Leslie Anderson Stephes (born March 30, 1982, in Guantánamo) is a

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who is currently a free agent.

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Anderson previously played for the

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and

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of the Cuban National Series. He was part of Cuba's roster at the

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and

2009 World Baseball Classic The 2009 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international baseball competition. It began on 5 9 and finished 5 26. Unlike in 2006, when the round-robin format of the first two rounds led to some eliminations being decided by run-difference ti ...

s. Anderson, who is primarily a

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.363 during the 2005-06 season. Anderson defected from Cuba and signed a four-year contract worth $1.7 million with the Tampa Bay Rays prior to the 2010 season. Released by the Rays after the 2013 season, Anderson signed with the

Yomiuri Giants The are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball teams based in Tokyo, the other being the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. They ...

. He finished the 2014 NPB season with a batting average of .319, along with 15 home runs and 50 RBIs. On 2 December 2016 it was confirmed that Anderson had been released by the Giants. On May 6, 2017, Anderson signed with the

Bravos de León The Bravos de León (English: León Braves) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in León, Guanajuato, Mexico. History Cachorros de León (1979–80) Mexican League baseball in León began in 1979 when the Alijador ...

of the Mexican Baseball League. He was released on May 29, 2017. In 2020, Anderson became the second Cuban player after

Erisbel Arruebarrena Bárbaro Erisbel Arruebarrena Escalante (; born March 25, 1990) is a Cuban professional baseball shortstop for the Algodoneros de Guasave of the Mexican Pacific League and the Cocodrilos de Matanzas of the Cuban National Series. Arruebarrena pla ...

to come back to the Serie Nacional after defecting and playing for a Major League organization when he signed for the Toros de Camagüey.

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