Leone struck out three while allowing one hit, one walk and one run over an inning of work in his spring debut Sunday against the Phillies.
Leone joined the Jays during the offseason, marking the 25-year-old's third change of uniform through his first four years in the league. The righty was impressive his rookie season in Seattle, achieving a 2.17 ERA with 70 strikeouts over 57 appearances (66.1 innings). Since then, Leone's struggled, to say the least, tallying just 44 MLB innings while seeing his career ERA balloon to 4.07. Leone is still young, and the Jays are hopeful he'll develop into a strong middle-relief option in the years ahead.