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Former Dirtbag Espinosa Gets The Major League Call by Ryan ZumMallen | Sports Book | 09.02.10 |
+ You can add another baseball jersey to your closet, as former Long Beach State Dirtbag Danny Espinosa has been called up to the major leagues by the Washington Nationals. He is the fifteenth former Dirtbag to play in the majors this season. A shortstop who excels in the field, Espinosa played for Long Beach State from 2006 to 2008 and was named All-Big West every year. He was drafted in June 2008 and developed well in the minors, starting this season with Double AA Harrisburg before being sent to the Triple AAA Syracuse Chiefs. There, he caught the eye of the Nationals by batting .295 with four homers and 15 RBI in 24 games, though he has almost been known best for his stellar defense. Espinosa is the 37th Dirtbag to reach the majors, and the most recent in a long line of infielders that have achieved monumental success. Fellow shortstops Bobby Crosby and Troy Tulowitzki are household names while third baseman Evan Longoria has developed into a bona fide power-hitting superstar.
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Angel That's great news! These quality individual Dirtbags continue to achieve success at the major league level which is quite an accomplishment for our 49ers. Hopefully, the new year will bring a large number of fresh recruits to helps us to challenge for the conference title and NCAA play-off where we belong! THE MAN WITH SALTY NUTS IT IS ALWAYS GREAT TO HERE THAT A DIRTBAG HAS MADE IT TO THE SHOW. WHEN EVER A DIRTBAG MAKES IT TO ANGELS STADIUM, THERE ARE ALWAYS MEMBERS OF THE NATION OF DIRT IN THE STANDS TO CHEER THEM ON.. "WHO NEED A BIG BAG OF SALTY NUTS?"
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Ryan ZumMallen served as the managing editor of the Long Beach Post from 2007-11. He graduated from CSULB with a degree in Print Journalism in 2008 and is a member of the 2009 class of Leadership Long Beach. Today, he is a freelance writer for SLAM Magazine and Road & Track, and is continuing work as a 2010 fellow at the USC Annenburg School of Journalism.
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