Juan Cedeño Explained

Juan Cedeño
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:19 August 1983
Birth Place:Higüey, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Debutleague:KBO
Debutdate:May 26
Debutyear:2009
Debutteam:Doosan Bears
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Juan Cedeño (born August 19, 1983) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. 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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: It's a Busy Day For Dealing; Graffanino and Hyzdu Aboard; Embree is Out. https://archive.today/20120716144740/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/869829701.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+20,+2005&author=Nick+Cafardo,+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe&desc=IT'S+A+BUSY+DAY+FOR+DEALING+;+GRAFFANINO+AND+HYZDU+ABOARD;+EMBREE+IS+OUT&pqatl=google. dead. July 16, 2012. The Boston Globe. Nick Cafardo. Nick. Cafardo. July 20, 2005. F.5. November 29, 2011.
  2. Web site: 두산, 외국인 투수 좌완 후안 세데뇨 영입 - 노컷뉴스. 26 April 2009 .
  3. Web site: 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. Web site: Tweet . twitter.com . 2020-08-19.