Rene Leveret
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Rene Alexander Leveret
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 263 lb.
- Born November 19, 1985 in South Reward, Sint Maarten France
Rene Leveret was a Dutch minor leaguer in the Minnesota Twins system.
Leveret signed with the Minnesota Twins at age 17. He debuted with the DSL Twins in 2004, hitting .258/.331/.335. In 2005, he batted .272/.358/.354. With the DSL Twins for a third season in 2006, he blossomed, hitting .331/.436/.500 with 16 times hit by pitch and 55 RBI in 72 games. He led the Dominican Summer League with 22 doubles, was second with 29 extra-base hits, second in RBI, second in hits (84), third in average and slugging and 4th in OBP.
Moving stateside for the 2007 season, Rene hit .307/.399/.463 with 65 RBI in 66 games for the Elizabethton Twins. The hefty first baseman led the league in RBI, tied for third with 34 walks, tied for 4th with 75 hits and tied for sixth with 8 home runs. He also led league first basemen in putouts (483), double plays (42) and errors (7, tied for the lead). He made the Appalachian League All-Star team at 1B.
In 2008, Leveret began with Elizabethton (.306/.405/.556 in 9 games) before moving up to the Beloit Snappers (.286/.351/.385 in 49 games). He batted .286/.363/.399 for the 2009 Fort Myers Miracle while splitting time at first with Chris Parmelee. In 2010, he signed with the independent Les Capitales de Québec and batted .309/.340/.440.
For 2011, Leveret signed with Italy's Godo Knights. He hit third and played first base on Opening Day but went 0 for 4 as the team was shut out by Telemarket Rimini.
[edit] Sources
- 2008 Twins Media Guide
- MILB.com
- Mister Baseball
