Juan Cedeño
| Juan Cedeño | |
|---|---|
| Free agent | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 19, 1983 Higüey, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| Teams | |
Juan Cedeño (born August 19, 1983) is a Dominican Republic baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He pitched for the Doosan Bears of the Korea Baseball Organization in 2009.
Career
The Boston Red Sox signed Cedeño as an international free agent in 2001. He played organization from 2002 through 2005, until he was traded with Chip Ambres to the Kansas City Royals for Tony Graffanino.[1] Cedeño played for the Royals organization from 2005 through 2007. He split the 2008 season in the Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Dodgers organizations. In 2009, Cedeño pitched for the Doosan Bears of the Korea Baseball Organization.[2]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Dominican Republic | ||
| Men's Baseball | ||
| World Baseball Classic | ||
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2013 San Francisco | Team |
Cedeño didn't pitch in 2010. He pitched for the independent baseball Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings in 2011. In the 2011-12 offseason, he signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees, receiving an invitation to spring training.[3]
Cedeño was traded from Scranton-Wilkes Barre, Yankees' Triple-A affiliate, to Gwinnett, the Atlanta Braves' Triple-A affiliate, on May 12, 2013.[4]
References
- ^ Cafardo, Nick (July 20, 2005). "It's a Busy Day For Dealing; Graffanino and Hyzdu Aboard; Embree is Out". The Boston Globe. p. F.5. Retrieved November 29, 2011. (subscription required)
- ^ http://www.nocutnews.co.kr/show.asp?idx=1131187
- ^ http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120208&content_id=26622054&vkey=pr_nyy&c_id=nyy
- ^ https://twitter.com/RailRidersTT/status/333625568958500864
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1983 births
- 2013 World Baseball Classic players
- Living people
- People from La Altagracia Province
- Baseball pitchers
- Dominican Republic baseball players
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in South Korea
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Gulf Coast Red Sox players
- Augusta GreenJackets players
- Sarasota Red Sox players
- Wilmington Blue Rocks players
- Wichita Wranglers players
- Erie SeaWolves players
- Lakeland Flying Tigers players
- Great Lakes Loons players
- Doosan Bears players
- Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings players
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees players
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders players
- Gwinnett Braves players