Juan Cedeño

Juan Cedeño (born August 19, 1983) is a Dominican Republic professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He pitched for the Doosan Bears of the Korea Baseball Organization in 2009.

Juan Cedeño
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1983-08-19) August 19, 1983
Higüey, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
KBO debut
May 26, 2009, for the Doosan Bears
Teams
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Dominican Republic
World Baseball Classic
Gold medal – first place 2013 San Francisco Team

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]

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. "두산, 외국인 투수 좌완 후안 세데뇨 영입 - 노컷뉴스". 26 April 2009.
  3. "Yankees sign INF Russell Branyan, RHP Manny Delcarmen, INF Bill Hall, LHP Hideki Okajima and OF Dewayne Wise to Minor League contracts". MLB.com.
  4. "Tweet". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
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