Mike Leake

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mike Leake
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 12, 1987(1987-11-12)
Age	37
Birthplace	San Diego
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Scorpio

Mike Leake Biography

Mike Leake is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on November 12, 1987 in San Diego, California, United States. Sinkerball pitcher known for inducing lots of groundball outs; he made his big league debut in 2010 with the Cincinnati Reds.

Offspeed specialist Bronson Arroyo was his teammate on the Reds.

Leake was drafted out of high school in 2006 by the Oakland Athletics in the seventh round (218th overall), but chose instead to attend college. The Cincinnati Reds re-drafted him eighth overall in the 2009 draft, which Leake accepted. He received a $2.3 million signing bonus and was signed to a $400,000 contract. He played for the Peoria Saguaros in the Arizona Fall League, winning the Arizona Fall League Rising Star Award.

His freshman and sophomore years, Leake attended Valley Center High School, where he started on the varsity baseball team. Leake transferred to Fallbrook High School, where he lettered in baseball two years and was co-team captain for the baseball team his senior season. He graduated in 2006.

His parents are named Chris and Sarah.

Mike Leake Net Worth

Mike Leake is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mike Leake 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He attended Valley Center High School and Fallbrook High School.

He played baseball at Arizona State University.

Michael Raymond Leake (born November 12, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, and Seattle Mariners.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Mike Leake Dating?

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In 2010, Leake competed for the Reds’ fifth starter spot and ultimately won a spot on the Reds’ twenty-five man roster amid competition from veterans Mike Lincoln, Justin Lehr, and Micah Owings and young pitchers Travis Wood and Aroldis Chapman. Leake’s contract was purchased on April 11, 2010. To make room for him, the Reds optioned Juan Francisco to the Louisville Bats, the Reds AAA minor league affiliate. They also designated Pedro Viola for assignment. Leake became the first player since Xavier Nady, when he was with the San Diego Padres in 2000, to go directly from the draft to the major leagues (and is the most recent to do so, as of 2020), and is the first starting pitcher to accomplish the feat since left-hander Jim Abbott of the California Angels in 1989. He also was the first Cincinnati Red to do so since the abolition of the Bonus Rule after the 1965 season (shortstop Bobby Henrich, pitcher Jay Hook, and catcher Don Pavletich, who did so in 1957, all were “Bonus Babies”).

Facts & Trivia

Mike Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mike Leake celebrates birthday on November 12 of every year.

On May 21, 2012, Leake hit the first home run of his career, off Mike Minor of the Atlanta Braves in the fourth inning of a game at Great American Ball Park. On June 29, 2012 Leake threw his first complete game against the San Francisco Giants in a 5-1 victory. Leake made his first postseason appearance in the 4th game of the NLDS against the San Francisco Giants. Leake surrendered a leadoff home run to the first batter of the game, Ángel Pagán. The Giants would go on to win by a final of 8-3.

Is Mike Leake still playing baseball?

Leake remains a free agent and doesn’t plan on pitching to open the 2021 season , Dave Clark of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. The 33-year-old opted out of the 2020 campaign and became a free agent in October when the Diamondbacks declined his option for 2021.

What team is Mike Leake?

He left San Francisco after the 2015 season for the Cardinals, and St. Louis traded Leake to the Seattle Mariners in Aug. 2017. He last pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2019.

What is Mike Leake doing now?

Michael Raymond Leake (born November 12, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Seattle Mariners, and Arizona Diamondbacks.