| Wellington Cepeda | |
| Team: | Miami Marlins |
| Number: | 21 |
| Position: | Bullpen coach |
| Birth Date: | 25 November 1973 |
| Birth Place: | La Vega, Dominican Republic |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Teams: | As coach
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Wellington Cepeda (born November 25, 1973) is a Dominican former professional baseball player and current coach.[1] He played in minor league baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1997 to 2000. He is the Bullpen Coach for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Cepeda began his career as a pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.[1] He spent 1997 with the AZL Diamondbacks, 1998 with the South Bend Silver Hawks, 1999 with the High Desert Mavericks, and spent his final season in 2000 back with South Bend.[1]
Cepeda began his coaching career as the pitching coach for the Missoula Osprey in 2003 and 2004.[2] He spent the 2005 though 2007 seasons as South Bend's pitching coach.[3] Cepeda spent the 2008 and 2009 seasons as the pitching coach of the Visalia Oaks / Visalia Rawhide. He returned to South Bend as pitching coach for the 2010 through 2013 seasons.[4] He spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons as the Mobile BayBears pitching coach.[5] In 2019, Cepeda was the manager of the AZL Diamondbacks.[6]
Cepeda was hired as the Miami Marlins bullpen coach following the 2019 season.[7]