- Jon Leicester
Infobox MLB player
width = 150px
name = Jon Leicester
team = Baltimore Orioles
number = 52
position = Pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1979|2|7
birthplace = city-state|Mariposa|California
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = June 9
debutyear = 2004
debutteam = Chicago Cubs
statyear = 2007
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 7-6
stat2label =Earned run average
stat2value = 5.88
stat3label =Strikeout s
stat3value = 58
teams =
*Chicago Cubs (by|2004-by|2005)
*Baltimore Orioles (by|2007)Jonathan David Leicester (born
February 7 ,1979 inMariposa, California ) is aMajor League baseball pitcher in theBaltimore Orioles organization. He went to college at theUniversity of Memphis .Originally drafted by the
Chicago Cubs in the by|2000 baseball draft, Leicester made his major league debut for the Cubs in by|2004.Prior to the by|2006 season, Leicester was traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for
left-handed minor league pitcherClint Brannon . Leicester never appeared in a game for the Rangers in the majors, and after the 2006 season, became afree agent .In by|2007, he began playing for the Baltimore Orioles organization. He spent most of the season with the AAA
Norfolk Tides , but pitched his first major league complete game in a September callup. He began the by|2008 season in Norfolk.External links
*baseball-reference|id=l/leicejo01
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