Anderson, who is primarily a center fielder, hit .363 during the 2005-06 season.[2] Anderson defected from Cuba and signed a four-year contract worth $1.7 million with the Tampa Bay Rays prior to the 2010 season.[3][4] Released by the Rays after the 2013 season, Anderson signed with the Yomiuri Giants.[5] He finished the 2014 NPB season with a batting average of .319, along with 15 home runs and 50 RBIs.[6]
On 2 December 2016 it was confirmed that Anderson had been released by the Giants.[7]
In 2020, Anderson became the second Cuban player after Erisbel Arruebarrena to come back to the Serie Nacional after defecting and playing for a Major League organization when he signed for the Toros de Camagüey.
leslie, anderson, this, article, about, cuban, baseball, player, american, museum, curator, historian, leslie, anne, anderson, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, anderson, second, maternal, family, name, stephes, stephes, born, march, 1982, guantán. This article is about the Cuban baseball player For the American museum curator and art historian see Leslie Anne Anderson In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Anderson and the second or maternal family name is Stephes Leslie Anderson Stephes born March 30 1982 in Guantanamo is a first baseman outfielder who is currently a free agent Leslie AndersonAnderson with the Durham BullsToros de CamagueyFirst baseman OutfielderBorn 1982 03 30 March 30 1982 age 42 Guantanamo CubaBats LeftThrows LeftNPB debutMarch 28 2014 for the Yomiuri GiantsNPB statistics through 2016 Batting average 288Home runs22Runs batted in82TeamsYomiuri Giants 2014 2016 Medals Men s baseballRepresenting CubaBaseball World Cup2005 Rotterdam Team Contents 1 Career 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCareer editAnderson previously played for the Cuban national baseball team and Camaguey of the Cuban National Series 1 He was part of Cuba s roster at the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classics Anderson who is primarily a center fielder hit 363 during the 2005 06 season 2 Anderson defected from Cuba and signed a four year contract worth 1 7 million with the Tampa Bay Rays prior to the 2010 season 3 4 Released by the Rays after the 2013 season Anderson signed with the Yomiuri Giants 5 He finished the 2014 NPB season with a batting average of 319 along with 15 home runs and 50 RBIs 6 On 2 December 2016 it was confirmed that Anderson had been released by the Giants 7 On May 6 2017 Anderson signed with the Bravos de Leon of the Mexican Baseball League He was released on May 29 2017 In 2020 Anderson became the second Cuban player after Erisbel Arruebarrena to come back to the Serie Nacional after defecting and playing for a Major League organization when he signed for the Toros de Camaguey See also edit nbsp Baseball portalList of baseball players who defected from CubaReferences edit Leslie Anderson Stephes in Spanish Archived from the original on 2011 07 18 Retrieved 2006 10 10 Regular season batting statistics in Spanish Archived from the original on 2006 01 06 Retrieved 2006 10 10 Romano John April 26 2010 Cuban defector finds lifeline in Rays Tampa Bay Times Archived from the original on June 1 2016 Retrieved May 2 2016 Chastain Bill March 11 2010 Rays reach deal with Cuban Anderson MLB com Retrieved May 2 2016 Fernandez Daniel A December 18 2013 Cuban Leslie Anderson signs with the Yomiuri Giants On Cuba Retrieved May 2 2016 Graczyk Wayne October 18 2014 Cuban players experienced mixed success this season Japan Times Retrieved May 2 2016 自由契約選手 Free Contract Players Nippon Professional Baseball in Japanese 2 December 2016 Retrieved 12 December 2016 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leslie Anderson Career statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors NPB stats Cuban Baseball Career statistics nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a Cuban baseball outfielder is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leslie Anderson amp oldid 1216461149, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
