Leslie Anderson
For the New Zealand cricketer, see Leslie Anderson (cricketer).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Anderson and the second or maternal family name is Stephes.
| Leslie Anderson | |||
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 Anderson with the Durham Bulls | |||
| Yomiuri Giants – No. 42 | |||
| First baseman / Outfielder | |||
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Born: March 30, 1982 Guantánamo, Cuba | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| March 28, 2014, for the Yomiuri Giants | |||
| NPB statistics (through 2015) | |||
| Batting average | .286 | ||
| Home runs | 22 | ||
| Runs batted in | 81 | ||
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| Men’s baseball | ||
Representing  Cuba
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Leslie Anderson Stephes (born March 30, 1982 in Guantánamo) is a first baseman/outfielder with the Yomiuri Giants organization in Nippon Professional Baseball.
Career
Anderson previously played for the Cuban national baseball team and Camagüey of the Cuban National Series.[1] He was part of Cuba's roster at the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classics.
Anderson, who is primarily a center fielder, hit .363 during the 2005-06 season.[2] Anderson defected from Cuba and signed a four-year contract worth $1.7 million with the Tampa Bay Rays prior to the 2010 season.[3][4] Released by the Rays after the 2013 season, Anderson signed with the Yomiuri Giants.[5] He finished the 2014 NPB season with a batting average of .319, along with 15 home runs and 50 RBIs.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "Leslie Anderson Stephes" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2006-10-10.
- ↑ "Regular season batting statistics" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2006-10-10.
- ↑ Romano, John (April 26, 2010). "Cuban defector finds lifeline in Rays". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- ↑ Chastain, Bill (March 11, 2010). "Rays reach deal with Cuban Anderson". MLB.com. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- ↑ Fernández, Daniel A. (December 18, 2013). "Cuban Leslie Anderson signs with the Yomiuri Giants". On Cuba. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- ↑ Graczyk, Wayne (October 18, 2014). "Cuban players experienced mixed success this season". Japan Times. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Cuban Baseball Career statistics
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