2021 Diamondbacks Player Reviews #58: Domingo Leyba, 2B

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Age: Turned 26 on 9/11/21

2021: Stats: 13 G, 24 PA, 0-22 , .000 B.A., w/ 2 Walks & 7 K’s

2021: Earnings: League minimum, prorated to days on roster

2022: No longer in Diamondbacks organization, Minor League Free Agent

INTRO

Domingo Leyba was signed by the Detroit Tigers in 2012 as a switch hitting amateur Shortstop out of the Dominican Republic. The 17 year old started hitting right away in the DSL, batting .348 with a 1.023 OPS , thanks to rapping out 28 extra base hits in just 201 AB, and walking more than he struck out.

That earned him a promotion to the mainland USA in 2014 where produced a .323/.360/.423 triple slash across two levels, A-, & A That…