Jalal Leach

Jalal Leach
Jalal Leach
	Outfielder
	Born: March 14, 1969 (age 55); San Francisco, California
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
	September 5, 2001, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
	October 6, 2001, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
Games played	8
At bats	10
Hits	1
Teams
	San Francisco Giants (2001);

Jalal Donnell Leach (born March 14, 1969), is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball in 2001. He was primarily used as a pinch hitter by the Giants. He threw and batted left-handed, stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg) during his professional career, which lasted for 15 seasons (1990–2004).

Career

Born in San Francisco, Leach attended San Marin High School in Novato, California. He enrolled at Pepperdine University and played college baseball for the Pepperdine Waves.^[1] In 1989, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star.^[2]^[3]

The New York Yankees selected Leach in the seventh round of the 1990 Major League Baseball Draft.^[4] Leach played for six big-league organizations during his career in organized baseball.^{[citation needed]} Before the 1998 season, the San Francisco Giants acquired Leach and Scott Smith from the Seattle Mariners for David McCarty.^[5]

In 12 plate appearances during his September 2001 trial with the Giants, he collected two bases on balls and one hit, a single off Octavio Dotel of the Houston Astros on September 19.^[6]

After his playing career, Leach became a scout, working for the Yankees.^[7] He returned to the Giants in that role for the 2016 season.

References

^ Shepard, Eric (June 7, 1990). "Two Pepperdine Players Selected in Baseball Draft : Pro baseball: Montreal picks shortstop Martin and the New York Yankees select right fielder Leach". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ 1989 Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game Program. Cape Cod Baseball League. 1989. p. 1.
^ "The Nine: Nine Questions with former Grizzlies' star Jalal Leach". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
^ "M'S Deal For Mccarty | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com.
^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Houston Astros 10, San Francisco Giants 3". www.retrosheet.org. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
^ "Derek Jeter and Jalal Leach: An unlikely baseball friendship". The Mercury News. June 12, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League)

[1] Shepard, Eric (June 7, 1990). "Two Pepperdine Players Selected in Baseball Draft : Pro baseball: Montreal picks shortstop Martin and the New York Yankees select right fielder Leach". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

[2] "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[3] 1989 Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game Program. Cape Cod Baseball League. 1989. p. 1.

[4] "The Nine: Nine Questions with former Grizzlies' star Jalal Leach". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

[5] "M'S Deal For Mccarty | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com.

[6] "Retrosheet Boxscore: Houston Astros 10, San Francisco Giants 3". www.retrosheet.org. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

[7] "Derek Jeter and Jalal Leach: An unlikely baseball friendship". The Mercury News. June 12, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

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