René Espín
Full name: René Espín Delgado
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Born
- 1970-10-04 · Guanabacoa, La Habana
- Debut
- 1989
René Espín is a Cuban pitcher, born on 4 October 1970 in Guanabacoa, La Habana. His full name is recorded as René Espín Delgado. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 17 seasons in the Cuban Selective Series and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 1991 and 2005. Most of that was with Metropolitanos, 9 seasons of it, with the remainder for Habana and Industriales. His play before 1991 survives only as a single career aggregate, so the season-by-season table begins after it. He appears in 4 postseason campaigns.
He is credited with 48 wins against 62 losses, an earned run average of 4.60, and 474 strikeouts. His best recorded season earned run average was 2.61, in 1999-00 (117.1 IP). His most wins in a season was 10, in 1999-00.
Career summary
- Seasons 17 (1991–2005), plus aggregate totals through 1991
- Leagues Cuban Selective Series, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsHabana, Industriales, Metropolitanos
- ERA 4.57
· Innings 1002.1
Pitching
| Season | Team | League | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through 1991 (aggregate) | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.500 |
| 1991-92 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 1 | 3.65 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24.2 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 1.300 |
| 1992-93 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | 7.11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19.0 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1.890 |
| 1993-94 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 3 | 3.88 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62.2 | 61 | 29 | 27 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 1.230 |
| 1994 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 0 | 0 | 4.08 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.2 | 36 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1.670 |
| 1994-95 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 2 | 3.08 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 38.0 | 33 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 1.290 |
| 1995 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 1 | 0 | 11.05 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2.320 |
| 1995-96 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.000 |
| 1996-97 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | 81.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12.000 |
| 1996-97 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 4 | 3.28 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 49.1 | 46 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 33 | 1.240 |
| 1997-98 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 3 | 3.10 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 49.1 | 42 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 29 | 32 | 1.440 |
| 1998-99 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7 | 8 | 4.57 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 120.0 | 145 | 71 | 61 | 6 | 44 | 31 | 1.580 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 1 | 5.25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1999-00 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 10 | 4 | 2.61 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 117.1 | 114 | 39 | 34 | 2 | 34 | 35 | 1.260 |
| 2000-01 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6 | 8 | 5.32 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 116.2 | 143 | 75 | 69 | 17 | 39 | 58 | 1.560 |
| 2001-02 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 8 | 4.27 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 116.0 | 112 | 62 | 55 | 12 | 39 | 60 | 1.300 |
| 2002-03 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1.610 |
| 2002-03 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 4 | 5.17 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 62.2 | 71 | 42 | 36 | 4 | 20 | 35 | 1.450 |
| 2003-04 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2003-04 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 2 | 4.94 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27.1 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 1.320 |
| 2004-05 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 5 | 6.91 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 43.0 | 64 | 38 | 33 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 1.720 |
| 2005-06 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 7 | 5.83 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 46.1 | 64 | 43 | 30 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 1.900 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 47 | 62 | 4.57 | 338 | — | — | 41 | 1002.1 | 1107 | 586 | 509 | 83 | 350 | 458 | 1.450 |
| Career total | — | Cuban Selective Series | 1 | 0 | 5.50 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.0 | 46 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 1.806 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Through 1991 (aggregate) | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991-92 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 24.2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 19.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 62.2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 28.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994-95 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 38.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | Habana | Cuban Selective Series | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996-97 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996-97 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 49.1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 49.1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 120.0 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 0 | .889 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 · Postseason | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 12.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 117.1 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 116.2 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 116.0 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-03 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 9.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-03 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 62.2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .917 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003-04 | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 27.1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 43.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | Metropolitanos | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 46.1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1002.0 | 43 | 149 | 4 | 9 | .980 | 196 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Transactions
- 1993-94–1994-95 —
Metropolitanos →
Industriales - 1997-98–1998-99 —
Industriales →
Metropolitanos - 2001-02–2002-03 —
Metropolitanos →
Industriales - 2003-04–2004-05 —
Industriales →
Metropolitanos
Moves are inferred from a change of club between consecutive seasons in the same competition. No transfer date is recorded because none is published.
Frequently asked questions
When was René Espín born?
René Espín was born on 1970-10-04 in Guanabacoa, La Habana.
Which teams did René Espín play for?
René Espín appears for Habana, Industriales, Metropolitanos across 17 recorded seasons.
What position did René Espín play?
René Espín is recorded as Lanzador.
Sources and licences
- Season leaders computed from the season lines held in this database, using a qualification of 3.1 plate appearances or one inning per scheduled game. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical detail from EcuRed, the Cuban encyclopedia, used under its non-commercial licence. custom-noncommercial (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
