Researching Mike Leake
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1231 people with the Leake surname? In that year Leake was ranked number 2386 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Mike means "Form of MICHAEL. who is like God" and is of Not available or unknown origin.
Records of Mike Leake on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Mike Leake and the Leake Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 1734 people with the Leake surname in the UK? Leake is now ranked number 2519 for popularity in the UK. |
Leake Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Leake surname in the USA? Leake is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
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Mike Leake
Michael Raymond Leake (born November 12, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Seattle Mariners, and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Leake played college baseball for the Arizona State Sun Devils of Arizona State University. The Reds selected Leake in the first round of the 2009 MLB draft. They promoted him to the major leagues at the start of the 2010 season without having him pitch in the minor leagues, making him the 21st player to go straight from the draft to the major league team that drafted him.
Leake pitched for the Reds through 2015, at which point he was traded to the Giants. A free agent that offseason, he signed with the Cardinals. The Cardinals traded him to the Mariners in 2017. He was traded for a third time in his career in 2019 as the Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to acquire him at the Trade Deadline.
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