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Leo Posada

Leo Posada
Outfielder
Born: (1936-04-15) April 15, 1936 (age 81)
Havana, Cuba
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 21, 1960, for the Kansas City Athletics
Last MLB appearance
July 20, 1962, for the Kansas City Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average .256
Home runs 8
Runs batted in 58
On-base plus slugging .697
Hits 109
Teams

Leopoldo Jesús Posada Hernández (born April 15, 1936 in Havana, Cuba) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Kansas City Athletics from 1960 through 1962. After his retirement as a player, he served as a minor league manager.

Posada was signed as undrafted amateur free agent by the Milwaukee Braves in 1954. In 1956, he was selected by the Kansas City Athletics from the Braves in the minor league draft.

Posada played for the Athletics from 1960 to 1962. On August 3, 1962, he was traded by the Athletics with Dale Willis and Bill Kunkel to Braves for Orlando Peña. Posada continued to play in the minor leagues until 1969.

In 1975, Posada served as manager of the Class A Fort Lauderdale Yankees of the Florida State League.

Posada's brother, Jorge Posada, Sr., was a scout for the Colorado Rockies. His nephew, Jorge Posada, Jr., is a retired catcher who played with the New York Yankees for 17 years.


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