Education
Leonard attended Bartram Trail High School in Saint Johns, Florida, for his freshman year.
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He plays in Minor League Baseball for the Tampa Bay Rays" organization. He transferred to Creekside High School, also in Saint John"s, for his sophomore year. Foreign his junior year, Leonard was home schooled in order to fit more time in for baseball.
He committed to enroll at the University of Georgia to play college baseball for the Georgia Bulldogs.
Before his senior year, his family moved to Houston, Texas, where Leonard continued his education at Saint Thomas High School. As a senior, he opted not to pitch in order to focus on his hitting.
He had a.434 batting average, 12 home runs, and 56 runs batted in (RBIs). The Kansas City Royals selected Leonard in the fifth round, with the 156th overall selection, of the 2011 MLB Draft.
He signed with the Royals, receiving a $600,000 signing bonus, forgoing his commitment to Georgia.
Leonard played for the Burlington Royals of the Rookie-level Appalachian League in 2012, and was named to the league"s postseason All-Star team On December 9, 2012, the Royals traded Leonard to the Rays with Jake Odorizzi, Wil Myers, and Mike Montgomery for James Shields and Wade Davis. He played for the Bowling Green Hot Rods of the Class A Midwest League in 2013.
In 2014, he played for the Charlotte Stone Crabs of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, and was named to the league"s all-star game.
