{"id":561371,"date":"2026-02-08T17:48:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T17:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/561371\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T17:48:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T17:48:38","slug":"padres-sign-leandro-cedeno-to-minor-league-contract-mlb-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/561371\/","title":{"rendered":"Padres Sign Leandro Cedeno to Minor-League Contract &#8211; MLB News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/padres-sign-leandro-cedeno-to-minor-league-contract\/1809499\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" title=\"Permanent Link to Padres Sign Leandro Cedeno to Minor-League Contract\" target=\"_blank\">Padres Sign Leandro Cedeno to Minor-League Contract<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                Share:<a class=\"share\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/padres-sign-leandro-cedeno-to-minor-league-contract\/1809499&amp;text=Padres+Sign+Leandro+Cedeno+to+Minor-League+Contract\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/twitter-logo-X-black-icon.png\"\/><\/a><a class=\"share\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/padres-sign-leandro-cedeno-to-minor-league-contract\/1809499&amp;title=Padres+Sign+Leandro+Cedeno+to+Minor-League+Contract\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/reddit-round-icon.png\"\/><\/a><a class=\"share\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/player-news\/padres-sign-leandro-cedeno-to-minor-league-contract\/1809499&amp;title=Padres+Sign+Leandro+Cedeno+to+Minor-League+Contract\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/facebook-round-icon.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Link copied to clipboard!<\/p>\n<p>        <a class=\"google-preferences-button\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=rotoballer.com\" style=\"line-height: 0 !important; text-align: end; width: 18%;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769305997_937_image-18.png\" alt=\"Google Preferences\" class=\"google-preferences-image\" style=\"width: 100%\"\/><br \/>\n            <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"player-news meta meta-post-time\" style=\"display:none;\">February 6, 2026<\/p>\n<p>The San Diego Padres signed free-agent first baseman\/outfielder Leandro Cedeno to a minor-league contract on Thursday, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The 27-year-old spent the last three seasons playing in Japan for the Orix Buffaloes and the Seibu Lions. Cedeno, a right-handed-hitting Venezuelan, was originally signed by the St. Louis Cardinals when he was just 16 years old. In seven minor-league seasons, he hit .289\/.345\/.484 with an .829 OPS, 74 home runs, 306 RBI, and eight stolen bases in 461 games played. Cedeno has always been a liability on defense, so he profiles more as a designated-hitter type. At the plate, his main draw is his power from the right side. Cedeno is a flier for the Padres and will most likely be a long shot to appear at the big-league level in 2026 or beyond.&#8211;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotoballer.com\/author\/keithghernandezgmail-com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Keith Hernandez<\/a><br \/>Source: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JonHeyman\/status\/2019597316357820431\" rel=\"nofollow\">New York Post &#8211; Jon Heyman<\/a>                <\/p>\n<p>        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Padres Sign Leandro Cedeno to Minor-League Contract Share: Link copied to clipboard! 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