Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an undrafted amateur free agent in 1991, Cedeño made his major league debut in 1995. Cedeño was slated to be the heir apparent to veteran Dodger All-Star outfielder Brett Butler. However, after four seasons of mediocre play with the Dodgers, he was traded to the New York Mets on December 1, 1998 in a deal in which the Dodgers obtained Todd Hundley. In the 1999 season, Cedeño broke a Mets record by stealing 66 bases in a season (later broken by Jose Reyes). Besides his 66 stolen bases, Cedeño would bat .313, have an on-base percentage of .396, and a slugging percentage of .408. These would all turn out to be career bests. Following the season, on December 11 the Mets traded Cedeño to the Houston Astros as part of a deal to obtain Mike Hampton.
In May 2000, Cedeño broke his hand sliding headfirst into first base and would spend three months on the disabled list.[1] Following the season, Cedeño would be involved in a December trade for the third consecutive year, this time going to the Detroit Tigers in a six player deal. 2001 would see Cedeño bat .293 and steal 55 bases, although he led the American League by being caught stealing 15 times. That winter would be the fourth year in a row he changed teams, returning to the Mets via free agency. The next three seasons would show further declines in Cedeño's stolen bases, 25 in 2002, 14 in 2003 and just 5 in 2004, while hitting in the .260s all three years. He was traded before the 2004 season to the St. Louis Cardinals for Wilson Delgado. Following a 2005 season that saw just 61 plate appearances, Cedeño was released by the Cardinals.
After a year off, Cedeño agreed to a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles in 2007.[2] However, it was reported that the 6'1"[3] player showed up to spring training weighing 274 pounds.[4] He was released on March 23, 2007.
Cedeño finished his career with a .273 batting average, 40 home runs, 274 RBI and 213 stolen bases in 1100 games.
Causes
In 2016, Cedeno founded the Roger Cedeno Foundation in Aventura, Florida, an IRS designated 501 (c) (3) charitable organization Great Nonprofits Cedeno Foundation Profile and Fundacion Roger Cedeno in Venezuela to support organizations and programs to benefit youth and those most in need.
roger, cedeño, roger, leandro, cedeño, born, august, 1974, venezuelan, former, professional, baseball, outfielder, played, seasons, major, league, baseball, from, 1995, 2005, angeles, dodgers, york, mets, houston, astros, detroit, tigers, louis, cardinals, ced. Roger Leandro Cedeno born August 16 1974 is a Venezuelan former professional baseball outfielder He played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball MLB from 1995 to 2005 for the Los Angeles Dodgers New York Mets Houston Astros Detroit Tigers and St Louis Cardinals Roger CedenoCedeno with the New York MetsOutfielderBorn 1974 08 16 August 16 1974 age 48 Valencia Carabobo VenezuelaBatted SwitchThrew RightMLB debutJune 20 1995 for the Los Angeles DodgersLast MLB appearanceJune 5 2005 for the St Louis CardinalsMLB statisticsBatting average 273Home runs40Runs batted in274Stolen bases213TeamsLos Angeles Dodgers 1995 1998 New York Mets 1999 Houston Astros 2000 Detroit Tigers 2001 New York Mets 2002 2003 St Louis Cardinals 2004 2005 Contents 1 Career 2 Causes 3 Personal life 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCareer EditSigned by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an undrafted amateur free agent in 1991 Cedeno made his major league debut in 1995 Cedeno was slated to be the heir apparent to veteran Dodger All Star outfielder Brett Butler However after four seasons of mediocre play with the Dodgers he was traded to the New York Mets on December 1 1998 in a deal in which the Dodgers obtained Todd Hundley In the 1999 season Cedeno broke a Mets record by stealing 66 bases in a season later broken by Jose Reyes Besides his 66 stolen bases Cedeno would bat 313 have an on base percentage of 396 and a slugging percentage of 408 These would all turn out to be career bests Following the season on December 11 the Mets traded Cedeno to the Houston Astros as part of a deal to obtain Mike Hampton In May 2000 Cedeno broke his hand sliding headfirst into first base and would spend three months on the disabled list 1 Following the season Cedeno would be involved in a December trade for the third consecutive year this time going to the Detroit Tigers in a six player deal 2001 would see Cedeno bat 293 and steal 55 bases although he led the American League by being caught stealing 15 times That winter would be the fourth year in a row he changed teams returning to the Mets via free agency The next three seasons would show further declines in Cedeno s stolen bases 25 in 2002 14 in 2003 and just 5 in 2004 while hitting in the 260s all three years He was traded before the 2004 season to the St Louis Cardinals for Wilson Delgado Following a 2005 season that saw just 61 plate appearances Cedeno was released by the Cardinals After a year off Cedeno agreed to a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles in 2007 2 However it was reported that the 6 1 3 player showed up to spring training weighing 274 pounds 4 He was released on March 23 2007 Cedeno finished his career with a 273 batting average 40 home runs 274 RBI and 213 stolen bases in 1100 games Causes EditIn 2016 Cedeno founded the Roger Cedeno Foundation in Aventura Florida an IRS designated 501 c 3 charitable organization Great Nonprofits Cedeno Foundation Profile and Fundacion Roger Cedeno in Venezuela to support organizations and programs to benefit youth and those most in need Personal life EditCedeno s nephew Yangervis Solarte played infield for the San Francisco Giants Cedeno convinced his agent to take Solarte on a client as a personal favor 5 See also EditList of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders List of Major League Baseball players from VenezuelaReferences Edit Astros not letting headfirst dives slide in minors Cedeno signs minor league contract with Orioles ESPN com Associated Press 2007 01 05 Retrieved 2009 02 03 Roger Cedeno Stats ESPN Sherman Joel 2007 03 11 AMAZIN S OFFERED JOSE TO TRIBE FOR ALOMAR New York Post Archived from the original on 2009 05 24 Retrieved 2009 02 03 MLB News Videos Scores Teams Standings Stats External links EditCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Roger Cedeno at SABR Baseball Biography Project Roger Cedeno at Baseball Almanac Roger Cedeno at Baseball Library Roger Cedeno at Astros Daily Roger Cedeno at Ultimate Mets Database Roger Cedeno at Pura Pelota Venezuelan Professional Baseball League Roger Cedeno Foundation at https irs govPortals Biography Baseball Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roger Cedeno amp oldid 1090337045, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
