Sandy León
| Sandy León | |||
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León with the Boston Red Sox in 2015 | |||
| Boston Red Sox | |||
| Catcher | |||
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Born: March 13, 1989 Maracaibo, Venezuela | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 14, 2012, for the Washington Nationals | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2015 season) | |||
| Batting average | .187 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 8 | ||
| Teams | |||
Sandy David León (born March 13, 1989) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher in the Boston Red Sox organization. He previously played for the Washington Nationals.
Professional career
Washington Nationals
León signed with the Washington Nationals on January 17, 2007,[1] and made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Nationals later that year. He spent two years in the Gulf Coast League before splitting the 2009 season between the Vermont Lake Monsters of the New York–Penn League and the South Atlantic League's Hagerstown Suns. León returned to the Suns for the 2010 season and was promoted to the Potomac Nationals in 2011. He spent time with the Auburn Doubledays, Harrisburg Senators, and Syracuse Chiefs in 2012 before his first major league callup.
León was called up to the majors for the first time on May 13, 2012.[2] He made his Major League debut on May 14, 2012. In the fourth inning of his debut, León seriously sprained his right ankle, after a collision with Padres' third baseman Chase Headley at home plate.[3]
Boston Red Sox
León was traded to the Boston Red Sox for cash considerations on March 30, 2015.[4] He was designated for assignment on July 21, 2015. On July 30, 2015 he was sent down to the Pawtucket Red Sox. He was re-added to the roster on September 1.
References
- ↑ "Nationals sign four prospects". MLB.com. January 17, 2007. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
- ↑ Comack, Amanda (13 May 2012). "Nationals to call-up catcher Sandy Leon in light of Wilson Ramos injury". Washington Times. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ↑ Comack, Amanda (14 May 2012). "Nationals catcher Sandy Leon suffers high ankle sprain in collision, Maldonado expected to be recalled". Washington Times. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ↑ Browne, Ian (March 30, 2015). "Red Sox act quickly, acquire catcher Leon from Nationals". MLB.com. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Sandy Leon on Twitter