José León

José Geraldo León Vega

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.

• Debut June 16, 2002
• Final Game September 26, 2004
• Born December 8, 1976 in Caguas, P.R.

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Biographical Information

Jose Leon went 4 for 15 in the qualifying tourney for the 2008 Olympics. In December 2008, Leon was indicted (and banned for life from the Chinese Professional Baseball League) along with eight others for throwing games while playing for the dMedia T-Rex.

León became a hitting coach with the DSL Cardinals in 2017 and DSL Cardinals Blue in 2018. He became a manager with the State College Spikes in 2019. Under his leadership, State College led the New York-Penn League with 353 runs scored in 76 games and paced the league in both batting average (.247) and slugging percentage (.364). Leon was slated to return in the same role in 2020 before COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the minor league season. León managed the Palm Beach Cardinals in 2021.

The Cincinnati Reds hired León in 2022 to coach DSL Reds hitters. He was the hitting coach for the ACL Reds in 2023 and Dayton Dragons in 2024.

In addition, León has some experience coaching in the Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League. He was the hitting coach for the Criollos de Caguas during the 2019/2020 season. León was also listed as the Criollos hitting coach at the end of the 2022/2023 season, though it is not known if he spent the whole season with the team or joined them mid-season.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
2019	State College Spikes	New York-Penn League	39-36	8th	St. Louis Cardinals
2021	Palm Beach Cardinals	Low-A Southeast	37-80	10th	St. Louis Cardinals