POSITION PLAYER PROFILES
2011 NEW JERSEY JACKALS MEDIA GUIDE
MYRON LESLIE
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Height: 6’3” Weight: 220 Opening Day Age: 29 Bats: Switch Throws: Right Status: Veteran Born: 5/2/1982 in Panama City, Fla. Resides: Riverview, Fla. College: University of South Florida Drafted: 2004, eighth round (Oakland A’s) Experience: eighth season (first with Jackals) Notes: Returns to the Jackals, where he was a Can-Am League All-Star in 2009, after spending the entire 2010 season and the beginning of the 2011 season in the New York Yankees’ organization... Was released by the Yankees on April 29, 2011... Had his contract purchased by the Yankees from the New Jersey Jackals in March 2010... Was drafted by the Texas rangers out of high school (14th round, 2000) and by the Philadelphia Phillies following his junior season at the University of South Florida (11th round, 2003) before signing with the Oakland A’s following the 2004 draft (eighth round)... Has made three career pitching appearances, allowing one run in 3.1 innings... Entering 2011, has been successful in 17 of his past 18 stolen base attempts. 2011 w/ Trenton Thunder: Returned to the Double-A level for the first time since 2008 and went 3-for-9 with three singles in three games for Trenton... Was released by the Yankees on April 29. 2010 w/ Tampa Yankees: Spent the entire season with the Advanced-A Tampa Yankees in the Florida State League... Attempted to move to catcher for the first time in his professional career, playing 16 of 80 games behind the plate. 2009 w/ New Jersey Jackals: Was a Can-Am League postseason All-Star selection at first base after ranking fourth in the league with 18 home runs and second in the league with 64 walks, 71 runs, 75 RBIs, and a .410 on-base percentage... Led the Can-Am League with eight intentional walks... Played 51 games at first base, 26 in right field, 16 at third base, and four as designated hitter... Against lefties, homered once every 8.4 at-bats (five home runs in 42 at-bats)... Hit 61 points higher at home (.303) than on road (.242)... Was the June Can-Am League Batter of the Month after batting .367 with six home runs and 30 RBIs... Home run on July 20 broke season-long 20-game, 76 at-bat homerless streak... Hit two home runs in home opener on 6/1 vs Quebec. Career Highlights: Has finished among top five in league walks four times in first seven professional seasons... In 2006, finished second in the California League with 100 RBIs for Advanced-A Stockton Ports. College Career: Played four seasons at the University of South Florida... Was a Freshman All-American at third base in 2001. YR Club LG CLASS POS AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI GW SH SF HB BB IB SO SB CS GDP SLUG OBP TPA 04 Vancouver NWST A 3B .245 73 273 41 67 86 12 2 1 28 0 2 5 0 41 0 34 1 1 9 .315 .339 321 05 Kane County MID A 3B-DH .275 131 472 77 130 211 32 2 15 68 0 0 5 2 78 4 89 2 1 15 .447 .377 557 06 Stockton CAL A 3B-OF .273 136 513 81 140 216 25 0 17 100 0 0 5 6 71 1 98 6 3 19 .421 .365 595 07 Midland TEX AA OF-DH .288 108 386 53 111 156 28 1 5 47 0 1 3 0 64 1 75 1 1 14 .404 .386 454 08 Midland TEX AA 3B-OF .248 108 367 47 91 139 18 0 10 43 0 0 1 3 51 0 94 2 3 10 .379 .344 422 09 New Jersey CAN IND 1B-OF .272 92 316 71 86 156 10 3 18 75 0 0 3 12 64 8 65 8 1 4 .494 .410 395 10 Tampa FSL A 1B-C .269 80 260 40 68 102 14 1 6 39 0 0 3 2 30 0 53 8 0 10 .392 .339 295 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS .268 2587 693 139 72 0 25 399 508 10 .412 2754 728 410 1066 9 400 3 25 14 28 81 .367
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2010 CAN-AM LEAGUE ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR