Jon Leicester
Jonathan David Leicester (born February 7, 1979) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He previously played for the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball.
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: February 7, 1979 Mariposa, California | |||
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| Professional debut | |||
| MLB: June 9, 2004, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| NPB: May 30, 2009, for the Orix Buffaloes | |||
| CPBL: March 17, 2012, for the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–Loss | 7–6 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.88 | ||
| Strikeouts | 58 | ||
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Career
Originally drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft, Leicester made his major league debut for the Cubs in 2004.
Prior to the 2006 season, Leicester was traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for left-handed minor league pitcher Clint Brannon. Leicester never appeared in a game for the Rangers in the majors, and after the 2006 season, became a free agent.
In 2007, he began playing for the Baltimore Orioles organization. He spent most of the season with the Triple-A Norfolk Tides, but pitched his first major league complete game in a September callup. He began the 2008 season in Norfolk. After the 2008 season, he signed with the Orix Buffaloes in Japan and then went on to play for the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. In 2011, San Diego signed him and he spent the year at AAA Tucson starting 25 games. In 2014 and 2015 he has pitched in the Mexican Baseball League for Mexico City, Yucatán, and Puebla.
He signed with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball for the 2016 season.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota (VPBL)