Frederich Cepeda

Frederich Cepeda Cruz (born April 8, 1980) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder for who is currently a free agent. He also played in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Yomiuri Giants.

Career

Yomiuri Giants

Cepeda signed with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball on April 19, 2014. In parts of 2 seasons with Yomiuri, Cepeda slashed .163/.319/.326 with 6 home runs and 19 RBI.

Toros de Tijuana

On August 13, 2018, Cepeda signed with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. Cepeda did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On February 12, 2021, Cepeda was traded to El Águila de Veracruz of the Mexican League, a new expansion team. However, the contract was later voided due to monetary concerns and Cepeda became a free agent.

International career

Cepeda previously played for the Cuban national baseball team and Sancti Spíritus of the Cuban National Series. Cepeda was part of the Cuban team that won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and second place at the 2006 World Baseball Classic and 2008 Summer Olympics. He was selected as part of the All Stars at the 2009 World Baseball Classic where he had a .500 batting average with 3 homers in 6 games and 24 at-bats.

Cepeda won with his national team, the gold medal of the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico.

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1980 births

Living people

Baseball players at the 2003 Pan American Games

Baseball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Baseball players at the 2007 Pan American Games

Baseball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Baseball players at the 2011 Pan American Games

Baseball players at the 2015 Pan American Games

Cazadores de Artemisa players

Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba

Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games

Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games

Cuban expatriate baseball players in Japan

Gallos de Sancti Spiritus players

Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Nippon Professional Baseball left fielders

Olympic baseball players for Cuba

Olympic gold medalists for Cuba

Olympic medalists in baseball

Olympic silver medalists for Cuba

Pan American Games bronze medalists for Cuba

Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba

Pan American Games medalists in baseball

People from Sancti Spíritus

Sportspeople from Sancti Spíritus Province

Toros de Tijuana players

Yomiuri Giants players

2006 World Baseball Classic players

2009 World Baseball Classic players

2013 World Baseball Classic players

2017 World Baseball Classic players

Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in baseball

Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games

Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games

Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games

Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games

Industriales de La Habana players

Cuban expatriate baseball players in Mexico