Rubén Tejada

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Rubén Dario Tejada

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 165 lb.

Born September 1, 1989 in Veraguas Province Panama

Rubén Tejada made a splash in his pro debut in 2007.

Tejada had played for Panama in the 2001 Little League World Series. He signed with the New York Mets in 2006. He debuted with a bang, hitting .364/.466/.479 with 16 steals (in 21 tries), 32 runs and 25 RBI in 32 games for the 2007 VSL Mets. That earned him a promotion to the GCL Mets, where he batted .283/.401/.367 in 35 contests despite being very young for the league at age 16.

Tejada hit .229/.293/.296 in 2008 for the St. Lucie Mets. He produced at a .233/.284/.291 rate for the Honolulu Sharks of the Hawaii Winter League that fall. Panama placed him on their roster for the 2009 World Baseball Classic. He went 0 for 4 in the 2009 World Baseball Classic and committed at least two errors at shortstop.