Anderson Alexander Tejeda (born May 1, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers. He made his MLB debut in 2020.
| Anderson Tejeda | |
|---|---|
| Free agent | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: May 1, 1998 Baní, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 6, 2020, for the Texas Rangers | |
| MLB statistics (through 2021 season) | |
| Batting average | .220 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 8 |
| Teams | |
Career
editTexas Rangers
editTejeda signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent on September 8, 2014, for a $100,000 signing bonus.[1] Tejeda made his professional debut in 2015 with the DSL Rangers of the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League, hitting .312/.393/.522/.915 with 4 home runs and 40 RBI in 55 games. Tejeda split the 2016 season between the DSL Rangers, AZL Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona League, and the Spokane Indians of the Class A Short Season Northwest League, hitting a combined .283/.326/.520/.846 with 10 home runs and 47 RBI. Tejeda spent the 2017 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the Class A South Atlantic League, hitting .247/.309/.411/.720 with 8 home runs and 53 RBI in 115 games. Tejeda spent the 2018 season with the Down East Wood Ducks of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, hitting .259/.331/.439/.770 with 19 home runs and 74 RBI in 121 games.[1] Tejeda was named a mid-season and post-season Carolina League all-star in 2018.[2] Tejeda was ranked as the #83 overall prospect in baseball by Baseball Prospectus in their preseason 2019 Top 101 list.[3]
Prior to the 2019 season, Tejeda a formerly left-handed only batter, became a full-time switch hitter.[4]
Tejeda was assigned back to Down East for the 2019 season,[5] and hit .234/.309/.386/.695 with 4 home runs and 24 RBI in 43 games. Tejeda suffered a subluxed shoulder on May 30, which required surgery in July to repair and missed the rest of the 2019 season.[6][7]
Tejeda was added to the Rangers 40–man roster following the 2019 season.[8] He made his major league debut on August 6, 2020 against the Oakland Athletics, recording three RBI.[9] In 23 games for Texas in 2020, he hit .253/.273/.453/.726 with 3 home runs and 8 RBI.[10] Between three minor league levels in 2021, he hit .194/.266/.368/.634 with 12 home runs and 33 RBI. In 16 plate appearances with Texas in 2021, Tejeda hit just .063/.118/.063/.180.[11] On November 5, 2021, Tejeda was outrighted off the active roster, and became a minor league free agent.[12]
St. Louis Cardinals
editOn November 18, 2021, Tejeda signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals.[13] Tejeda was released by the Cardinals organization on April 5, 2022.[14]
Charleston Dirty Birds
editOn February 17, 2024, Tejeda signed with the Charleston Dirty Birds of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[15] He was released prior to the start of the season on March 28.
References
edit- ^ a b Fraley, Gerry (March 27, 2019). "Rangers top prospects series: Anderson Tejeda could grow into 25-homer producer if this doesn't hold him back". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ^ "Anderson Tejeda". MiLB.com. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Prospects: The Top 101". Baseball Prospectus. January 23, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ Mike Rosenbaum (March 13, 2019). "Crouse, Winn have old bond with new Blood". MLB.com. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ Present, Matt (March 27, 2019). "Wood Ducks Announce 2019 Roster". milb.com. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ RotoWire Staff (July 12, 2019). "Rangers' Anderson Tejeda: Out for season". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- ^ Jamey Newberg (September 19, 2019). "Long-term looks: Rangers not short on candidates to eventually take the reigns from Elvis Andrus". The Athletic. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ^ Evan Grant (November 20, 2019). "Rangers add six prospects to 40-man roster, topped by OF Leody Taveras and 3B Sherten Apostel". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ T.R. Sullivan (August 6, 2020). "Anderson Tejeda's debut silver lining in loss". MLB.com. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ Chris Halicke (September 19, 2020). ""There's A Lot of Maturity There" Anderson Tejeda is Showing Substantial Growth in Unique Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ Levi Weaver (October 6, 2021). "Grading the 2021 Texas Rangers: Position players edition". The Athletic. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ^ "Rangers reinstate seven players from 60-day injured list, outright four other players off the Major League roster". MLB.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ "St. Louis Cardinals announce signings of minor league shortstop, pitcher". FOX 2. November 18, 2021. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
- ^ "Anderson Tejeda: Released by Cardinals". April 5, 2022.
- ^ "Transactions – Atlantic League Pro Baseball".
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)