Anderson Tejeda
Anderson Alexander Tejeda (born May 1, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Anderson Tejeda | |||
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Texas Rangers – No. 71 | |||
Infielder | |||
Born: Baní, Dominican Republic | May 1, 1998|||
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MLB debut | |||
August 6, 2020, for the Texas Rangers | |||
MLB statistics (through August 6, 2020) | |||
Batting average | .500 | ||
Home runs | 1 | ||
Runs batted in | 3 | ||
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Career
Tejeda 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.
References
- Gerry Fraley (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.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)