Leo Cote brings left-handed pop and freshman upside to Portland’s infield
In the 2026 season, Leo Cote emerged as one of Portland’s most intriguing power bats, finishing with 7 home runs and 25 RBI while hitting .230 in 38 games, and earning All-WCC Freshman Team honors. He’s a 6-foot-2, 230-pound redshirt freshman from Montreal with a left-handed bat and the kind of gap-to-gap thump that plays when he squares it up. The upside is real: when he gets hot, the ball jumps, and Portland has already leaned on him in big spots. Think power-first corner infielder with legitimate run-producing juice.
