Rob Tejeda

Rob Tejeda
Rob Tejeda
	Bani, Dominican Republic
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	May 10, 2005, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
	May 25, 2011, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	23–27
Earned run average	4.42
Strikeouts	371
Teams
	Philadelphia Phillies (2005); Texas Rangers (2006–2008); Kansas City Royals (2008–2011);

Robinson Garcia Tejeda (born March 24, 1982) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals.

Baseball career

Philadelphia Phillies

Tejeda was first signed as an amateur

Reading Phillies in 2004

.

In 2005, Tejeda made the jump to the major league club. Starting with his debut against the Milwaukee Brewers on May 10, 2005, he appeared in 26 games – half of those as a starter.

Tejeda was a former member of the

shutout inning against Australia and a rough ninth-inning appearance in the Dominican Republic's first game against Cuba

.

Texas Rangers

Just prior to the start of the

Oklahoma 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 2007 season, but poor performance in July resulted in his demotion back to Triple-A.

Kansas City Royals

On June 24, 2008, the Kansas City Royals claimed Tejeda off waivers from the Rangers.

Tejeda throws a quality fastball (96 mph) and changeup, and is developing a useful curveball. ^[1] In spring training in 2009, Tejeda led all players in walks, with 17 (in 17.1 innings).

On May 26, 2011, Tejeda was designated for assignment by the Royals.^[2] He elected free agency after the season on October 7.