Sandy León
Sandy David (Balan) León
Born: March 13, 1989
Maracaibo, Zuila VE
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 225
Career: 2007-2024
Major League Statistics
Sandy (Balan) León has compiled a career batting average of .236 with 28 home runs and 244 RBI in his 669-game career with the Nationals, Vermont Lake Monsters, Hagerstown Suns, Potomac Nationals, Auburn Doubledays, Harrisburg Senators, Syracuse Chiefs, Pawtucket Red Sox, Columbus Clippers, Louisville Bats, Round Rock Express and Gwinnett Stripers. He began playing during the 2007 season and has taken the field during the 2024 campaign.
 Hagerstown Suns |
 Vermont Lake Monsters |
 Potomac Nationals |
 Auburn Doubledays |
 Harrisburg Senators |
 Syracuse Chiefs |
 Pawtucket Red Sox |
 Louisville Bats |
 Columbus Clippers |
 Round Rock Express |
 Gwinnett Stripers |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | R | GULF | Nationals | 31 | 115 | 94 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | .202 | .324 | .202 | .526 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | R | GULF | Nationals | 26 | 86 | 74 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 18 | .189 | .294 | .230 | .524 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | A | SALL3 | Hagerstown Suns | 23 | 83 | 78 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | .218 | .265 | .256 | .521 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Short Season A | NYPL | Vermont Lake Monsters | 50 | 195 | 166 | 16 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 29 | .247 | .345 | .355 | .701 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | A | SALL3 | Hagerstown Suns | 98 | 385 | 325 | 48 | 81 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 79 | .249 | .345 | .335 | .680 | 109 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | CARL | Potomac Nationals | 109 | 416 | 370 | 36 | 93 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 69 | .251 | .312 | .362 | .674 | 134 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 19 | 64 | 52 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | .346 | .469 | .558 | 1.026 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 40 | 149 | 135 | 15 | 42 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 16 | .311 | .358 | .422 | .780 | 57 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | Short Season A | NYPL | Auburn Doubledays | 5 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .333 | .444 | .467 | .911 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Short Season A | NYPL | Auburn Doubledays | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 95 | 361 | 310 | 35 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 57 | .177 | .291 | .252 | .542 | 78 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 51 | 193 | 170 | 26 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 36 | .229 | .321 | .371 | .692 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 26 | 111 | 99 | 8 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 23 | .263 | .342 | .333 | .676 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 36 | 130 | 115 | 12 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 24 | .243 | .315 | .339 | .655 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 7 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .120 | .154 | .120 | .274 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 26 | 84 | 72 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | .222 | .321 | .306 | .627 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 4 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .250 | .438 | .500 | .938 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | 4 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .273 | .467 | .273 | .739 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 16 | 61 | 50 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | .220 | .361 | .400 | .761 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Gwinnett Stripers | 13 | 56 | 47 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | .319 | .418 | .553 | .971 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 669 | 2521 | 2186 | 251 | 515 | 98 | 11 | 28 | 244 | 8 | 13 | 282 | 438 | .236 | .325 | .329 | .654 | 719 | 42 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 10 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | R | GULF | Nationals | C | 30 | 239 | 24 | 3 | 2 | .989 | 8.767 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 30.3 |
| 2008 | R | GULF | Nationals | C | 25 | 186 | 18 | 5 | 2 | .976 | 8.160 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 36.7 |
| 2009 | Short Season A | NYPL | Vermont Lake Monsters | C | 48 | 359 | 39 | 5 | 2 | .988 | 8.292 | 10 | 41 | 28 | 40.6 |
| 2009 | A | SALL3 | Hagerstown Suns | C | 18 | 108 | 31 | 3 | 1 | .979 | 7.722 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 40.5 |
| 2010 | A | SALL3 | Hagerstown Suns | C | 91 | 634 | 115 | 19 | 17 | .975 | 8.231 | 9 | 58 | 61 | 51.3 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | CARL | Potomac Nationals | C | 104 | 669 | 98 | 10 | 10 | .987 | 7.375 | 13 | 53 | 60 | 53.1 |
| 2012 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | C | 39 | 307 | 32 | 3 | 0 | .991 | 8.692 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 36.8 |
| 2012 | Short Season A | NYPL | Auburn Doubledays | C | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.667 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | C | 19 | 115 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .992 | 6.842 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 45.5 |
| 2013 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | C | 93 | 764 | 61 | 6 | 1 | .993 | 8.871 | 9 | 41 | 25 | 37.9 |
| 2013 | Short Season A | NYPL | Auburn Doubledays | C | 3 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | C | 42 | 290 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 7.571 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 57.1 |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | C | 21 | 153 | 14 | 1 | 2 | .994 | 7.952 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 31.8 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | C | 29 | 216 | 19 | 1 | 2 | .996 | 8.103 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 52.9 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 1B | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.000 | ||||
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | C | 7 | 71 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 11.000 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 66.7 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | C | 4 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 66.7 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | C | 26 | 207 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .995 | 8.308 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 22.2 |
| 2023 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | C | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | C | 10 | 87 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .989 | 9.100 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 11.1 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Gwinnett Stripers | C | 10 | 97 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .991 | 1.700 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 33.3 |
| Totals | 586 | 4271 | 510 | 58 | 46 | .988 | 8.159 | 62 | 333 | 268 | 44.6 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | R | Gulf Coast League | Nationals | WAS | June 19, 2007 | August 27, 2007 |
| 2008 | R | Gulf Coast League | Nationals | WAS | June 20, 2008 | August 26, 2008 |
| 2009 | A | South Atlantic League | Hagerstown Suns | WAS | April 12, 2009 | June 13, 2009 |
| 2009 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Vermont Lake Monsters | WAS | June 19, 2009 | September 6, 2009 |
| 2010 | A | South Atlantic League | Hagerstown Suns | WAS | April 8, 2010 | September 6, 2010 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Potomac Nationals | WAS | April 9, 2011 | September 5, 2011 |
| 2012 | AA | Eastern League | Harrisburg Senators | WAS | April 5, 2012 | July 17, 2012 |
| 2012 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Auburn Doubledays | WAS | June 26, 2012 | June 30, 2012 |
| 2012 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | WAS | August 6, 2012 | August 30, 2012 |
| 2013 | AA | Eastern League | Harrisburg Senators | WAS | April 4, 2013 | August 30, 2013 |
| 2013 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Auburn Doubledays | WAS | July 25, 2013 | July 27, 2013 |
| 2014 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | WAS | May 17, 2014 | August 30, 2014 |
| 2015 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | August 1, 2015 | August 29, 2015 |
| 2016 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | April 9, 2016 | June 4, 2016 |
| 2019 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | April 4, 2019 | April 14, 2019 |
| 2022 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | April 16, 2022 | June 26, 2022 |
| 2022 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | CLG | July 14, 2022 | July 31, 2022 |
| 2023 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Round Rock Express | TEX | April 1, 2023 | April 8, 2023 |
| 2023 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | CLG | July 2, 2023 | September 22, 2023 |
| 2024 | AAA | International League | Gwinnett Stripers |
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