Justin Paul Leone (born March 9, 1977) is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He is an alumnus of St. Martin's University.

Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 13th round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft, Leone made his Major League Baseball debut with the Seattle Mariners on July 2, . He spent the 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. He was a part of the 2003 USA Olympic Qualifying Team.

Justin Leone

In , 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.

Justin Leone

Leone was the first Mariner to hit the KOMO Glove sign in left field during a game against the Cleveland Indians to earn a fan $1,000, it was also his first major league home run. He accomplished this two nights in a row.

Justin Leone

From -, Leone played in the San Francisco Giants organization and became a free agent at the end of the 2008 season. In December 2008, he signed a minor league deal with the New York Yankees and was assigned to Triple-A Scranton. On July 31, 2009 Leone was released by the Yankees. On September 1, Leone signed a Minor League contract with the Texas Rangers and was granted free agency on November 9, 2009.

External links

Justin Leone Minor League Stats and Splits

1977 births

Living people

Arizona League Giants players

Barstow Vikings baseball players

Cardenales de Lara players

American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela

Everett AquaSox players

Fresno Grizzlies players

Major League Baseball third basemen

Oklahoma City RedHawks players

Baseball players from Las Vegas

Portland Beavers players

Saint Martin's Saints baseball players

San Antonio Missions players

San Bernardino Stampede players

San Diego Padres players

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees players

Seattle Mariners players

Tacoma Rainiers players

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers players