Jalal Donnell Leach (born March 14, 1969), is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball in 2001 . He was primarily used as a pinch hitter by the Giants. He threw and batted left-handed , stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg) during his professional career, which lasted for 15 seasons (1990?2004).

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Born in San Francisco , Leach attended San Marin High School in Novato, California . He enrolled at Pepperdine University and played college baseball for the Pepperdine Waves . ^[1] In 1989, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star. ^{[2] [3]}

The New York Yankees selected Leach in the seventh round of the 1990 Major League Baseball Draft . ^[4] Leach played for six big-league organizations during his career in organized baseball. ^{[ citation needed ]} Before the 1998 season, the San Francisco Giants acquired Leach and Scott Smith from the Seattle Mariners for David McCarty . ^[5]

In 12 plate appearances during his September 2001 trial with the Giants, he collected two bases on balls and one hit , a single off Octavio Dotel of the Houston Astros on September 19. ^[6]

After his playing career, Leach became a scout , working for the Yankees. ^[7] He returned to the Giants in that role for the 2016 season.

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External links [ edit ]

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference , or  Baseball Reference (Minors) , or  Retrosheet
• Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League)