1989
Born October 27, 1989
Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas, Panama
Rubén Tejada Notable
b. October 27, 1989 · New York Mets 2010–2015, 2019, St. Louis Cardinals 2016, San Francisco Giants 2016, Baltimore Orioles 2017
Rubén Tejada played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the New York Mets in 2010 and closing with the New York Mets in 2019.
Across 663 games he batted .250, with 530 hits and 225 runs. He finished with 10 home runs, 110 doubles and 16 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 18.00 earned run average, pitching 1 inning in 1 game.
He played 476 games at shortstop, with 1,272 assists and 47 errors. He turned 278 double plays. He also played 128 games at second base.
He was born in Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas, Panama on October 27, 1989. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NYM | 78 | 216 | 28 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 38 | 2 | .213 |
| 2011 | NYM | 96 | 328 | 31 | 93 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 35 | 50 | 5 | .284 |
| 2012 | NYM | 114 | 464 | 53 | 134 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 27 | 73 | 4 | .289 |
| 2013 | NYM | 57 | 208 | 20 | 42 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 2 | .202 |
| 2014 | NYM | 119 | 355 | 30 | 84 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 50 | 73 | 1 | .237 |
| 2015 | NYM | 116 | 360 | 36 | 94 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 38 | 70 | 2 | .261 |
| 2016 | SFG/STL | 36 | 66 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | .167 |
| 2017 | BAL | 41 | 113 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 0 | .230 |
| 2019 | NYM | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 663 | 2119 | 225 | 530 | 110 | 1 | 10 | 158 | 202 | 359 | 16 | .250 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | STL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 |
On this day & linked events
2010
Major-league debut: Rubén Tejada
Rubén Tejada made a major-league debut on April 7, 2010.
2019
Final major-league game: Rubén Tejada
Rubén Tejada played a final major-league game on August 20, 2019.
Image: Keiith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0