Alex Arnold León Ochoa (born September 6, 1988) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays, and in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions.\n', '

León made his professional baseball debut as a 17-year-old with the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League in 2006, pitching in 4 games as a reliever. He appeared in 35 games for Saltillo in 2007, posting a 3–0 win–loss record, 1.94 earned run average (ERA), and 38 strikeouts in 41​2⁄3 innings pitched. He then played in 30 games for the Tomateros de Culiacán of the Mexican Pacific League, pitching to a 6–0 record, 3.49 ERA, and 27 strikeouts in 28​1⁄3 innings. \n', '

The Oakland Athletics purchased León\'s contract before the start of the 2008 minor league season, and he was assigned to the Advanced-A Stockton Ports. He made 20 relief appearances for Stockton in 2008, posting a 2.86 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 28​1⁄3 innings. León was assigned back to Saltillo on June 24, 2008, and played the rest of the minor league season there, going 2–1 with a 4.30 ERA in 13 games. He again played winter ball with the Tomateros de Culiacán, pitching 20​1⁄3 innings over 23 relief appearances.\n', '

Return to Arnold Leon Autograph Profile