Brian Esposito

Brian James Esposito (born February 24, 1979 in Staten Island, New York) is an American professional baseball catcher. In 2014, he served as the last manager in the franchise history of the Jamestown Jammers. He is currently the manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates' Single-A affiliate, the West Virginia Power.^[1]

He was recalled from the Memphis Redbirds on May 30, 2007, when the St. Louis Cardinals' starting catcher, Yadier Molina was placed on the disabled list with a fractured wrist. Esposito made his major league debut June 2 against the Houston Astros as a late-inning defensive replacement for Gary Bennett. He did not have a plate appearance. He returned to Memphis on June 5 after the Cardinals acquired veteran catcher Kelly Stinnett from the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 2008, he played for the Double-A Tulsa Drillers in the Colorado Rockies organization and became a free agent at the end of the season.

Esposito signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros on January 14, 2009, and was invited to spring training.

Esposito would join the Houston Astros roster in 2010 when they expanded their roster in September. He would get two plate appearances on September 18, 2010 against the Cincinnati Reds when he was a late inning replacement for Jason Castro. He was also called up June 24, 2011, but sent back down June 29 without an appearance. On October 10, he elected free agency.

On December 23, 2011, Esposito signed a minor league deal with the Cincinnati Reds with an invitation to spring training.

On May 20, 2012 he was signed to a minor league deal by the Chicago Cubs and sent down to their AAA affiliate, the Iowa Cubs.^[2]

In March 2013, Esposito signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as a player-coach.^[3]

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• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)