Justin Leone

Infobox MLB player


width = 150
name = Justin Leone
team = San Francisco Giants
number = 21
position = Third baseman
birthdate = birth date and age|1977|3|9
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = July 2
debutyear = 2004
debutteam = Seattle Mariners
statyear = 2007
stat1label = Batting average
stat1value = .214
stat2label = Home runs
stat2value = 6
stat3label = Runs batted in
stat3value = 13
teams =
*Seattle Mariners (by|2004)
*San Diego Padres (by|2006)

Justin Paul Leone (born March 9, 1977, in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a Major League Baseball third baseman in the San Francisco Giants organization. He is an alumnus of St. Martin's University.

Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 13th round of the 1999 MLB amateur draft, Leone made his Major League Baseball debut with the Seattle Mariners on July 2, by|2004. Spent the 2006 season in the San Diego Padres Organization, making the Triple A All-Star team that year, in which he also participated in the home run derby. Was a part of the 2003 USA Olympic Qualifying Team.

In 2003, Leone was named Texas League Player of the Year by Baseball America, Mariners Minor League Player of the Year by the Seattle organization and Texas League Player of the Year by Topps while playing for Double A San Antonio. He started the season off the bench, but was picked to replace infielder Greg Dobbs after Dobbs went down with a season ending injury.

Leone was the first Mariner to hit the "Hit it Here" sign in left field during a game to earn a fan $1,000. He accomplished this two nights in a row.

External links

* [http://www.minorleaguesplits.com/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?pl=430658 Justin Leone Minor League Splits and Situational Stats]