José De León
| José De León | |||
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| Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 87 | |||
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Born: August 7, 1992 Isabela, Puerto Rico | |||
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José De León (born August 7, 1992) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, currently assigned to the Double-A Tulsa Drillers.
De León played college baseball at Southern University from 2011 to 2013. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 24th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft. He signed with the Dodgers and made his professional debut with the Arizona League Dodgers.[1] He was later promoted to the Ogden Raptors. De León returned to Ogden to start the 2014 season. After recording a 2.65 earned run average (ERA) and 77 strikeouts in 54 1⁄3 innings, he was promoted to the Great Lakes Loons.[2][3] In his second start with the Loons, De León had 14 strikeouts, breaking Clayton Kershaw's team record of 12 set in 2007.[4][5] In four starts with Great Lakes, he had a 1.19 ERA with 42 strikeouts in 22 2⁄3 innings. After the season he was named the Pioneer League Pitcher of the Year, for his performance that season with Ogden.[6][7]
De León was assigned to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the California League to start the 2015 season.[8] In seven starts for the Quakes he was 4–1 with a 1.67 ERA and he was promoted to the AA Tulsa Drillers of the Texas League on May 18.[9] He was selected to the California League mid-season all-star team but was unable to participate because of his promotion to AA.[10] He was selected as a second team Baseball America minor league all-star after the season.[11] He had a 2–6 record in AA with a 3.64 ERA and 105 strikeouts.[12] He was given a non-roster invitation to Dodgers spring training.[13]
References
- ↑ Former Southern pitcher De Leon signs, sent to rookie league
- ↑ Raptors ace right-hander promoted to Low-A Great Lakes
- ↑ De Leon Promoted to Low-A Great Lakes
- ↑ Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Jose De Leon breaks Clayton Kershaw's Great Lakes Loons strikeout record
- ↑ Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Jose De Leon continues Great Lakes Loons strikeout binge
- ↑ Jose De Leon named Pioneer League Pitcher of the Year
- ↑ De Leon Named Pitcher of the Year
- ↑ Lindskog, Mike (April 7, 2015). "Quakes Announce Preliminary Roster". milb.com. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ↑ Cervenka, Ron (May 18, 2015). "Jose De Leon promoted to Double-A Tulsa". thinkbluela.com. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ↑ Dykstra, Sam (June 11, 2015). "Phillips, Reed headline Cal League All-Stars". milb.com. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
- ↑ Eddy, Matt (September 9, 2015). "Minor League All-Star Team 2015". Baseball America. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Jose DeLeon Minor League statistics & history". Baseball Reference.
- ↑ Simon, Andrew (January 25, 2016). "Top pitching prospects invited to Dodgers camp". mlb.com. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)