Anderson Alexander Tejeda (born May 1, 1998) is a Dominican professional

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who is a free agent. He has previously played in

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(MLB) for the Texas Rangers. He made his MLB debut in 2020.

Career

Texas Rangers

Tejeda signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent on September 8, 2014, for a $100,000

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. Tejeda made his professional debut in 2015 with the

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of the

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, hitting .312/.393/.522/.915 with 4 home runs and 40 RBI in 55 games. Tejeda split the 2016 season between the DSL Rangers,

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of the

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, and the

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of the

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, hitting a combined .283/.326/.520/.846 with 10 home runs and 47 RBI. Tejeda spent the 2017 season with the

Hickory Crawdads The Hickory Crawdads are a Minor League Baseball (MiLB) team of the Carolina League and the Single-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers. They are located in Hickory, North Carolina, and play their home games at L. P. Frans St ...

of the Class A

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, hitting .247/.309/.411/.720 with 8 home runs and 53 RBI in 115 games. Tejeda spent the 2018 season with the

Down East Wood Ducks The Down East Wood Ducks were a Minor League Baseball team of the Carolina League and the Single-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. They were located in Kinston, North Carolina, and are named for the wood duck, a colorful local waterfowl. Establi ...

of the

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, hitting .259/.331/.439/.770 with 19 home runs and 74 RBI in 121 games. Tejeda was named a mid-season and post-season

all-star in 2018. Tejeda was ranked as the #83 overall prospect in baseball by

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in their preseason 2019 Top 101 list. Prior to the 2019 season, Tejeda a formerly left-handed only batter, became a full-time switch hitter. Tejeda was assigned back to Down East for the 2019 season, and hit .234/.309/.386/.695 with 4 home runs and 24 RBI in 43 games. Tejeda suffered a subluxed shoulder on May 30, which required surgery in July to repair and missed the rest of the 2019 season. Tejeda was added to the Rangers 40–man roster following the 2019 season. He made his major league debut on August 6, 2020 against the

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, recording three RBI. In 23 games for Texas in 2020, he hit .253/.273/.453/.726 with 3 home runs and 8 RBI. Between three minor league levels in 2021, he hit .194/.266/.368/.634 with 12 home runs and 33 RBI. In 16 plate appearances with Texas in 2021, Tejeda hit just .063/.118/.063/.180. On November 5, 2021, Tejeda was outrighted off the active roster, and became a minor league free agent.

St. Louis Cardinals

On November 18, 2021, Tejeda signed a minor league contract with the

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. Tejeda was released by the Cardinals organization on April 5, 2022.

Charleston Dirty Birds

On February 17, 2024, Tejeda signed with the

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of the

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. He was released prior to the start of the season on March 28.

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