Dominic Leone
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Leone with the Seattle Mariners in 2014
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| Toronto Blue Jays – No. 51 | |||
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Born: October 26, 1991 Norwich, Connecticut |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 6, 2014, for the Seattle Mariners | |||
| MLB statistics (through May 10, 2017) |
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| Win–loss record | 8–8 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.13 | ||
| Strikeouts | 120 | ||
| WHIP | 1.48 | ||
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Dominic Joseph Leone (born October 26, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut for the Seattle Mariners, and has also played for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Prior to playing professionally, Leone played college baseball for the Clemson Tigers.
Leone attended Norwich Free Academy in Norwich, Connecticut, where he played for the school's baseball team. Undrafted out of high school, he then enrolled at Clemson University, where he pitched for the Clemson Tigers baseball team.
As a true freshman, the Tigers turned to Leone in a game where they faced postseason elimination; Leone won the game, which sent the team to the 2010 College World Series. A strained shoulder in his sophomore year led him to develop his off-speed pitches. In his junior year, he had a 7–4 win–loss record and a 5.25 earned run average (ERA). While strugging in his junior year, Leone taught himself to throw a cutter by watching YouTube videos of Mariano Rivera.
Leone was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 16th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, and received a $100,000 signing bonus. The Mariners assigned him to the Short Season-A Everett AquaSox, where he made 19 appearances and posted a 3–0 record, 1.36 ERA, 39 strikeouts in 33 total innings. In 2013, Leone began the season with the Class-A Clinton LumberKings. After pitching 6 1⁄3 scoreless innings for Clinton, the Mariners promoted Leone to the Advanced-A High Desert Mavericks of the California League, and served as their closer. In July, Leone was promoted to the Double-A Jackson Generals, where he ended the 2013 season. In 48 combined appearances across three minor league levels, Leone posted a 1–3 record, 2.25 ERA, and 64 strikeouts in 64 innings. In the offseason, he made 11 relief appearances for the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League, and recorded a 3.00 ERA and 15 strikeouts.
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