Professional Baseball Player. He was born Leopoldo De Jesus Posada and he signed as an armature free agent in 1954 with the Milwaukee Braves of Major League Baseball. He played for several years in the minors before being called up to the major league on September 21, 1960, by the Kansas City Athletics where he played until July 20, 1962. After leaving the Athletics he returned to the minors where he played and coached on numerous teams before becoming a manager in the Astros and the Dodgers minor league system. He also served as a manager for the Águilas del Zulia and Cardenales de Lara of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League and for the Tigres del Licey of the Dominican Professional Baseball League. In his professional career he had a batting average of .256 and 8 home runs in 156 games. He attended high school in Havana, and played baseball and volleyball. Posada was a cyclist before beginning his professional baseball career. He was a national champion and represented Cuba in cycling at the 1951 Pan American Games and the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games. He settled in Miami, Florida, and he owned a bicycle store.
Professional Baseball Player. He was born Leopoldo De Jesus Posada and he signed as an armature free agent in 1954 with the Milwaukee Braves of Major League Baseball. He played for several years in the minors before being called up to the major league on September 21, 1960, by the Kansas City Athletics where he played until July 20, 1962. After leaving the Athletics he returned to the minors where he played and coached on numerous teams before becoming a manager in the Astros and the Dodgers minor league system. He also served as a manager for the Águilas del Zulia and Cardenales de Lara of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League and for the Tigres del Licey of the Dominican Professional Baseball League. In his professional career he had a batting average of .256 and 8 home runs in 156 games. He attended high school in Havana, and played baseball and volleyball. Posada was a cyclist before beginning his professional baseball career. He was a national champion and represented Cuba in cycling at the 1951 Pan American Games and the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games. He settled in Miami, Florida, and he owned a bicycle store.
Bio by: Alan
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