks | KCA | April 9, 2017 | September 4, 2017 |
| 2017 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Omaha Storm Chasers | KCA | July 27, 2017 | July 31, 2017 |
| 2018 | AA | Texas League | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | KCA | April 5, 2018 | June 21, 2018 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Wilmington Blue Rocks | KCA | July 1, 2018 | September 2, 2018 |
| 2019 | AA | Texas League | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | KCA | May 5, 2019 | September 1, 2019 |
| 2019 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Omaha Storm Chasers | KCA | June 28, 2019 | July 28, 2019 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAA East | Omaha Storm Chasers | KCA | May 14, 2021 | October 3, 2021 |
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