Leonel Campos, Relief Pitcher

Date of Birth: 7/17/1987
Birthplace: Valera, Venezuela

Leonel Campos, relief pitcher, played professional baseball in Venezuela before being signed by the San Diego Padres in December, 2010. After just one game in the minors in 2011, he had Tommy John surgery and he missed all of the 2012 season. He played in the Padres' minor league system from 2013 through part of 2016.

Campos had limited playing time with the Padres in 2014 (7.0 innings in 6 games) and 2015 (1.0 innings in 1 game). He spent the rest of those two seasons in the minors.

In 2016, Campos joined the Padres for 18 games. He finished with a 5.73 ERA, 1 win and no losses, and 24 strikeouts to 14 walks in 22.0 innings. He also pitched 50.0 innings in 37 games in the minors.

The Toronto Blue Jays claimed Campos off waivers on November 18, 2016. He spent part of the 2017 season in the minors. In 13 games with the Blue Jays, he had a 2.63 ERA in 13.2 innings.

Campos became a free agent on November 6, 2017. He signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians on November 22nd. He was released on December 19th. He played in Japan in 2018.

Campos played in the Venezuelan Winter League in 2019 and 2020.

Campos played in the Mexican League and the Venezuelan Winter League in 2021.

Sources for Information
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