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Full Name:
 

Leonys Martín Tápanes​

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Nicknames:

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None​

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Born:  
   

March 6, 1988

Corralillo, Villa Clara, Cuba

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Family:  

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Not available

 

School:  

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Not available​

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Baseball Related:

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2011 - Signed a 5-year contract with the Texas Rangers ($15.5 million). 
 

2011 - September 2nd - Major League debut with the Texas Rangers.

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2015 - Traded from the Rangers (with Anthony Bass) to the Seattle Mariners for Tom Wilhelmsen, James Jones, and a player to be named later (Patrick Kivlehan).

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2017 - Traded from the Mariners to the Chicago Cubs for cash and a player to be named later.
 

2017 - After the season he signed a 1-year contract with the Detroit Tigers ($1.75 million).

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Extra:

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Played locally for Villa Clara of the Cuban National Series,

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He was kidnapped by a man named Eliezer Lazo and forced to live at a ranch/training facility near Monterrey, Mexico called Estrellas del Beisbol. Once he signed the “training facility” received $1.35 million. As of 2016 his agent Bart Hernandez was also indicted on charges relating to the incident and other human trafficking charges.

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Sample Heckles:

 

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Heckle him on twitter:

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@leonys27martin