Xavier Cedeno, Relief Pitcher

Date of Birth: 8/26/1986
Birthplace: Guayanilla, Puerto Rico
College: Miami-Dade College

Xavier Cedeno, relief pitcher, was first drafted in 2004 by the Colorado Rockies. He pitched in the Rockies' minor league system from 2005 through 2009. He was released on March 30, 2010. No team signed him and he didn't play professional baseball in 2010.

Cedeno signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros on December 23, 2010. He spent most of the 2011 season in the minors, pitching in just three games with the Astros. In 2012, he pitched in 44 games with the Astros. He finished the season with a 3.77 ERA in 31.0 innings.

The Washington Nationals claimed Cedeno off waivers on April 23, 2013. He pitched in 5 games with the Astros and 11 games with the Nationals in 2013 and he finished with a 6.57 ERA. He spent the rest of the season in the minors. In 2014, he pitched just 7.0 innings in 9 games with the Nationals. He spent the rest of the season on the DL and in the minors.

The Nationals traded Cedeno to the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 22, 2015. Five days later, he was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays. In 2015, he had career highs in games played (5 games with the Nationals and 61 games with the Rays), innings pitched (46.0), and strikeouts (47 to 14 walks). He finished with a career low ERA of 2.35.

In 2016, Cedeno pitched in 54 games with the Rays. He finished the season with 3 wins and 4 losses, 43 strikeouts to 13 walks, and a 3.70 ERA in 41.1 innings.

Cedeno pitched just 3.0 innings in 9 games with the Rays in 2017.

Cedeno became a free agent on December 1, 2017. He signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox on February 8, 2018. He was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers on August 31, 2018. He finished the season with 2 wins and no losses, 1 save, 34 strikeouts to 16 walks, and a 2.43 ERA in 33 games with the White Sox and 15 games with the Brewers. In the postseason, he pitched 1.0 innings in 4 games and he gave up 3 hits and 2 runs.

Cedeno became a free agent on November 30, 2018. He signed with the Chicago Cubs on February 14, 2019. He spent most of the 2019 season on the DL with left wrist inflammation. He pitched just 2.0 innings in 5 games with the Cubs.

Cedeno became a free agent on October 31, 2019. He didn't play professional baseball in 2020. He played in the Puerto Rican Winter League in 2021.

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