Education
He played college ball at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was all Big West Conference in 2001. He also played for the Madison Mallards during the summer of 2001.
He played college ball at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was all Big West Conference in 2001. He also played for the Madison Mallards during the summer of 2001.
College Colorado Rockies Spilborghs was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 7th round of the 2002 MLB Draft. Between 2002 and 2005, he played for the Tri-City Dust Devils, Asheville Tourists, Visalia Oaks, and Tulsa Drillers. He made his Major League debut for the Rockies on July 16, 2005 against the Cincinnati Reds and recorded his first hit in that game, a single to right field off of Todd Coffey.
That was the only game he played in for the Rockies that year, spending the rest of the year in American Automobile Association with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, where he hit.338 in 68 games.
He rejoined the Rockies in 2006 and hit his first home run on May 29 off of Jim Brower of the San Diego Padres. He began the 2007 season at Triple-A with the Sky Sox, after being beaten out for a roster spot by veteran Steve Finley.
After Finley was released by the Rockies, Spilborghs returned to the team In 2008, he made the team from spring training, serving as the fourth outfielder.
On August 24, 2009, in the 14th inning against the San Francisco Giants with the Rockies down 4-2, Spilborghs homered off pitcher Merkin Valdéz for the first walk-off grand slam in Rockies history.
On December 12, 2011, Spilborghs was non-tendered by the Rockies and became a free agent. Cleveland Indians Spilborghs signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians on January 20, 2012. He also received an invitation to spring training.
He failed to make the team and was assigned to the American Automobile Association Columbus Clippers, where he hit.250 in 21 games.
Texas Rangers In 103 games with Round Rock, he hit.295. Saitama Seibu Lions On December 6, 2012 he agreed to a one-year contract with the Saitama Seibu Lions of the Japanese Pacific League.
On February 6, 2014, it was announced that Spilborghs had joined the Root Sports Rocky Mountain broadcasting team He is an analyst for Rockies pregame and postgame shows, as well as for other programs on the network.
Spilborghs is of mixed descent, as his father is Belgian, and his mother is Guatemalan.
Her middle name, Esperanza, was chosen after his mother, who died during spring training earlier in the year.