Former Dodgers infielder Santiago Espinal signs with NL West rival

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• The Los Angeles Dodgers boast a number of veterans on the roster, but Santiago Espinal became an unexpected addition after cracking the Opening Day roster.
• The infielder played a key depth role for the Dodgers early in the 2026 season with a number of position players sidelined.
• On Thursday, the 31-year-old signed a minor league accord with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
• Espinal elected free agency and created a brief stint with the Texas Rangers' minor league affiliate before the organization issued him at the end of July.

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers boast a number of veterans on the roster, but Santiago Espinal became an unexpected addition after cracking the Opening Day roster.

Meanwhile, the infielder played a key depth role for the Dodgers early in the 2026 season with a number of position players sidelined. Espinal was designated for assignment (for the second time) in June so as to create space for Tommy Edman. This person missed the first 2.5 months of the season as he recovered from offseason ankle surgery.

On Thursday, the 31-year-old signed a minor league accord with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was assigned to Triple-A Reno.

Since Espinal's tenure with the Dodgers concluded earlier this summer, the infielder hasn't produced a major league appearance. He played in 36 games for LA, hitting.268 with one home run, seven RBIs and a OPS of.651 throughout 60 plate appearances for the Dodgers.

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Espinal created an impressive run this spring, giving the Dodgers no choice but include him on the Opening Day roster.

"(He has fit in) seamlessly, " manager Dave Roberts remarked at camp. "It'd be hard to imagine him not being on the team." Sign up for the California Morning Report newsletter.

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Espinal's versatility played well with the Dodgers, especially with utility man Kiké Hernandez sidelined to start the season. The veteran is additionally proven talent as he was an All-Star with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2022.

Now, Espinal will look to obtain back to full form with the Diamondbacks. This person could still call the infielder up in late season move.

For now, former Dodgers infielder Santiago Espinal signs with NL West rival remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.