- Robinson Tejeda
Infobox MLB player
width = 150px
name=Robinson Tejeda
position=Relief pitcher
team=Kansas City Royals
number=51
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1982|3|24
birthplace=Baní ,Dominican Republic
debutdate=May 10
debutyear=2005
debutteam=Philadelphia Phillies
statyear=2008 season
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=16-19
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=4.77
stat3label=Strikeout s
stat3value=226
teams=
*Philadelphia Phillies (by|2005)
*Texas Rangers (by|2006-by|2008)
*Kansas City Royals (by|2008-present)Robinson Garcia Tejeda (born
March 24 ,1982 inBaní ,Dominican Republic ) is aMajor League Baseball relief pitcher for theKansas City Royals .Tejeda was signed as an amateur
free agent by thePhiladelphia Phillies onNovember 24 , by|1998. He made his professional debut the following year with theGCL Phillies . Tejeda spent the by|2001, by|2002, and by|2003 seasons with the Single-ALakewood BlueClaws andClearwater Threshers before being promoted to the Double-AReading Phillies in by|2004.In mlby|2005, Tejeda made the jump to the major league club. Starting with his debut against the
Milwaukee Brewers onMay 10 , 2005, he appeared in 26 games – half of those as a starter.Tejeda was a member of the Dominican Republic team in the
2006 World Baseball Classic . He only made two appearances during the tournament, ashutout inning against Australia and a rough ninth-inning appearance in the Domincan Republic's first game against Cuba.Just prior to the start of the by|2006 season, Tejada was dealt by the Phillies to the Texas Rangers along with
Jake Blalock (the brother of Rangers' starHank Blalock ) in exchange foroutfielder David Dellucci . He started the season with the Triple-AOklahoma RedHawks , but was called up to the Rangers at the end of April. His first outings were shaky, and he was quickly reassigned back to Oklahoma. Aside from an emergency call-up in June, Tejeda stayed with the RedHawks until he was recalled for good in mid-August. Tejeda was in excellent form for the latter third of the season, going 4-1 over eight starts, with an ERA of 2.01.Tejeda earned a spot in the starting rotation for the mlby|2007 season, but poor performance in July resulted in his demotion back to Triple-A.
On
June 24 , mlby|2008, the Kansas City Royals claimed Tejeda off waivers from the Rangers.Tejeda throws a quality
fastball (96 mph) andchangeup , and is developing a usefulcurveball .External links
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