Juan Cedeño

Juan Cedeño
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1983-08-19) 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
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

  1. ↑ 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)
  2. ↑ http://www.nocutnews.co.kr/show.asp?idx=1131187
  3. ↑ http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120208&content_id=26622054&vkey=pr_nyy&c_id=nyy
  4. ↑ https://twitter.com/RailRidersTT/status/333625568958500864
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