José Leonel Silva (born December 19, 1973) is a Mexican former professional

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. He played in

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for the

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, and

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, and in the

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(CPBL) for the La New Bears.

Career

Silva was drafted out of Hilltop High School in Chula Vista, California. He last pitched in the affiliated minor leagues in 2006 for the

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, and has been playing in the Mexican League since then. Silva became a pitching coach in the San Diego area.

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1973 births Águilas Cibaeñas players Mexican expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic Altoona Curve players Baseball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Baseball players from Tijuana Calgary Cannons players Cincinnati Reds players Diablos Rojos del México players Dorados de Chihuahua players Dunedin Blue Jays players Mexican expatriate baseball players in Taiwan Gulf Coast Blue Jays players Hagerstown Suns players Iowa Cubs players Knoxville Smokies players Living people Louisville Bats players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Mexico 20th-century Mexican sportsmen Mexican expatriate baseball players in Canada Mexican expatriate baseball players in the United States Mexican League baseball pitchers Nashville Sounds players Oklahoma RedHawks players Olmecas de Tabasco players Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Pan American Games bronze medalists in baseball Piratas de Campeche players Pittsburgh Pirates players Portland Beavers players Rieleros de Aguascalientes players Sacramento River Cats players Baseball players from Chula Vista, California Sultanes de Monterrey players Toronto Blue Jays players Tucson Sidewinders players Williamsport Crosscutters players Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Hilltop High School (Chula Vista, California) alumni {{Mexico-baseball-bio-stub