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==Career==
==Career==
Cepeda signed with the [[Yomiuri Giants]] of [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] on April 19, 2014.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/cuban-national-signs-first-million-dollar-baseball-contract-n87526</ref><ref>[http://www.baseballamerica.com/international/cuban-star-frederich-cepeda-to-play-in-japan/ Cuban Star Frederich Cepeda To Play In Japan]</ref> On August 13, 2018, Cepeda signed with the [[Toros de Tijuana]] of the [[Mexican League]].<ref>https://www.mlb.com/player/frederich-cepeda-493315?stats=career-r-hitting-minors&year=2020</ref> On February 12, 2021, Cepeda was traded to [[El Águila de Veracruz]] of the [[Mexican League]], a new expansion team.<ref>https://www.eldictamen.mx/deportes/el-aguila-anuncia-la-contratacion-del-historico-frederich-cepeda/</ref> However, the contract was later voided due to monetary concerns and Cepeda became a free agent.
Cepeda signed with the [[Yomiuri Giants]] of [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] on April 19, 2014.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/cuban-national-signs-first-million-dollar-baseball-contract-n87526</ref><ref>[http://www.baseballamerica.com/international/cuban-star-frederich-cepeda-to-play-in-japan/ Cuban Star Frederich Cepeda To Play In Japan]</ref> On August 13, 2018, Cepeda signed with the [[Toros de Tijuana]] of the [[Mexican League]].<ref>https://www.mlb.com/player/frederich-cepeda-493315?stats=career-r-hitting-minors&year=2020</ref> Cepeda did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/07/mexican-league-cancels-2020-season.html</ref> On February 12, 2021, Cepeda was traded to [[El Águila de Veracruz]] of the [[Mexican League]], a new expansion team.<ref>https://www.eldictamen.mx/deportes/el-aguila-anuncia-la-contratacion-del-historico-frederich-cepeda/</ref> However, the contract was later voided due to monetary concerns and Cepeda became a free agent.


==International career==
==International career==

Revision as of 19:57, 3 May 2021

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cepeda and the second or maternal family name is Cruz.
Frederich Cepeda
Cepeda with the Yomiuri Giants in 2014
Free agent
Outfielder
Born: (1980-04-08) April 8, 1980 (age 44)
Sancti Spiritus, Cuba
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
NPB debut
May 15, 2014, for the Yomiuri Giants
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team
Baseball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2003 Havana Team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Rotterdam Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Taipei Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Nettuno Team
Intercontinental Cup
Gold medal – first place 2002 Havana Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Taichung Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio Janeiro Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Veracruz Team

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

Cepeda signed with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball on April 19, 2014.[1][2] On August 13, 2018, Cepeda signed with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League.[3] Cepeda did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] On February 12, 2021, Cepeda was traded to El Águila de Veracruz of the Mexican League, a new expansion team.[5] 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.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/cuban-national-signs-first-million-dollar-baseball-contract-n87526
  2. ^ Cuban Star Frederich Cepeda To Play In Japan
  3. ^ https://www.mlb.com/player/frederich-cepeda-493315?stats=career-r-hitting-minors&year=2020
  4. ^ https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/07/mexican-league-cancels-2020-season.html
  5. ^ https://www.eldictamen.mx/deportes/el-aguila-anuncia-la-contratacion-del-historico-frederich-cepeda/
  6. ^ "Hockey de RD da salto cualitativo". El Nacional (in Spanish). 2014-11-24. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
  7. ^ "Veracruz 2014: Cuba, campeón del béisbol centroamericano". Cubasi.cu (in Spanish). 2014-11-22. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
  8. ^ "Cuba gana medalla de oro en béisbol". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). Veracruz, Mexico. EFE. 2014-11-22. Retrieved 2014-11-28.


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