Eddys Leonard just turned 25 years old on Monday. Signed by the Dodgers as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic in July of 2017 for $200,000, he was selected to LA's 40-man roster in November of 2021. He was optioned in both 2022 and 2023, but never did make an MLB debut, as he was DFA'd in July 2023 and subsequently traded to the Tigers for cash.
Detroit kept Leonard on optional assignment for all of 2024, so he has burned through all three of his option years. DFA'd by Detroit in November 2024, he quickly re-signed a minor league deal with the Tigers. Detroit released Leonard at the tail end of spring training this past spring and he was scooped up by Atlanta three days later. Leonard saw plenty of action with AAA Gwinnett for the Braves in 2025, but was a minor league free agent as of a few days ago.
As Leonard's linked Baseball Reference page above will show, the versatile Dominican RH bat shows occasional pop throughout his career, and has posted a AAA line of .265/.348/.452 (.800 OPS), 38 HR's in 233 games at he minors' highest level. He's primarily a 2B/3B/LF in 2025, but with SS on his resume in prior seasons.
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