Michael Tejera

Michael Tejera
Olmecas de Tabasco
Pitcher
Born: October 18, 1976 (1976-10-18) (age 35) Havana, Cuba
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
MLB debut
September 8, 1999 for the Florida Marlins
Career statistics (through 2008 season)
Win-Loss	11-13
Earned run average	5.14
Strikeouts	172
Teams
Florida Marlins (1999, 2002-2004) Texas Rangers (2004-2005)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (2003)

Michael Tejera (born October 18, 1976 in Havana, Cuba) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He has played all or part of five seasons in the majors, and currently is a pitching coach for the Gulf Coast League Nationals.

Playoff appearances

Tejera made two playoff appearances in 2003 for the Florida Marlins, both in the NLCS against the Chicago Cubs. After pitching a scoreless inning in game two,^[1] he took the loss in game three. He gave up just one hit in the latter game, a single to Kenny Lofton in the 11th inning. Lofton came around to score on a triple by Doug Glanville, which turned out to be the winning run.^[2] In the 2003 NLCS, some fans humorously remember Tejera for throwing a ball into the stands from the mound after a pitch slipped from his hand midway through his delivery.

Recent career

After starting the 2009 season in the Mexican League, Tejera signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians on July 10, 2009. He was let go at the end of the season, and in 2010 returned to the Mexican League with Tabasco.

Notes

1. ^ Game 2 box score at Baseball Reference
2. ^ Game 3 box score at Baseball-Reference

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

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Name	Tejera, Michael
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Date of birth	October 18, 1976
Place of birth	Havana, Cuba
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