Rubén Tejada, born in Santiago de Veraguas, Panama, played 10 seasons (2010–2019) primarily as a shortstop, mostly with the New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals. He collected 530 hits and 10 home runs with a .250 batting average, ranking 10th in hits among Panamanian-born players.
- Born
- October 27, 1989 · Santiago de Veraguas, Panama · 2 major leaguers from Santiago de Veraguas
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Teams
- New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants
Batting
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | New York Mets | 78 | 216 | 28 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 38 | .213 |
| 2011 | New York Mets | 96 | 328 | 31 | 93 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 35 | 50 | .284 |
| 2012 | New York Mets | 114 | 464 | 53 | 134 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 27 | 73 | .289 |
| 2013 | New York Mets | 57 | 208 | 20 | 42 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 24 | .202 |
| 2014 | New York Mets | 119 | 355 | 30 | 84 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 50 | 73 | .237 |
| 2015 | New York Mets | 116 | 360 | 36 | 94 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 38 | 70 | .261 |
| 2016 | St. Louis Cardinals / San Francisco Giants | 36 | 66 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 13 | .167 |
| 2017 | Baltimore Orioles | 41 | 113 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 15 | .230 |
| 2019 | New York Mets | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| Career | 663 | 2,119 | 225 | 530 | 110 | 1 | 10 | 158 | 16 | 202 | 359 | .250 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |