Frederich Cepeda
Cepeda with theCuba national baseball team in theWorld Baseball Classic.
Gallos de Sancti Spíritus – No. 24
Outfielder
Born: (1980-04-13)April 13, 1980 (age 45) Trinidad,Sancti Spiritus (Cuba)
Bats: Switch Throws: Right
CNS debut
April 27, 1998, for the Gallos de Sancti Spiritus
CNS statistics (through 2024)
Batting average	.335
Home runs	307
Runs batted in	1,207
Teams
Gallos de Sancti Spíritus (1998-2015, 2016-present) Cazadores de Artemisa (2013-2014) Vegueros de Pinar del Rio (2017) Industriales de La Habana (2019)
Career highlights and awards
All-World Baseball Classic Team (2009)
Medals Men'sbaseball Representing Cuba World Baseball Classic 2006 Puerto Rico Team Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team 2008 Beijing Team Baseball World Cup 2003 Havana Team 2005 Rotterdam Team 2007 Taipei Team 2009 Nettuno Team Intercontinental Cup 2002 Havana Team 2006 Taichung Team Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo Team 2007 Rio Janeiro Team 2011 Guadalajara Team 2015 Toronto Team Central American and Caribbean Games 2006 Cartagena Team 2014 Veracruz Team 2018 Barranquilla Team

Frederich Cepeda Cruz (born April 8, 1980) is a Cuban professionalbaseballoutfielder for theGallos de Sancti Spiritus of theCuban National Series. He also played inNippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for theYomiuri Giants.

Cepeda signed with theYomiuri Giants ofNippon Professional Baseball on April 19, 2014.^[1][2] In parts of 2 seasons with Yomiuri, Cepeda slashed .163/.319/.326 with 6 home runs and 19 RBI.

On August 13, 2018, Cepeda signed with theToros de Tijuana of theMexican League.^[3] Cepeda did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of theCOVID-19 pandemic.^[4] On February 12, 2021, Cepeda was traded toEl Águila de Veracruz of theMexican League, a new expansion team.^[5] However, the contract was later voided due to monetary concerns and Cepeda became a free agent.

Cepeda previously played for theCuban national baseball team andSancti Spíritus of theCuban National Series. Cepeda was part of the Cuban team that won thegold medal at the2004 Summer Olympics and second place at the2006 World Baseball Classic and2008 Summer Olympics. He was selected as part of the All Stars at the2009 World Baseball Classic where he had a .500 batting average with 3 homers in 6 games and 24 at-bats.

Cepeda won with his national team, the gold medal of the2014 Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico.^[6][7][8]

• Career statistics fromMLB · Baseball Reference (Minors)

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