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Baseball: Former Saint signs with Giants
January
11, 2007
San Francisco – The San Francisco Giants have
extended non-roster invitations to a total of 26 players including
former Saint Martin’s University player Justin Leone.
Leone, a power hitting third baseman, hit .260 with
20 home runs and 73 RBI for the Portland Beavers, San Diego’s triple-A
affiliate, in 2006. He has played in 32 major league games both with the
Seattle Mariners in 2004 and the Padres in 2006, batting .214 with six
home runs and 13 RBI.
The Giants begin their first full work-out of Spring
Training on February 20 and open Spring Training play on March 1 with a
road game against the Chicago Cubs in Mesa, AZ.
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