Juan Cedeño (born August 19, 1983) is a

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professional

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who is a free agent. He pitched for the

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of the

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in 2009.

Career

The

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signed Cedeño as an international free agent in 2001. He played organization from 2002 through 2005, until he was traded with

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to the

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for

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. Cedeño played for the Royals organization from 2005 through 2007. He split the 2008 season in the

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and

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organizations. In 2009, Cedeño pitched for the

of the

. Cedeño didn't pitch in 2010. He pitched for the

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in 2011. In the 2011-12 offseason, he signed a minor league contract with the

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, receiving an invitation to

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. Cedeño was traded from Scranton-Wilkes Barre, Yankees' Triple-A affiliate, to Gwinnett, the

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' Triple-A affiliate, on May 12, 2013.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cedeno, Juan 1983 births Living people Augusta GreenJackets players Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in South Korea Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States Doosan Bears players Erie SeaWolves players Great Lakes Loons players Gulf Coast Red Sox players Gwinnett Braves players KBO League pitchers Lakeland Flying Tigers players People from La Altagracia Province Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings players Sarasota Red Sox players Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders players Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees players Wichita Wranglers players Wilmington Blue Rocks players World Baseball Classic players of the Dominican Republic 2013 World Baseball Classic players