▁Ten , ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁a ▁first - team ▁All - American , ▁ ▁and ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁ball oting ▁for ▁the ▁He is man ▁Tro phy . ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁draft ed ▁by ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Tig ers ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁( 1 3 th ▁overall ▁pick ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁D raft , ▁Le ach ▁opt ed ▁to ▁play ▁professional ▁baseball . ▁He ▁played , ▁primarily ▁as ▁a ▁backup ▁out f iel der ▁and ▁first ▁bas eman ▁for ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁and ▁Toronto ▁Blue ▁J ays , ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁He ▁compiled ▁a ▁. 2 6 8 ▁batt ing ▁average ▁and ▁. 3 3 5 ▁on - base ▁percentage ▁in ▁ 1 , 7 1 9 ▁major ▁league ▁at ▁b ats . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Le ach ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁in ▁Ann ▁Ar bor , ▁Michigan . ▁He ▁attended ▁Fl int ▁South western ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Fl int , ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁first - team ▁all - state ▁quarter back ▁by ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Free ▁Press ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁He ▁broke ▁every ▁passing ▁record ▁in ▁the ▁S ag ina w ▁Valley ▁League ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁all - con ference ▁player ▁in ▁baseball ▁and ▁basketball . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁a ▁sports ▁writer ▁for ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Free ▁Press ▁r ated ▁Le ach ▁as ▁the ▁fourth ▁best ▁quarter back