Leonardo Heras Aripez (born May 29, 1990) is a Mexican professional baseball outfielder for the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League.
| Leo Heras | |
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| Olmecas de Tabasco – No. 2 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: May 29, 1990 Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Career
editHeras began his career in 2007 with the Potros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. He played in 89 games for the club across two seasons before signing with the Broncos de Reynosa for the 2009 season. Heras hit .330 with 46 RBI in 2009 with Reynosa, and .316 with 55 RBI in 2010 before electing free agency. On March 11, 2011, Heras signed with the Diablos Rojos del México. He hit .342/.399/.536 in 102 games for Mexico in 2011, and in 112 games in 2012, he slashed .323/.398/.556 with a career-high 24 home runs. On February 15, 2013, Heras signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres organization, but quickly returned to the Diablos on March 20.[1]
On August 13, 2013, Heras and Japhet Amador were traded to the Houston Astros organization and he reported to the Corpus Christi Hooks of the Class AA Texas League.[2] He was invited to Spring Training for the 2014 season but did not make the club and was assigned to Double-A to begin the season. Heras spent the year in Corpus Christi, slashing .236/.354/.364 in 96 contests. The next year, Heras split the season between Corpus Christi and the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies, batting a combined .239/.325/.362 with 5 home runs in 86 games. He played in an exhibition game in Mexico in 2016.[3][4] After beginning the season with Fresno, Heras was loaned to the Diablos Rojos del México, where he finished the year.[5]
The Astros released Heras after the 2016 season, and he signed with the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League.[6][7] He batted .293/.363/.434 in 95 games for Yucatán in 2017. After the season on December 13, Heras was traded to the Acereros de Monclova, who traded him back to the Leones on February 12, 2018. He hit 9 home runs with the club in 2018 and batted .278/.394/.479 in 102 games in 2019.[8] Heras did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] On February 23, 2021, Heras was traded to the Mariachis de Guadalajara of the Mexican League.[10]
On August 1, 2022, Heras was traded to the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League in exchange for P Ricardo Green.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Baja Blaster: Astros' AAA/Mexican Lg OF Leo Heras". 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Astros report: Club signs pair from Mexican League". 19 August 2013.
- ^ "Leo Heras jugará con Astros de Houston en el Fray Nano :: El Informador". Informador.com.mx. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
- ^ "El sueño de regresar a las Grandes Ligas, está intacto para Leo Heras". May 4, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ "Leonardo Heras Mexican, Winter & Minor Leagues Statistics & History".
- ^ "Leo Heras, otro astro a la cueva - El Diario de Yucatán". yucatan.com.mx. Archived from the original on 2017-06-08.
- ^ "La Jornada Maya".
- ^ "Leo Heras Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
- ^ "Mexican League Cancels 2020 Season".
- ^ "Norberto Obeso reforzará a los Leones de Yucatán – Leones de Yucatán".
- ^ Movimientos en rosters y listas de reserva - 1 de agosto
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)