Ruben Tejada Rumors & News
- New York Mets
- #11 | SS/2B BatsRThrowsR
- Height5-11
- Weight162
- Age23
- Experience 2 years
- Salary $491,209
- BirthplaceVeraguas, Panama
Mets working to improve Ruben Tejada's swing
CBSSports.com Fantasy — The Mets would like shortstop Ruben Tejada to settle in at the leadoff role, but his struggles this season have forced them to improvise at the top of the order. Tejada is hitting just .213 on the season, and has struggled to square up the ball consistently; 12 of his last 15 outs have been flyballs, according to MLB.com. With Tejada's lack of power, that is not what the team wants out of him. "There's some things you've got to do to work to your strengths, and Ruben's is hitting line drives," manager Terry Collins said. "Fly balls, they're great once in a while, when you hit one in the gap, ...
May 21, 2013
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New York Mets May 21, 2013Mets considering demoting Ruben Tejada?
CBSSports.com Fantasy — According to team sources, the Mets have discussed demoting starting shortstop Ruben Tejada to Triple-A Las Vegas, reports the New York Daily News. The team considered optioning Tejada to the minors after a brutal spring training and the demotion debate has stirred again in recent days. Tejada has struggled both offensively and defensively in 2013. He's batting .213 through 42 games and has made seven errors. He made all of 12 errors in 112 games last season. If Tejada was demoted, then Omar Quintanilla would likely become the team's starting shortstop.
May 21, 2013The clock is ticking loud for Ike, and now maybe Tejada too
MetsBlog — The Mets have discussed demoting Ike Davis, Ruben Tejada and Jordany Valdespin, team sources told Andy Martino of the Daily News. Davis has just one hit in his last 34 plate appearances, during which he has struck out 13 times. “The game is really built on momentum and confidence,” Davis said. “I just haven’t had […]
New York Mets May 21, 2013Ruben Tejada ends multi-hit skid at 10 games
CBSSports.com Fantasy — Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada ended his multi-hit slump at 10 games Sunday against the Cubs by going 2 for 4. He added one run. Tejada came into the game mired in a 3-for-36 slump, which dropped his season average from .252 to .211. He's now hitting .219 after 41 games.
May 20, 2013Mets appealing Matt Harvey's second run
CBSSports.com Fantasy — The Mets have appealed to the league office to have one of the earned runs charged to Matt Harvey Friday changed to an unearned run. Harvey allowed one run on an infield single and then shortstop Ruben Tejada had a throwing error, after which another run came around to score. The Mets contend that the second run should be unearned, as a result of the error. "I didn't think it was an earned run," Mets manager Terry Collins told MLB.com Saturday . If the ruling is reversed, Harvey would be charged with just one run in 7 1/3 innings, lowering his ERA to the season from 1.55 to 1.41. ...
May 18, 2013Mets want Ruben Tejada to cut down on fly balls
CBSSports.com Fantasy — Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada was back in the lineup Wednesday after receiving a day off, but manager Terry Collins told him during batting practice that Collins wants him to stop hitting fly balls, ESPN reports. "You’ve got to get out of that. Fly balls aren’t going to help you," Collins told Tejada. Tejada has hit .227/.301/.295 with no home runs in 148 plate appearances this season. He has a 33 percent fly ball rate heading into Wednesday's game, according to Fangraphs.
May 16, 2013Ruben Tejada takes a breather
CBSSports.com Fantasy — Mets manager Terry Collins gave shortstop Ruben Tejada a day of rest Tuesday night against the Cardinals.Tejada has been struggling, hitting just .190 in the first 10 games of May. He has gone hitless in his last nine at-bats. Justin Turner took his place in the lineup against left-hander John Gast. "He's one of the other guys that's really been struggling lately," Collins said. "And I want to get J.T. in there. We've got one guy hitting .350. We've got to try to find him some at-bats. "Hopefully [Daniel] Murphy is breaking out. I wanted to play Ike (Davis). There's only one other spot to go f...
May 16, 2013Quick recap of Terry Collins on WFAN, talking Gee, Ike, Tejada & Marcum
MetsBlog — Terry Collins talked with Mike Francesa on WFAN today and basically said no one is more about Dillon Gee than Dillon Gee; Ike Davis is working hard to get his swing right; Ruben Tejada has to get on top of the ball and stop trying to hit the ball in the air; and Shaun Marcum […]
New York Mets May 15, 2013Collins to Tejada: Quit the uppercuts
Mets Blog | ESPN New York — ST. LOUIS -- Ruben Tejada returns to the lineup after a day off. Terry Collins said the message to Tejada during early batting practice Tuesday was simple: Stop hitting fly balls. Ruben Tejada #11 SSNew York Mets 2013 STATS GM37 HR0 RBI10 R13 OBP.301 AVG.227 Tejada is hitting .186 (8-for-43) in May. “You’ve got to get out of that. Fly balls aren’t going to help you,” Collins told Tejada. Said the manager: “He’s a line-drive hitter who stays above the baseball.
New York Mets May 15, 2013
Mets 1, White Sox 0 (10 innings): Santiago good, Harvey better, neither win
South Side Sox — This story would have been a lot different if Alex Rios didn't hit a weak grounder off the end of the bat toward the hole on the left side with two outs in the seventh inning. Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada cut it off and made a terrific on-target jump throw, but it was half a step too late. Rios beat it out for an infield single, and because he did, Matt Harvey's dominant performance won't be officially recognized as any amazing feat. Hell, thanks to Hector Santiago, he didn't even get the win. Harvey allowed just the one hit over nine innings. Here's how dominant he was -- he struck out...
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MetsBlog — Ruben Tejada has proven to be an excellent hitter with two strikes (Carig, Newsday). Bobby Parnell is the team’s closer of the future, and the present (Ackert, Daily News). Terry Collins isn’t concerned about Shaun Marcum (Castillo, Star Ledger). The Mets win when they score five runs in a game (Kerwick, Bergen Record).
New York Mets May 5, 2013Mets manufacture two runs in 10th to put away Braves
New York Daily News — John Buck, Lucas Duda, Marlon Byrd and David Wright each came up with bombs, but it was Ruben Tejada and Daniel Murphy with RBI-singles in the 10th that gave the Mets (12-15) their second win in a row.
New York Mets May 3, 2013Redmond explains key calls from 15-inning win
South Florida Sun-Sentinel — Rookie manager Mike Redmond talks about his reasoning behind letting Jose Fernandez hit for himself in the fourth and not intentionally walking Ruben Tejada in the 15th with the pitcher's spot on deck.MIAMI To pinch-hit or not to pinch-hit? To intentionally walk or not to intentionally walk?
Miami Marlins April 30, 2013Mets waste Ruben Tejada's go-ahead hit
CBSSports.com Fantasy — Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada tried to play the hero Monday against the Marlins by plating the go-ahead run with an RBI single in the top of the 15th inning, but Miami scored twice in the bottom of the inning to steal a 4-3 win. Tejada collected a season-high three hits in six at-bats. Tejada is batting .391 (9 for 23) with two RBI, three walks, three doubles and three runs during a six-game hitting streak. He's raised his season average from .210 to .259 during the hitting streak.
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