| Rob Tejeda | |
|---|---|
 Tejeda with the Kansas City Royals in 2009 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1982-03-24)March 24, 1982 (age 43) Bani, Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 10, 2005, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 25, 2011, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 23–27 |
| Earned run average | 4.42 |
| Strikeouts | 371 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Robinson Garcia Tejeda (born March 24, 1982) is a Dominican former professionalbaseballpitcher. He played inMajor League Baseball (MLB) for thePhiladelphia Phillies,Texas Rangers andKansas City Royals.
Tejeda was first signed as an amateurfree agent by thePhiladelphia Phillies on November 24,1998. He made his professional debut the following year with theGCL Phillies. Tejeda spent the2001,2002, and2003 seasons with the Single-ALakewood BlueClaws andClearwater Threshers before being promoted to the Double-AReading Phillies in2004.
In2005, Tejeda made the jump to the major league club. Starting with his debut against theMilwaukee Brewers on May 10, 2005, he appeared in 26 games – half of those as astarter.
Tejeda was a former member of theDominican Republic team in the2006 World Baseball Classic. He only made two appearances during the tournament, ashutout inning againstAustralia and a rough ninth-inning appearance in the Dominican Republic's first game againstCuba.
Just prior to the start of the2006 season, Tejeda was dealt by the Phillies to theTexas Rangers along withJake Blalock (the brother offree agentthird basemanHank Blalock) in exchange foroutfielderDavid Dellucci. He started the season with the Triple-AOklahoma RedHawks, but was called up to the Rangers at the end of April. His first outings were shaky, and he was quickly reassigned back to Oklahoma. Aside from an emergency call-up in June, Tejeda stayed with the RedHawks until he was recalled for good in mid-August. Tejeda was in excellent form for the latter third of the season, going 4-1 over eight starts, with anERA of 2.01.
Tejeda earned a spot in the starting rotation for the2007 season, but poor performance in July resulted in his demotion back to Triple-A.
On June 24,2008, the Kansas City Royals claimed Tejeda off waivers from the Rangers.
Tejeda throws a qualityfastball (96 mph) andchangeup, and is developing a usefulcurveball.[1] In spring training in 2009, Tejeda led all players in walks, with 17 (in 17.1 innings).
On May 26, 2011, Tejeda was designated for assignment by the Royals.[2] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-AOmaha Storm Chasers on June 2. He elected free agency after the season on October 7.
On January 3, 2012, Tejeda signed a minor league contract with theCleveland Indians. He also received an invitation to spring training. Tejeda was released by the Indians' organization on May 16, 2012.[3]
On July 6, 2013, Tejeda signed with theRojos del Águila de Veracruz of theMexican League.[4] He was released on August 8. He made 5 starts throwing 27.2 innings going 1-0 with a 5.86 ERA and 19 strikeouts.
On May 3, 2015, Tejada signed with theJoplin Blasters of theAmerican Association of Independent Professional Baseball after sitting out the 2014 season. He was released on July 18. He made 6 starts throwing 28.1 innings struggling horribly going 1-2 with a 9.21 ERA and 16 strikeouts.
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