Jalal Leach
Pinch hitter/Outfielder
Born: (1969-03-14) March 14, 1969
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 played8
At bats10
Hits1
Teams

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

Career

Born in San Francisco, Leach attended Pepperdine University. In 1989, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star.[1][2]

Signed originally by the New York Yankees after being selected in the seventh round of the 1990 Major League Baseball Draft, Leach played for six big-league organizations during his career in organized baseball. 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.[3]

After his playing career, Leach became a scout, working for the Yankees until he returned to the Giants in that role for the 2016 season.

References

  1. "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. 1989 Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game Program. Cape Cod Baseball League. 1989. p. 1.
  3. Houston Astros 10, San Francisco Giants 3. Game Played on Wednesday, September 19, 2001 (N) at Pacific Bell Park. Retrosheet Box Score. Retrieved on February 11, 2017.
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