Yoenis Cespedes Rumors & News
- Oakland Athletics
- #52 | CF/LF BatsRThrowsR
- Height6-0
- Weight215
- Age27
- Experience Rookie
- Salary $9,000,000
- BirthplaceCampechuela, Cuba
Yoenis Cespedes provides only run on HR
CBSSports.com Fantasy — Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes homered in the third inning Tuesday night against Yu Darvish in Texas. It was the only run scored by either team in the 1-0 Oakland win. Cespedes homered for the ninth time this season with two outs against Darvish to win it for the A's. He went 1 for 5 in the game with two strikeouts and is batting .211. Despite his low batting average, Cespedes has hit in seven of his last 10 games with three homers and four RBI over that span. He has 22 RBI on the year with 22 runs scored.
May 21, 2013Yoenis Cespedes homers, ends multi-hit skid
CBSSports.com Fantasy — Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes homered for the eighth time this season and second time in six games Sunday against the Royals. He also had his first multi-hit game in 14 starts. Cespedes entered Sunday in a 7-for-49 slump in his last 13 games. He did have three home runs and five RBI in that span.
May 20, 2013Yoenis Cespedes' average drops
CBSSports.com Fantasy — Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes may still have felt a bit sluggish from his recent illness Tuesday against the Rangers. He went 0 for 5 in the extra-inning game. Cespedes is batting just .202. Cespedes, who has three homers over his last 10 games and seven this season, has just two hits over his last seven games. He's struggling right now, but he's managed to keep his strikeouts down.
May 16, 2013Athletics Dispatch Rival Rangers
ESPN Fantasy Baseball — Yoenis Cespedes and Brandon Moss hit back-to-back homers in the third inning to help the Athletics beat the Rangers 5-1.
May 15, 2013Oakland A's start off homestand right with a 5-1 win over Texas Rangers
Oakland Tribune — A.J. Griffin had a strong outing, and Yoenis Cespedes and Brandon Moss homered in the Oakland A's 5-1 win over the Texas Rangers.
Oakland Athletics May 13, 2013A's 5, Rangers 1 (F)
Foul Territory | Fort-Worth Star Telegram — OAKLAND, Calif. — Yoenis Cespedes and Brandon Moss hit solo homers in the third inning Monday, and A.J. Griffin allowed only six hits in seven innings as Oakland rolled to a 5-1 victory over the Rangers. The A’s snapped the...
Texas Rangers May 13, 2013Yoenis Cespedes striking out more than expected
CBSSports.com Fantasy — Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes has had some problems putting his bat on the ball. Cespedes had struck out in six of his previous eight at-bats entering Saturday's contest against the Mariners and he has whiffed 30 times over his 89 at-bats, meaning he is striking out 33.7 percent of the time.He struck out at a 20.9 percent rate last year, fanning 102 times over 487 at-bats. "It's probably him trying to do a little too much, and then there are times during the season where you don't see the ball as well as you normally would, and those sometimes end up in some strikeouts," manager Bob Mel...
May 11, 2013Yoenis Cespedes crushing left-handed pitching
CBSSports.com Fantasy — Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes hit third for just the second time this season Thursday against the Indians, and it had everything to do with left-handed hurler Scott Kazmir being on the mound. Cespedes entered play Thursday batting .316 (6 for 19) with three home runs and a .789 slugging percentage in 13 games against lefties this season. "Just more of a lefty thing -- get him up there, make sure he gets up in the first inning, too. Scoot everybody up a little bit," manager Bob Melvin said, per MLB.com. "So you want to get those guys up sooner rather than later -- the guys you expect to ...
May 9, 2013Yoenis Cespedes remains hot
CBSSports.com Fantasy — Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes had two of the A's three runs Monday in a 7-3 loss at Cleveland. Cespedes homered in the fourth inning and added a sac fly in the sixth. Cespedes went 1 for 3 with his sixth homer of the year. He's batting .243 with 18 RBI over 74 at-bats. He's hit in seven of eight games with three homers and 11 RBI since coming off the disabled list.
May 7, 2013Yoenis Cespedes puts up four RBI against Angels
CBSSports.com Fantasy — Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes went 2 for 4 with a run scored and four RBI in Tuesday's win over the Angels. Cespedes increased his RBI total to 14 despite an early season disabled list stint. He doubled and tripled to increase his slugging percentage to .509 despite a meager .228 batting average. Cespedes has now hit safely, scored and recorded an RBI in all three games since his return from the DL.
May 2, 2013
Angels 5, A's 4: Oakland can't complete sweep of Los Angeles Angels
San Jose Mercury News — Outfielder Yoenis Cespedes has his problems as A's waste numerous opportunities
Oakland Athletics May 1, 2013Yoenis Cespedes homers in return
CBSSports.com Fantasy — Playing in his first game since April 12, A's outfielder Yoenis Cespedes made an impact in his return to the lineup Sunday against the Orioles. After missing time due to a hand injury, he went 2 for 5 with a homer and a pair of runs scored in the 9-8 win. The 27-year-old singled in the sixth inning and came around to score on a Josh Donaldson double. In the ninth with his team trailing by two, he launched a two-run shot off Brian Matusz to tie the game. "He's very impactful, obviously," manager Bob Melvin said. "That home run was kind of what he's all about. We need him in the lineup and he sh...
April 29, 2013Yoenis Cespedes back as cleanup hitter
CBSSports.com Fantasy — The Athletics activated outfielder Yoenis Cespedes from the 15-day disabled list Sunday and started him as the cleanup hitter against the Orioles, MLB.com reports. Cespedes, who had been out with a hand injury, went 3 for 9 (.333) on an injury rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento. One of those hits was a home run and he drove in four runs. Cespedes entered Sunday batting .200 for the A's this year with three homers and seven RBI.
April 29, 2013A's lineup vs. O's (updated) - School of Roch
School of Roch | MASN Sports — The Oakland Athletics activated outfielder Yoenis Cespedes from the disabled list today and designated Casper Wells for assignment. The Toronto Blue Jays selected Wells, the Towson University alum, off waivers from the Seattle Mariners on April 10. The A's purchased him from the Blue Jays on April 22. Now he's...
Baltimore Orioles April 28, 2013Yoenis Cespedes expected back Sunday
CBSSports.com Fantasy — Barring any setbacks, Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes (hand), is expected to be activated off the 15-day disabled list Sunday, MLB.com reports Friday. Cespedes, who is currently on a minor-league rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento, is slated to play in the field Friday. If all goes well, he will serve as the designated hitter Saturday before rejoining the team for their series finale Sunday afternoon against the Orioles. Cespedes is batting .250/.298/.450 with three home runs and seven RBI over his first 40 at-bats.
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