Leyson Septimo #62

Married Anisol...has one son, Leyson Jr...attended Liceo Ramon Matias High School in Santo Domingo.

2012

Appeared in 21 games in his first season with the White Sox ... limited opponents to a .157 (8-51) average ... right-handers batters .150 (3-20) while lefties were at .161 (5-31) ... opponents went 3-15 (.200) with RISP and 1-7 (.143) with RISP/two outs ... owned a 2.25 ERA (2 ER/8.0 IP) and a .179 (5-28) opponents average in 11 appearances vs. the American League Central ... his contract was purchased from Class AAA Charlotte on 6/28 ... made his Major League debut on 6/29 at Yankee Stadium, working 1.0 scoreless IP ... recorded his first strikeout in the ninth inning (Alex Rodriguez) ... was one of a Major League record eight rookies to pitch on 7/13 at Kansas City (0 ER/1.1 IP) ... suffered his first career loss on 7/16 at Boston, allowing a three-run home run to Adrian Gonzalez ... was on the disabled list from 8/14-9/1 with left biceps inflammation (included three injury rehabilitation games with the Knights) ... made five consecutive scoreless appearances (1.2 IP) from 9/1-11 after returning from the disabled list ... matched his season high with two strikeouts on 9/29 vs. Tampa Bay and 10/3 at Cleveland ... limited opponents to a .139 (16-115) average with Charlotte ... lefties hit .089 (4-45) and righties were at .171 (12-70) ... allowed just five hits in 54 at-bats (.093) with runners on base ... owned an 0.63 ERA (1 ER/14.1 IP) over 10 road appearances ... ERA was 1.48 (5 ER/30.1 IP) in 21 games prior to the All-Star Break ... made seven consecutive scoreless appearances (12.2 IP) to start the season from 4/8-5/1 ... recorded his only save on 4/21 vs. Gwinnett (2.0 scoreless IP) ... struck out a season-high four batters on 5/1 at Lehigh Valley, 5/7 vs. Toledo and 5/16 at Norfolk.

2011

Split the season between Class AA Mobile in the Arizona organization and Class AA Birmingham, going 4-2 with a 5.30 ERA (33 ER/56.0 IP) and 60 strikeouts in 43 outings...began the season with the BayBears and was 2-1 with a 6.37 ERA (21 ER/29.2 IP) in 21 games before being claimed off waivers by the White Sox on 6/13...went 2-1 with a 4.10 ERA (12 ER/26.1 IP) and 28 strikeouts with the Barons.

2010

Split time between Double-A Mobile and Triple-A Reno, going 2-3 with 4 saves, a 6.75 ERA (34 ER in 45.1 IP) and .198 opponents average with 53 walks and 57 strikeouts over 42 games...Opened the season with Mobile and went 2-2 with 4 saves, a 4.13 ERA (13 ER in 28.1 IP) and .176 opponents average with 23 walks and 37 strikeouts in 26 relief appearances.

2009

Made a career-high 45 appearances at Single-A Visalia and Double-A Mobile and successfully converted 9-of-10 save opportunities...Held opponents to a .234 average (49-for-209), including a .221 mark (30-for-136) by righties and a .260 average (19-for-73) by lefties...Opened at Visalia and went 2-1 with 6 saves and a 3.52 ERA in 26 games...Held opponents scoreless in 6 straight games (8.2 IP) from May 28-June 12...Promoted to Mobile on July 8...In his first 6 games at Mobile, did not allow an earned run over 7.1 innings...Following the season, made a relief appearance for Aguilas Cibaenas in the Dominican Winter League.

2008

After spending three seasons in the D-backs organization as an outfielder, converted to a pitcher and posted an 0-2 record with a 5.49 ERA and a save in 27 relief appearances for Visalia (A)...Tossed a perfect inning of relief when he made his first appearance as a pitcher on April 4 at Inland Empire...did not allow a run in his first 4 outings (5.2 innings)...Suffered his first career loss on April 29 vs. Stockton, allowing 1 run off 1 hit with 2 walks...Earned his first career save on May 13 vs. Lancaster, allowing a walk with 3 strikeouts in 2.0 scoreless innings...Had a career-high 4 strikeouts twice; - June 11 vs. Modesto in 1.2 innings and July 18 at Stockton in 2.0 innings...Strung together an 8.0-inning scoreless streak from May 9-22, allowing only 5 hits...Tossed a season-high 2.2 innings, allowing 2 hits and a walk with 2 strikeouts, on July 6 at Modesto.

2007

Hit .271 (98-362) in 100 games with Visalia, his final season as a position player...appeared in 92 games in center field and eight as the designated hitter...was rated by Baseball America as possessing the Best Outfield Arm in the California League.

2006

Batted .251 (133-529) with six home runs and 51 RBI in 132 games with Class A South Bend...played in 129 games in center field and one each in right and left...was rated by Baseball America as possessing the Best Outfield Arm in the Midwest League.

2005

Spent the entire season with Advanced Rookie Yakima...appeared in 51 games in right field, 12 in center, three as designated hitter and one in left.

2004

Hit .276 (61-221) with 25 RBI in 63 games with the Dominican Summer League Diamondbacks.

2003

Made his professional debut with DSL Diamondbacks.