Walner Gabriel Espinal is an 6′, 170 lb. second baseman from Santiago, Dominican Republic. Born on December 21st, 1999, he signed with the Miami Marlins during the 2016 international signing period.
The city of Santiago has produced 50 major league players as of the present day, including Jhonny Peralta and Carlos Gomez.
Players signed internationally generally begin their professional careers in the rookie-level Dominican Summer League. Strictly speaking, they are a little raw, to put it simply, and a random player’s chances of ascending all the way to the major leagues are slim.