Justin Leone
| Justin Leone | |
|---|---|
| Third baseman | |
| Born: March 9, 1977 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 2, 2004, for the Seattle Mariners | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 21, 2006, for the San Diego Padres | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .214 |
| Home runs | 6 |
| Runs batted in | 13 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Justin Paul Leone (born March 9, 1977) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He is an alumnus of St. Martin's University.
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 13th round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft, Leone made his Major League Baseball debut with the Seattle Mariners on July 2, 2004. He spent the 2006 season in the San Diego Padres organization, making the Triple-A All-Star team that year, in which he also participated in the home run derby. He was a part of the 2003 USA Olympic Qualifying Team.
In 2003, Leone was named Texas League Player of the Year by Baseball America, Mariners Minor League Player of the Year by the Seattle organization and Texas League Player of the Year by Topps while playing for Double-A San Antonio. He started the season off the bench, but was picked to replace infielder Greg Dobbs after Dobbs went down with a season-ending injury.
Leone was the first Mariner to hit the KOMO Glove sign in left field during a game against the Cleveland Indians to earn a fan $1,000, it was also his first major league home run. He accomplished this two nights in a row.
From 2007-2008, Leone played in the San Francisco Giants organization and became a free agent at the end of the 2008 season. In December 2008, he signed a minor league deal with the New York Yankees and was assigned to Triple-A Scranton. On July 31, 2009 Leone was released by the Yankees. On September 1, 2009 Leone signed a Minor League contract with the Texas Rangers and was granted free agency on November 9, 2009.
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- Justin Leone Minor League Stats and Splits
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Arizona League Giants players
- Barstow Vikings baseball players
- Cardenales de Lara players
- American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
- Everett AquaSox players
- Fresno Grizzlies players
- Major League Baseball third basemen
- Oklahoma City RedHawks players
- Baseball players from Las Vegas
- Portland Beavers players
- Saint Martin's Saints baseball players
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- San Bernardino Stampede players
- San Diego Padres players
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees players
- Seattle Mariners players
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