Jorge de León (baseball)

Jorge De Leon
Houston Astros – No. 64
Pitcher
Born: August 15, 1987 (1987-08-15) (age 24) Azua, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right	Throws: Right

Jorge Luis De Leon (born August 15, 1987 in Azua, Dominican Republic) is a minor league baseball relief pitcher currently on the Houston Astros inactive roster.

Signed by Julio Linares and Sergio Beltre, De Leon began his professional career as a shortstop in 2006, playing for the DSL Astros, hitting .230 in 56 games. Again with the DSL Astros in 2007, De Leon hit .190 in 52 games. He moved stateside in 2008, playing for the Greenville Astros and hitting .235 in 32 games. In 2009, he played for the Tri-City ValleyCats and the Lexington Legends, hitting a combined .206 in 66 games. He converted to pitching for the 2010 season, making 23 appearances for the ValleyCats and going 2-1 with a 0.64 ERA.^[1]

References

^ BR Minors

Houston Astros current roster

Active roster	1 Jordan Schafer \| 8 J. B. Shuck \| 11 Jason Bourgeois \| 14 J. D. Martinez \| 15 Jason Castro \| 16 Matt Downs \| 19 Brian Bogusevic \| 20 Bud Norris \| 23 Chris Johnson \| 27 José Altuve \| 29 Brett Wallace \| 30 J. A. Happ \| 36 Ángel Sánchez \| 37 Brandon Lyon \| 38 Jimmy Paredes \| 39 Brett Myers \| 41 Jordan Lyles \| 43 Fernando Rodriguez \| 45 Carlos Lee \| 51 Wandy Rodríguez \| 52 Sergio Escalona \| 53 Wesley Wright \| 54 Mark Melancon \| 55 Humberto Quintero \| 56 Henry Villar \| 58 Fernando Abad \| 59 Wilton López \| 62 Aneury Rodríguez \| 64 Lucas Harrell \| 65 Henry Sosa \| 66 Enerio del Rosario \| 67 David Carpenter \| 68 Juan Abreu \| -- Brian Bixler \| -- Paul Clemens \| -- Jorge de León \| -- Arcenio León \| -- Rhiner Cruz \| -- Craig Tatum

Coaching Staff	Manager 2 Brad Mills \| Bench Coach 13 Al Pedrique \| 1st Base Coach 10 Bobby Meacham \| 3rd Base Coach 35 Dave Clark \| Hitting Coach 31 Mike Barnett \| Pitching Coach 26 Doug Brocail \| Bullpen Coach Vacant

Persondata
Name	De Leon, Jorge
Alternative names
Short description	Baseball player
Date of birth	August 15, 1987
Place of birth	Azua, Dominican Republic
Date of death
Place of death