Juan Cedeño | |||||||||||||||
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Born: (1983-08-19)August 19, 1983 (age 41) Higüey,La Altagracia,Dominican Republic | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |||||||||||||||
KBO debut | |||||||||||||||
May 26, 2009, for the Doosan Bears | |||||||||||||||
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Juan Cedeño (born August 19, 1983) is a Dominican formerprofessional baseballpitcher. He pitched for theDoosan Bears of theKorea Baseball Organization in 2009.
TheBoston Red Sox signed Cedeño as an international free agent in 2001. He played organization from 2002 through 2005, until he was traded withChip Ambres to theKansas City Royals forTony Graffanino.[1] Cedeño played for the Royals organization from 2005 through 2007. He split the 2008 season in theDetroit Tigers andLos Angeles Dodgers organizations. In 2009, Cedeño pitched for theDoosan Bears of theKorea Baseball Organization.[2]
Cedeño didn't pitch in 2010. He pitched for theindependent baseballRio Grande Valley WhiteWings in 2011. In the 2011-12 offseason, he signed a minor league contract with theNew York Yankees, receiving an invitation tospring training.[3]
Cedeño was traded from Scranton-Wilkes Barre, Yankees' Triple-A affiliate, to Gwinnett, theAtlanta Braves' Triple-A affiliate, on May 12, 2013.[4]