Leo Posada


Leopoldo Jesús Posada Hernández is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Kansas City Athletics from 1960 through 1962. After his retirement as a player, he served as a minor league manager.

Career

Posada was signed as undrafted amateur free agent by the Milwaukee Braves in 1954. In 1956, he was selected by the Kansas City Athletics from the Braves in the minor league draft.
Posada played for the Athletics from to. On August 3, 1962, he was traded by the Athletics with Dale Willis and Bill Kunkel to Braves for Orlando Peña. Posada continued to play in the minor leagues until.
In, Posada served as manager of the Class A Fort Lauderdale Yankees of the Florida State League.

Family

Posada's brother, Jorge Posada, Sr., was a scout for the Colorado Rockies. His nephew, Jorge Posada, Jr., is a retired catcher who played with the New York Yankees for 17 years.