White Sox's Ruben Tejada: Catches on with White Sox
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Tejada accepted a minor-league deal with the White Sox on Friday, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.
He will meet the Triple-A club in Norfolk for a weekend series. Tejada had been playing at Triple-A with the Phillies until being cut in late August. The 31-year-old hit .232/.342/.263 with Lehigh Valley.
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Phillies' Ruben Tejada: Lands MiLB deal with Phillies
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Tejada agreed Wednesday with the Phillies on a minor-league contract, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.
Tejada most recently spent the 2020 season as a member of the Blue Jays' 60-man roster pool, but he never received a call-up to the big leagues. An immediate opportunity at the MLB level won't be available in Philadelphia either, so Tejada will likely have to bide his time at Triple-A Lehigh Valley with the hope of eventually getting a promotion. The 31-year-old infielder owns a .250/.324/.317 slash line over 663 career games in parts of nine seasons in the majors.
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Ruben Tejada: Let go by Blue Jays
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Tejada was released by the Blue Jays on Tuesday, Andersen Pickard of MLBDailyDish.com reports.
Tejada was included on the Blue Jays' 60-man roster to begin the season, but no major-league opportunity presented itself. The 31-year-old veteran has mainly worked at the Triple-A level over the past several seasons and slashed .326/.404/.471 with six home runs and 42 RBI with Triple-A Syracuse in 2019.
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Blue Jays' Ruben Tejada: Part of 60-man roster
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Tejada will be a part of the Blue Jays' 60-man roster.
Tejada spent the majority of 2019 with Triple-A Syracuse, slashing .326/.404/.471 with six home runs and 42 RBI over 73 games before he was released by the Mets in late August. He was a non-roster invitee for the Blue Jays this spring and went 3-for-18 with five RBI and four runs. The team has young talent in their major-league middle infield heading into 2020, but Tejada could compete for a veteran role with the team once play resumes.
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Blue Jays' Ruben Tejada: Joins Blue Jays
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Tejada signed a minor-league deal that includes an invitation to spring training with the Blue Jays on Friday, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.
The 30-year-old went hitless in nine plate appearances with the Mets last season, but he spent most of the year at Triple-A and performed well with a .326/.404/.471 slash line in 73 games. Toronto has its future middle infield in the majors with Cavan Biggio and Bo Bichette, but Tejada could carve out a role as a veteran utilityman with a strong showing in spring training.
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Mets' Ruben Tejada: Returns to old club on MiLB deal
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Tejada signed a minor-league contract with the Mets on Sunday, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.
He'll report to Triple-A Syracuse for now with the hope of receiving a promotion to the big club later in September. Tejada made his first big-league appearance since 2017 in August, going hitless in nine at-bats before the Mets released him a few days ago.
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Ruben Tejada: Cut loose by New York
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Tejada was released by the Mets on Tuesday, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.
Tejada was designated for assignment Thursday, and after failing to garner any interest while on waivers, he's been cut loose. In 71 games with Syracuse, Tejada slashed .330/.408/.476 with six homers and 38 RBI.
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Mets' Ruben Tejada: Designated for assigment
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Tejada was designated for assignment Thursday.
He had zero hits in nine at-bats over six games with the big-league club. The 29-year-old infielder is unlikely to get claimed on waivers.
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Mets' Ruben Tejada: Promoted to majors
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Tejada had his contract purchased from Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports. He's starting at second base and hitting seventh against the Braves, Matt Ehalt of Yahoo Sports reports.
Tejada will join the Mets in place of the injured Jeff McNeil, who landed on the shelf Wednesday with a hamstring injury. The 29-year-old hasn't appeared in the majors since 2017, when he hit just .230 with a .576 OPS in 41 games for Baltimore. He had been raking for Syracuse this season, however, slashing .330/.408/.476 across 304 plate appearances.
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Mets' Ruben Tejada: Goes back to Mets
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Tejada agreed to a minor-league contract with the Mets on Saturday.
Tejada rejoins the organization where he spent the first six years of his big-league career. He'll head to extended spring training before attempting to make a case for himself at the Triple-A level. He spent the entirety of last season in the minors and owns a mediocre .251/.325/.318 career line at the major-league level, so it's unlikely he makes a significant impact this season.
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Orioles' Ruben Tejada: Attending major-league spring training
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Tejada will attend Orioles' spring training as a non-roster invitee, Brittany Ghiroli of MLB.com reports.
Tejada, who played 41 games for Baltimore last season, returned to the team on a minor-league contract. He'll have the chance to compete for a utility role at spring training. During his time with the club in 2017 he hit .230 with a .576 OPS.
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Orioles' Ruben Tejada: Moves down depth chart
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Tejada will be moved down the depth chart and into a utility role following Monday's acquisition of shortstop Tim Beckham, Eduardo Encina of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Beckham was the Rays' starting shortstop on Opening Day, and he'll man the spot until J.J. Hardy (wrist) returns. This move pushes Tejada out of regular work, thus making him fairly irrelevant for fantasy purposes.
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Orioles' Ruben Tejada: Sitting out Sunday
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Tejada is out of the lineup Sunday against the Cubs.
The Orioles are giving regular second baseman Jonathan Schoop a rare look at shortstop Sunday, so Tejada will find himself on the bench for the first time in the series. Unless Schoop proves to be a quick study at the position, Tejada should be in line for regular starts at shortstop until J.J. Hardy (wrist, rib) is cleared to return from the 10-day disabled list.
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Orioles' Ruben Tejada: Out of lineup Saturday
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Tejada is not starting Saturday's matchup against the Twins, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.
The Orioles continue to search for answers in the middle infield and Tejada's absence for three of the past five games indicates he may be on the outside looking in. Jonathan Schoop will move over from second to make his first major-league start at shortstop, enabling Johnny Giavotella to take over at the keystone.
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Orioles' Ruben Tejada: Cedes Thursday's start
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Tejada is not in the lineup Thursday against the Twins, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.
Tejada is hitting just north of the Mendoza Line this season, and although he seems to be the primary option at shortstop for Baltimore at the moment, his poor hitting line will likely lead to a good number of days off. Thursday is one of those days, with Paul Janish filling in for him.
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Orioles' Ruben Tejada: Hits bench Tuesday
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Tejada is out of the lineup Tuesday against the Brewers.
Relative to the norm, Tejada has heated up at the plate with five hits over the last five games, which is likely good enough to secure him the primary starting gig at shortstop for now. However, he'll still likely give way to Paul Janish a couple times each week, with Tuesday's game representing one of those occasions.
Tejada will start at shortstop and bat eighth Sunday against the Rays.
It appeared Tejada had ceded the starting shortstop job to Paul Janish after being limited to a bench role for four straight games, but manager Buck Showalter has since decided to turn the position back over to the veteran. Tejada will pick up his fourth straight start Sunday after recording his third two-hit performance of the season a day earlier while Janish hits the bench once again.
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Orioles' Ruben Tejada: Passed up on depth chart
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Tejada is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Blue Jays.
With Tejada riding the pine for the fourth consecutive contest, it appears safe to conclude that Paul Janish has unseated him as the Orioles' primary shortstop while J.J. Hardy (wrist) is sidelined. With six hits in 33 at-bats (.182 average) on the season, Tejada won't offer much fantasy upside even if he settles back into an everyday role down the line.
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Orioles' Ruben Tejada: Out of lineup again Sunday
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Tejada is not in Sunday's lineup, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.
There is no concern of any injury for Tejada, but Paul Janish will fill in at shortstop for the second straight game against the Rays. Tejada has been in the midst of a slump at the plate but should return to the lineup for Tuesday's contest following an off-day Monday.
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Orioles' Ruben Tejada: Gets breather Saturday
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Tejada isn't in Saturday's lineup against the Rays, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.
Tejada has struggled at the dish lately, collecting just one hit in 16 at-bats over his last eight games. He'll get a day to clear his head, while Paul Janish will take over at shortstop and bat ninth for the Orioles.
