Juan Tejeda, 1B

B-T: R-R

HT: 6-2

WT: 195

BORN: January 26, 1982, Santo Domingo, DR

RESIDES: Santo Domingo

HOW OBTAINED: Signed by Phillies as a minor league free agent, 11/7/06; originally signed by DET as an amateur free agent, 7/7/99

MISC: Did not start playing baseball until he was 12 years old ... 2007: Spent season with Reading (AA) ... Drove in a run in 10 straight games (13 RBI total), 4/28-5/9 ... Hit a grand slam, 7/12 vs Harrisburg… Had 20 multi-hit games and 17 multi-RBI games ... Struck out only 6 times over a 31-game span (84 AB), 6/1-7/31 ... Played for Leones del Escogido in Dominican Winter League ... 2006: Was a non-roster invitee to spring training with NYM ... Began season with Norfolk (AAA) and hit safely in 20 of his first 24 games ... Had 5 RBI, 7/24 at Syracuse ... Released by NYM and signed by PIT as a minor league free agent, 6/28 ... Assigned to Lynchburg (A) and played in 53 games ... Had a season-high 4 hits and 6 RBI, 7/21 vs Wilmington ... Scored 3 runs in a game 3 separate times ... Had 15 multi-hit games ... 2005: Spent 2nd season with Erie (AA) ... Hit .319 (52-163) vs LHP ... Also had a .308 (20-65) avg with RISP and two outs ... Had 39 multi-hit games, including 11 games with 3 hits and 2 games with 4 hits (8/9 and 8/24 vs Akron) ... Had 4 RBI on 4 different occasions ... Had a 12-game hit streak, 7/8-22 (.500, 21-42) ... Also hit safely in 9 straight games, 8/6-13 (.472, 17-36) ... 2004: Spent season with Erie ... Selected to the Eastern League’s midseason All-Star squad ... Was 7th in the league with 91 RBI, T-7th with 23 HR and 8th with 54 extra-base hits ... 2003: Spent season with Lakeland (A) ... Was 4th in the Florida State League with 76 RBI ... Batted .348 (16-46) with 3 2B and 6 RBI during a 12-game hit streak, 4/3-14 ... Posted a 16-game hitting streak, 7/2-19 (.459, 28-61, 11 RBI) ... Collected 5 hits, 7/12 at Brevard County ... Following the season, played in the Dominican Winter League ... 2002: Spent season with West Michigan (A) ... Selected as the Tigers Minor League Player of the Year ... Named to the Midwest League’s midseason All-Star squad ... Established a Whitecaps single-season record with his league-leading 106 RBI ... Finished T-1st in the league in games, 3rd in at-bats and 4th in hits ... Tied for the lead among league 1st basemen with 84 assists ... Was 6th among all minor league players in RBI ... Selected as the Tigers Minor League Player of the Month for April (.316, 31-98, 21 RBI) ... 2001: Spent season with the Gulf Coast Tigers (R) ... Tied for the GCL lead with 37 RBI ... Led the Tigers with 8 2B and tied for lead with 4 HR ... 2000: Spent 2nd season with Dominican Summer League Tigers (R) ... 1999: Made pro debut with DSL Tigers.

CAREER STATISTICS: *League leader
                                  # Tied for league lead

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