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Charles Leblanc
Miami Marlins – No. 83
Infielder
Born: (1996-06-03) June 3, 1996 (age 28)
Laval, Quebec, Canada
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 30, 2022, for the Miami Marlins
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Batting average.263
Home runs4
Runs batted in11
Teams

Charles Leblanc (born June 3, 1996) is a Canadian professional baseball Infielder for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Amateur career

Leblanc attended Georges Vanier Secondary School in Laval, Québec.[1] He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 33rd round of the 2013 MLB draft, but did not sign and instead attended the University of Pittsburgh to play college baseball for the Panthers.[2] He hit .292 with 3 home runs and 30 RBI as a freshman in 2015. In 2016 he hit .405/.494/.513/1.006 with 2 home runs and 46 RBI, and was named First Team All-ACC .[3] Leblanc was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 4th round of the 2016 MLB draft and signed with them.[4]

Professional career

Texas Rangers

He spent his professional debut season of 2016 with the Spokane Indians of the Class A Short Season Northwest League, hitting .285/.380/.386/.766 with 1 home run and 15 RBI.[5] He split the 2017 season between Spokane and the Hickory Crawdads of the Class A South Atlantic League, hitting a combined .244/.314/.333/.647 with 4 home runs and 21 RBI. Leblanc spent the 2018 season with the Down East Wood Ducks of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, hitting .274/.349/.412/.761 with 10 home runs and 72 RBI.[6] After the 2018 season, he played for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League, hitting .292/.382/.354/.735 with 6 RBI.[7] He spent the 2019 season with the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League, hitting .265/.329/.355/.684 with 7 home runs and 54 RBI. He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He spent the 2021 season with the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A West, hitting .229/.313/.455/.768 with 17 home runs and 54 RBI.[8]

Miami Marlins

Leblanc was selected by the Miami Marlins in the minor league phase of the 2021 Rule 5 draft.[9] He opened the 2022 season with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.[10] On July 29, 2022, Miami selected Leblanc's contract and called him up to the major leagues for the first time.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Elliot, Bob (January 18, 2016). "INF Charles Leblanc". Canadian Baseball Network. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  2. ^ Growlers, Kalamazoo (April 1, 2015). "Panther LeBlanc, Cougar Stading Trading in for Growler Claws". Mlive. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  3. ^ Rotstein, Steve (May 23, 2016). "LeBlanc, Zeuch, Yarnall and Chentouf earn All-ACC honors". The Pitt News. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  4. ^ Rotstein, Steve (June 10, 2016). "Texas Rangers draft Pitt shortstop Charles LeBlanc in 4th round". The Pitt News. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "Charles Leblanc Amateur, College, Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  6. ^ Cotroneo, Dominic (May 9, 2018). "Leblanc Walks Off, Woodies Claim the Series". MiLB.com. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  7. ^ Grant, Evan (August 30, 2018). "Power relievers head Rangers delegation to Arizona Fall League". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  8. ^ Smith, Zach (June 26, 2021). "Charles Leblanc putting pieces together with Round Rock Express". Hill Country News. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  9. ^ Mayo, Jonathan (December 8, 2021). "Rule 5 Draft results, pick by pick". MLB.com. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  10. ^ "Leblanc, Fortes lead Jumbo Shrimp to 7-4 victory". MiLB.com. April 29, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  11. ^ "Panther Alum LeBlanc Called Up to MLB by Miami Marlins". Pittsburgh Panthers Baseball. Retrieved July 30, 2022.

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