Ronny Cedeño

Ronny Cedeño
Cedeño with the Houston Astros
UGF Fortitudo Bologna – No. 5
Shortstop
Born: (1983-02-02) February 2, 1983 (age 34) Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 23, 2005, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics (through 2014 season)
Batting average	.245
Home runs	40
Runs batted in	239
Teams
Chicago Cubs (2005–2008) Seattle Mariners (2009) Pittsburgh Pirates (2009–2011) New York Mets (2012) Houston Astros (2013) San Diego Padres (2013) Philadelphia Phillies (2014)

Ronny Alexander Cedeño (born February 2, 1983) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop for the UGF Fortitudo Bologna of the Italian Baseball League. He has played for the Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Houston Astros, and Philadelphia Phillies. He bats and throws right-handed.

Cedeño spent his five-season minor league career playing in the Cubs' farm system, reaching the Double-A level in 2004 with the Diamond Jaxx. In 116 games, he posted a .279 batting average with six home runs and 48 RBI. He was selected as a midseason Southern League All-Star.

Cedeño was called up in April, 2005, to replace Nomar Garciaparra on the Cubs' roster. He made big-league debut for the Chicago Cubs on April 23 but spent most of his time on the bench, as Neifi Pérez was awarded the starting job. After the Cubs signed Enrique Wilson, Cedeño was sent back down to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs. In 65 games at Iowa in 2005, Cedeño batted an impressive .355, and slugged over .500 for the first time in his professional career. He returned to the Cubs in June after Wilson was himself sent down to Iowa.