Having seen his former team, the Texas Rangers, win the World Series, Quebecer Charles Leblanc has not given up on the possibility of one day playing in the Majors again.
A free agent, the infield player native of Laval is experiencing uncertainty for the first time as a new season approaches, because he will have to find a new environment, he who will probably no longer be part of the team. Miami Marlins organization.
Leblanc recently spoke to Benoît Rioux of the Journal de Montréal. For him, there is no question of closing the books and moving on. The life of a professional athlete is strewn with pitfalls and the one who broke into the big leagues in 2022, playing 48 games in the uniform of the Miami Marlins, still sees himself within a major baseball team in 2024 .
This season, Charles spent the entire campaign at the AAA level with the Jumbo Shrimp of Jacksonville. In Florida, Leblanc hit for a .252 average, while hitting 12 home runs and driving in 34 runs. He has so far played 664 games in the minor leagues since being a Rangers draft pick in 2016.
Eight years later and at 27, Leblanc remains optimistic, but he will have to prove to an organization that he has what it takes to fill an infield position on a team that lacks upside and depth around the diamond.
In 2023, eyes were on the performances of Édouard Julien, a young player native of Quebec, who turned many heads by occupying the position of leadoff hitter for the Minnesota Twins during the last playoffs.
Charles Leblanc, Abraham Toro and Otto Lopez were not as successful as their compatriot Julien.
Annoyed by injuries that dragged on throughout the season, Leblanc still had a good end to the season in Jacksonville.
Proud of the success of former teammates with whom he had the chance to play in the Rangers’ subsidiaries, he must now focus on taking care of his health in order to find a new destination in anticipation of the 2024 season.
Let’s wish the best of luck to Charles Leblanc, about whom we hope to write several texts, once the next season begins.
