{"id":297161,"date":"2025-11-17T14:02:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T14:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/297161\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T14:02:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T14:02:08","slug":"former-tigers-minor-league-infielder-signs-deal-with-brewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/297161\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Tigers minor-league infielder signs deal with Brewers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a id=\"articleLabel__link\" class=\"articleLabel__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/tigers\/\" title=\"Navigate to Tigers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tigers<\/a>Published: Nov. 17, 2025, 8:36 a.m.<img fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" alt=\"Brewers\" class=\"hero-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BDQOAC3JKNBD7NV5OSO7VUFOMU.jpg\"  \/>Eddys Leonard spent 2025 in the Braves&#8217; system. Now he&#8217;ll seek opportunities with Milwaukee. (AP Photo\/Jeff Dean)AP<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"XSGQY7CCD5CCVPKVNSK4J3ZBYI\">DETROIT &#8212; Former Detroit Tigers infielder Eddys Leonard has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlbtraderumors.com\/2025\/11\/brewers-sign-eddys-leonard-to-minor-league-deal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.mlbtraderumors.com\/2025\/11\/brewers-sign-eddys-leonard-to-minor-league-deal.html\">signed a minor-league deal with the Milwaukee Brewers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"36VHMXF7I5CJVCA3LWRPX6GQEY\">Leonard, 25, spent most of 2025 with the Atlanta Braves\u2019 Triple-A affiliate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/tigers\/2025\/04\/tigers-release-2-minor-leaguers-from-erie-eddys-leonard-signs-with-braves.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/tigers\/2025\/04\/tigers-release-2-minor-leaguers-from-erie-eddys-leonard-signs-with-braves.html\">after being released by the Tigers<\/a> at the start of the season. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"PCQ2HKHPQNE7LNTLVG2N7YO7EU\">Leonard was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/tigers\/2023\/08\/tigers-acquire-minor-league-infielder-from-dodgers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers at the 2023 trade deadline<\/a>, shortly after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/tigers\/2023\/08\/tigers-ace-reportedly-rejects-trade-to-dodgers-in-stunning-trade-deadline-twist.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Eduardo Rodriguez deal fell through<\/a>, and immediately made a positive impression at Triple-A Toledo. But he battled injuries in 2024 and was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/tigers\/2024\/11\/tigers-add-3-players-drop-3-others-in-roster-shakeup.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">designated for assignment after the season<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"SV4YH2RJPRG4TMPVH43BWXCIKU\">He went 2-for-15 with a double during a short stint in big-league camp in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"A6YER4JRFVFR7LAWJBFSDVDS5I\">A one-time shortstop prospect, Leonard\u2019s path to the big leagues is now as a utility man. He started games at first, second, third, short and right field with Gwinnett in 2025. He hit 20 home runs in 494 plate appearances.<\/p>\n<p>Evan Woodbery has covered the Detroit Tigers and Major League Baseball for MLive.com since 2016. 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