José De León

Not to be confused with the 1980s MLB pitcher José DeLeón.
José De León

De León with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2016
Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 87
Pitcher
Born: (1992-08-07) August 7, 1992
Isabela, Puerto Rico
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 4, 2016, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Win–loss record 2–0
Earned run average 6.35
Strikeouts 15
Teams

José Eugenio De León (born August 7, 1992) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

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] In 2016 he spent the season in AAA with the Oklahoma City Dodgers, where he was 7–1 with a 2.61 ERA in 16 starts. He also struck out 111 batters against only 20 walks.[12]

De León had his contract purchased by the Dodgers and was called up to the majors on September 3, 2016, making his debut as the starting pitcher for the Dodgers against the San Diego Padres on September 4.[14] He allowed four runs in six innings in his debut to pick up the win. His nine strikeouts (with no walks) was the second most by an Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher in his debut, trailing only Pedro Astacio and Kazuhisa Ishii.[15] In four starts for the Dodgers he was 2–0 with a 6.35 ERA.[16]

References

  1. ↑ Former Southern pitcher De Leon signs, sent to rookie league
  2. ↑ "Raptors ace right-hander promoted to Low-A Great Lakes". Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ "De Leon Promoted to Low-A Great Lakes - Ogden Raptors News". Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Jose De Leon breaks Clayton Kershaw's Great Lakes Loons strikeout record". Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Jose De Leon continues Great Lakes Loons strikeout binge". Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Jose De Leon named Pioneer League Pitcher of the Year". Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ "De Leon Named Pitcher of the Year - Ogden Raptors News". Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  8. ↑ Lindskog, Mike (April 7, 2015). "Quakes Announce Preliminary Roster". milb.com. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  9. ↑ Cervenka, Ron (May 18, 2015). "Jose De Leon promoted to Double-A Tulsa". thinkbluela.com. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  10. ↑ Dykstra, Sam (June 11, 2015). "Phillips, Reed headline Cal League All-Stars". milb.com. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  11. ↑ Eddy, Matt (September 9, 2015). "Minor League All-Star Team 2015". Baseball America. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  12. 1 2 "Jose DeLeon Minor League statistics & history". Baseball Reference.
  13. ↑ Simon, Andrew (January 25, 2016). "Top pitching prospects invited to Dodgers camp". mlb.com. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  14. ↑ Osborne, Cary (September 3, 2016). "The loud knocking of Jose De León gets answered". dodgers.com. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  15. ↑ Minami, Craig (September 4, 2016). "Jose De Leon strikes out 9, Puig and Grandal homer in win". SB Nation. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  16. ↑ "2016 Los Angeles Dodgers Batting, Pitching & Fielding Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
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