Xavier Cedeño Quiñones (born August 26, 1986) is a Puerto Rican former professional

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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, and

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Career

Colorado Rockies

Cedeño attended Asuncíon Rodriguez De Sala School in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, and

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. The

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selected Cedeño in the 31st round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft. He played in the Rockies'

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system from 2005 to 2009. He played for the Casper Rockies,

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and

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. He was released at the end of spring training in 2010 and he did not play that year.

Houston Astros

Cedeño was signed to a minor league contract by the

on December 22, 2010. With the Double-A

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of the

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, he was 5–6 with a 3.95 ERA in 23 games with 19 starts. On June 22 against the

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he struck out the first nine batters he faced in a record-setting 14 strikeout game. He was subsequently promoted to the Triple-A

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. The Astros promoted Cedeño to the major leagues on September 11, 2011, and he made his Major League debut on September 16 against the

. He faced two batters, the first one flew out to right field and the second one singled. He appeared in two more games that season, allowing five runs in one inning in his last appearance. He was outrighted off the 40 man roster on October 5. Cedeño signed a new minor league contract with the Astros on October 24. Cedeño began the 2012 season with the RedHawks, where he had a 2–0

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with a 0.42

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in 17 games before being promoted to Houston when Fernando Abad was placed on the 15-day

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. In 44 games with the Astros, he had a 3.77 ERA. Cedeño played for the

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in the

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. He had one save and a 2.08 ERA in seven appearances. In five games for the Astros at the start of the 2013 season he allowed 11 runs in only innings.

Washington Nationals

Cedeño was claimed on waivers by the

on April 23, 2013, and assigned to the

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of the Triple-A

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. In 25 games for the Nationals over parts of three seasons, he had a 3.38 ERA with 15 strikeouts. Cedeño was

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by the Nationals on April 14, 2015.

Tampa Bay Rays

Cedeño was traded to the

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on April 22, 2015, in exchange for cash considerations. The Dodgers designated him for assignment on April 24 and then traded him to the

for cash considerations on April 27.

Chicago White Sox

Cedeño signed a contract with the

on January 26, 2018. He was activated from the disabled list on June 7.

Milwaukee Brewers

On August 31, 2018, Cedeño was traded to the

in exchange for minor-league prospects Bryan Connell and Johan Dominguez.

Chicago Cubs

On February 14, 2019, Cedeño signed a one-year deal with the

. The deal is worth $900,000 plus incentives. After a stint on the injured list for left wrist inflammation and a rehab assignment with the Triple-A Iowa and Double-A Tennessee, the Cubs activated Cedeño on May 11. He was placed on the disabled list on May 22. Cedeño became a free agent after the season.

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