Roger Cedeño
Cedeño with the New York Mets on May 30, 1999.
Outfielder
Born: August 16, 1974 (1974-08-16) (age 35) Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela
Batted: Switch	Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 20, 1995 for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
June 5, 2005 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics
Batting average	.273
Home runs	40
Stolen bases	213
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (1995-1998) New York Mets (1999) Houston Astros (2000) Detroit Tigers (2001) New York Mets (2002-2003) St. Louis Cardinals (2004-2005)
Career highlights and awards
Ranked second in Stolen Bases in 1999 in the National League with 66 and in 2001 in the American League with 55.

Roger Leandro Cedeño (born August 16, 1974 in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela), is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and switch-hitting batter who had an 11-year career playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, and St. Louis Cardinals.

Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an undrafted amateur free agent in 1991, Cedeño made his 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 played for the New York Mets (1999, 2002-2003), Houston Astros (2000), Detroit Tigers (2001), and St. Louis Cardinals (2004-2005).

The biggest hit of Cedeño's career came in the 2004 National League Championship Series. With the Cardinals down 2-1, Cedeño singled to lead off the 6th inning in game seven. He later scored on Albert Pujols' double down the left field line.

After posting a batting average of .158, Cedeño was released by the Cardinals early in the 2005 season.

After a year off, Cedeño agreed to a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles in 2007. ^[1] However, it was reported that he showed up to spring training weighing 274 pounds. ^[2] He was released on March 23, 2007.

Cedeño was a .273 career hitter with 40 home runs, 274 RBI and 213 stolen bases in 1100 games.

Cedeño is included in the book Field of Hope: An Inspiring Autobiography of a Lifetime of Overcoming Odds (1997), an autobiography of Brett Butler.

[edit] See also

• List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube