Leonys Martín
Full name: Leonys Martín Tápanes
Also known as: Leonys · Leonys Martín
- Position
- Outfielder
- Bats / Throws
- Left / Right
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 82 kg
- Born
- 1988-03-06 · Corralillo, Villa Clara
- Debut
- 2011-09-02
Leonys Martín is a Cuban outfielder, born on 6 March 1988 in Corralillo, Villa Clara. His full name is recorded as Leonys Martín Tápanes. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 14 seasons in the American League, National League and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 2005 and 2019. Most of that was with Villa Clara, 5 seasons of it, with the remainder for Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers. He appears in 5 postseason campaigns.
Across his recorded career he batted .314, with 417 hits, 38 home runs and 190 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .398, in 2007-08 (264 AB). His most home runs in a season was 15, in 2016.
Career summary
- Seasons 14 (2005–2019)
- Leagues American League, National League, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- TeamsChicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Villa Clara
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.314 / .439 / .467 - ERA .00
· Innings 0.1
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 4 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .154 | .267 | .154 | .421 |
| 2005-06 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 53 | 89 | 73 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | .247 | .368 | .342 | .710 |
| 2006-07 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 12 | 45 | 42 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | .214 | .233 | .310 | .543 |
| 2006-07 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 78 | 244 | 200 | 35 | 51 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 71 | .255 | .367 | .355 | .722 |
| 2007-08 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 11 | 47 | 41 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | .366 | .422 | .512 | .934 |
| 2007-08 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 77 | 326 | 264 | 63 | 105 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 42 | 49 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 149 | .398 | .500 | .564 | 1.064 |
| 2008-09 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 17 | 79 | 64 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .266 | .397 | .344 | .741 |
| 2008-09 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 77 | 337 | 244 | 83 | 76 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 43 | 17 | 7 | 78 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 120 | .311 | .491 | .492 | .983 |
| 2009-10 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 18 | 88 | 66 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | .288 | .460 | .576 | 1.036 |
| 2009-10 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 82 | 392 | 322 | 82 | 105 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 48 | 30 | 13 | 52 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 160 | .326 | .438 | .497 | .935 |
| 2011 | Texas Rangers | American League | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .375 | .375 | .500 | .875 |
| 2012 | Texas Rangers | American League | 24 | 52 | 46 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .174 | .235 | .370 | .605 |
| 2013 | Texas Rangers | American League | 147 | 508 | 457 | 66 | 119 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 36 | 9 | 28 | 104 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 176 | .260 | .312 | .385 | .697 |
| 2014 | Texas Rangers | American League | 155 | 583 | 533 | 68 | 146 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 12 | 39 | 114 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 194 | .274 | .325 | .364 | .689 |
| 2015 | Texas Rangers | American League | 95 | 310 | 288 | 26 | 63 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 69 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 90 | .219 | .264 | .312 | .576 |
| 2016 | Seattle Mariners | American League | 143 | 576 | 518 | 72 | 128 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 47 | 24 | 6 | 44 | 149 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 196 | .247 | .306 | .378 | .684 |
| 2017 | Seattle Mariners | American League | 34 | 122 | 115 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | .174 | .221 | .287 | .508 |
| 2017 | Chicago Cubs | National League | 15 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .154 | .312 | .231 | .543 |
| 2018 | Detroit Tigers | American League | 78 | 336 | 303 | 45 | 76 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 75 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 124 | .251 | .321 | .409 | .730 |
| 2018 | Cleveland Guardians | American League | 6 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .333 | .353 | .733 | 1.086 |
| 2019 | Cleveland Guardians | American League | 65 | 264 | 236 | 32 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 78 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 81 | .199 | .276 | .343 | .619 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 1329 | 329 | 417 | 62 | 14 | 38 | 190 | 83 | 30 | 247 | 259 | 51 | 14 | 33 | 3 | — | .314 | .439 | .467 | .906 |
| Career total | — | American League | 755 | 2776 | 2519 | 332 | 615 | 93 | 22 | 58 | 227 | 125 | 45 | 187 | 633 | 24 | 6 | 30 | 16 | 926 | .244 | .301 | .368 | .669 |
| Career total | — | National League | 15 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .154 | .312 | .231 | .543 |
Pitching
| Season | Team | League | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2017 | Chicago Cubs | National League | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.500 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career total | — | National League | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.500 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 30.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 142.2 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | .903 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-07 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 99.2 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .955 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 469.0 | 110 | 32 | 6 | 6 | .959 | 148 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-08 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 87.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 637.1 | 168 | 50 | 3 | 14 | .986 | 221 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 149.2 | 44 | 43 | 2 | 11 | .978 | 89 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 628.1 | 160 | 15 | 8 | 2 | .956 | 183 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 · Postseason | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 151.0 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .963 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | Villa Clara | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 686.2 | 182 | 63 | 7 | 15 | .972 | 252 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3081.0 | 760 | 227 | 32 | 53 | .969 | 1019 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Awards and honours
- 2007-08 — led the league in batting average
Leaderships are computed from the season lines held here, using a qualification of 3.1 plate appearances or one inning per scheduled game. They describe this record rather than the league's own adjudication of its titles.
Frequently asked questions
When was Leonys Martín born?
Leonys Martín was born on 1988-03-06 in Corralillo, Villa Clara.
Which teams did Leonys Martín play for?
Leonys Martín appears for Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Villa Clara across 14 recorded seasons.
What are Leonys Martín's career statistics?
In 14 recorded seasons Leonys Martín batted .314 with 417 hits, 38 home runs and 190 runs batted in.
What position did Leonys Martín play?
Leonys Martín is recorded as outfielder.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Biographical detail from EcuRed, the Cuban encyclopedia, used under its non-commercial licence. custom-noncommercial (retrieved 2026-09-21)
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
