Frederich Cepeda

Frederich Cepeda Cruz (born 8 April 1980) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder for the Gallos de Sancti Spiritus of the Cuban National Series. He also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants.

Career Yomiuri Giants Cepeda signed with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball on 19 April 2014. In parts of 2 seasons with Yomiuri, Cepeda slashed .163/.319/.326 with 6 home runs and 19 RBI.

Toros de Tijuana On 13 August 2018, Cepeda signed with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. Cepeda did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On February 12, 2021, Cepeda was traded to El Águila de Veracruz of the Mexican League, a new expansion team. 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.