Signed by Houston as a 23-year-old out of Havana, Cuba on Jan. 15, 2021...Signed by Astros scout Charlie Gonzalez...Was rated by MLB Pipeline as the No. 7 prospect of the 2021 international free-agent class...Grew up idolizing former Astros infielder Yuli Gurriel, who had a legendary career in the Cuban National Series...At the time of Leon’s signing in 2021, Gurriel was the Astros' starting first baseman, while the Astros also rostered fellow countryman Yordan Alvarez and Aledmys Díaz...The four Cubans shared the same clubhouse in 2021 and 2022 Spring Training...Was lauded for his powerful arm at the time of his signing and was selected as having the Best Outfield Arm in the Astros' system ahead of the 2025 season by Baseball America...Had an outfield assist that registered at 98.8 mph, per Statcast, on June 5, 2022, while with Triple-A Sugar Land...Was invited to Major League Spring Training in 2025 for the fourth time in his career, but his first time as a 40-man roster player...Was also an NRI in 2021, 2022 and 2024...Did not get an invite in 2023 while recovering from offseason hernia surgery.
2024
Rookie outfielder made his Major League debut in 2024, appearing in seven games for the Astros, including six starts...Went 2-for-20 (.100) with a walk and two steals in his limited Major League action...Opened his season at Triple-A Sugar Land before being selected to the Major League roster on July 30...Was with the Astros through Aug. 19 and was optioned back to Triple-A...Recorded his first Major League hit in his first career plate appearance (Aug. 3 vs. TB), a single off RHP Zack Littell...Became the 52nd player in club history to record a hit in their first career plate appearance...Had huge moments at Triple-A in 2024, including a two-homer, six-RBI game on May 14 at ABQ, tying his career high in RBI...In 118 games at Triple-A this season, he batted .299 (140-for-469) with 25 doubles, 24 home runs, 90 RBI, 29 stolen bases and an .886 OPS...Finished fifth in the PCL in RBI (90), sixth in total bases (237), tied for sixth in hits (140), seventh in average (.299), eighth in OPS (.886) and in stolen bases (29), ninth in home runs (24) and SLG (.514) and tied for 10th in extra-base hits (51)…With his huge season at Triple-A, became Sugar Land’s all-time franchise leader in hits (360), total bases (639), doubles (77), home runs (62), RBI (227), walks (191), runs scored (234), stolen bases (92), hit by pitch (44), plate appearances (1676), at-bats (1426) and games (378).
2023
Spent his entire 2023 season with Triple A Sugar Land, batting .244 (118x483) with 74 runs scored, 23 doubles, 21 home runs, 72 RBI, 21 stolen bases and a .778 OPS...appeared mainly at center field (68g) and second base (51g), while also making appearances at right field (10g) and left field (1g)... was voted as an Astros MiLB.com Organizational ALL-STAR...led Sugar Land in runs scored and stolen bases and was second on the team in doubles, home runs and RBI...was the only player in the Pacific Coast League, and one of five players in the Astros system, to log at least 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases...hit for the cycle on June 25 at Salt Lake, becoming the first player in Sugar Land's history to accomplish the feat...also scored six runs on June 25 at Sat Lake, setting Sugar Land's single-game record...notched the first three-homer game of his career on Aug. 12 at El Paso...appeared in five Major League Spring Training games after missing the first few weeks of camp while recovering from a January hernia surgery...entered the season ranked as the Astros No. 4 prospect, per MLB Pipeline.
2022
Completed his first full season at the Triple A level in 2022, batting .228 (94x413) with 71 runs, 27 doubles, 17 homers, 63 RBI and 38 steals through 115 games...led the Astros Minor League system and ranked fifth in the Pacific Coast League with 38 steals...led Astros minor leaguers with 19 HBP, also ranking second in the PCL in the category...was the only player at the Triple A level with at least 17 homers and 38 steals...entered the season ranked as the Astros' No. 2 prospect, per MLB Pipeline.
2021
Began his 2021 season as an NRI at Spring Training and appeared in nine games with the Astros...began his regular season at Double-A Corpus Christi and got off to a slow start hitting .173 (13x75) in his first 20 games...recovered to hit .290 (20x69) with four homers and a .917 OPS in June...promoted to Triple-A Sugar Land on June 19...after just five games with the Skeeters, was sidelined with a fractured left pinky finger, injured on a slide...returned to game action in September with the GCL Astros and the Skeeters...after the season, played in the Arizona Fall League, hitting .257 (18x70) with a homer, nine RBI and a .381 OBP in 20 games for Glendale.
2020
Was signed by the Astros as a non-drafted free agent on Jan. 15, 2021...signed by Astros scout Charlie Gonzalez.
2018-19
Played in 33 games with Mayabeque in Cuba's Serie Nacional during the 2018-19 season, batting .383 (49x128) with seven doubles, 15 homers, 36 RBI and a 1.256 OPS (.467 OBP/.789 SLG)...was named to the All-Star team.
