José León

José Geraldo León Vega (born December 8, 1976 in Cayey, Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball third baseman who played for the Baltimore Orioles from 2002-2004). Since then, he has played in the Mexican League for the Campeche Pirates (2006-2007), Puebla Parrots (2007), Oaxaca Warriors (2008), and Quintana Roo Tigers (2008).

José León
Third baseman / First baseman
Born: (1976-12-08) December 8, 1976
Cayey, Puerto Rico
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 16, 2002, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
September 26, 2004, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
Batting average.225
Home runs5
Runs batted in18
Teams

León was once a highly regarded power-hitting prospect, but he never lived up to his early potential. He was selected for the World team in the 2000 All-Star Futures Game. León made the Mexican League All-Star team in 2006 batting .348 with 17 home runs and 49 RBI. He made the All-Star team again in 2007 batting .300 with 14 home runs and 46 RBI. In 2008, he played in only 28 games batting .279. In December 2008, León was indicted (and banned for life from the Chinese Professional Baseball League) along with eight others for throwing games while playing for the dMedia T-Rex.

In 2018, León returned to the Cardinals organization as the hitting coach for the Dominican Summer League Cardinals, a rookie league affiliate based in the Dominican Republic.[1] León was the 2019 manager of the State College Spikes, the Class A Short Season affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals in the New York–Penn League.[2] He was to return to that position for the 2020 season.[3]

References
  1. Walton, Brian (January 4, 2018). "Cardinals Announce Minor League Field Staffs for 2018". The Cardinal Nation. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  2. "Jose Leon to lead 2019 Spikes coaching staff". MiLB.com (Press release). State College Spikes. January 18, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  3. "Jose Leon to return as Spikes manager in 2020". MiLB.com (Press release). State College Spikes. January 7, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
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