| Ronny made his major league debut
in 2005 and appeared in 41 games in three stints for the Cubs
... he has spent his six-year professional career in the Cubs'
organization and was added to the club's major league roster in
November 2003 ... was selected to participate in the 2005 Pacific
Coast League (AAA) All-Star game, but did not play as he was promoted
to Chicago June 28.
2006 Highlights:
Cedeno began the year as the starting shortstop, and hit .308
in April. But he was switched to second when the Cubs acquired
Cesar Izturis from the Dodgers on July 31. Cedeno made 14 starts
at second, and was switched back to short when Izturis injured
his hamstring. An aggressive player, Cedeno made 25 errors in
his first full season. He had a 13-game hitting streak that ended
Sept. 20, and hit .348 during the stretch. He totaled 31 multi-hit
games for the season.
2005 Highlights:
Ronny made his major league debut on April 23 against Pittsburgh,
pinch-running for Ben Grieve in the ninth inning ... collected
both his first major league hit and RBI in the same at-bat on
April 26 against Cincinnati, hitting an RBI-single off Danny Graves
in the ninth inning ... hit the first home run of his big league
career May 5 at Milwaukee, a solo shot off Gary Glover ... notched
his first career 3-hit game September 8 at San Francisco - had
three singles and scored a run in the 5-3 Cub victory ... missed
nearly three weeks of the season after San Francisco's Brad Hennessey
hit him with a pitch on the left hand on September 10 ... his
lone appearance after that point was as a pinch-runner on September
30 ... spent the remainder of the season at Iowa (AAA) - was named
the Iowa Cubs' Newcomer of the Year, batting .355 in 65 games
... recorded hits in his first six Triple-A at-bats ... homered
in back-to-back games April 7-8 at Albuquerque ... drove in a
season-high 5 runs June 23 against Oklahoma, hitting a pair of
doubles, a triple and a home run ... had 26 multi-hit games, including
three 4-hit games ... hit a pair of solo homers May 26 against
Sacramento ... named the third-best prospect in the Cubs' organization
by Baseball America following the season. |
