Damaso Espino
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Dámaso Matias Espino (born May 8, 1983 in Los Santos, Panama), is a Panamanian professional baseball catcher who is currently a free agent. He was selected for the Panamanian National Baseball Team for the World Baseball Classic in 2006, 2009, and 2013.
Espino was originally signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an undrafted free agent infielder in 1999. He played for the Gulf Coast Reds from 2000–2002, earning Gulf Coast League All-Star honors in 2002 as a third baseman when he hit .332 in 58 games.
He was traded by the Reds on March 6, 2003 to the Kansas City Royals. The Royals assigned hin to the Class-A Burlington Bees for 2003 and promoted him to the Wilmington Blue Rocks in 2004. In 2005, he returned to Burlington and made the transition to playing catcher. He spent 2006-2007 in AA with the Wichita Wranglers and made it to AAA in 2008 with the Omaha Royals.
Espino was traded by the Royals to the Cleveland Indians on June 12, 2008 for cash. He remained with the Indians through 2010, playing for the AA Akron Aeros and AAA Columbus Clippers.
Espino played in the World Baseball Classic for Panama in both 2006 and 2009, with a total of three at-bats in the two series.
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