Leonys Martín Baseball player

Leonys Martín Tápanes (born March 6, 1988) is a Cuban baseball outfielder with the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Born in Cuba, he played locally for Villa Clara of the Cuban National Series, and for the Cuban national baseball team in international competitions, including the 2009 World Baseball Classic.While in Taiwan for the 2010 World University Baseball Championship, Martín defected from Cuba in order to become a Major League Baseball free agent. He signed with the Rangers in 2011, and made his MLB debut later that season.

Personal facts

Leonys Martín
Birth dateMarch 06, 1988
Birth place
Villa Clara Province , Cuba , Corralillo

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Baseball player

Career startSeptember 02, 2011
batting sideLeft
former teams
Texas Rangers (baseball)
position
Center fielder
teams
Texas Rangers (baseball)
throwing sideRight

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