My Take
Leandro Cedeño is one of those quietly fascinating baseball lives that spans continents before most players even find their footing. Born in Guatire, Venezuela in 1998, he carved his way into the San Diego Padres organization and then took his game all the way to Japan, suiting up for both the Orix Buffaloes and the Saitama Seibu Lions in Nippon Professional Baseball — which is no small thing. That kind of cross-Pacific hustle tells you a lot about a player's character and adaptability. He's still young and his story is genuinely mid-chapter, so I find myself rooting for him to break through in a bigger way. Venezuela has produced some of the game's greats, and Cedeño's willingness to go wherever the opportunity is feels very much in that spirit.
Overview
Leandro Arturo Cedeño (born August 22, 1998) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder in the San Diego Padres organization. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes and Saitama Seibu Lions.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Leandro Cedeño
- Name (Japanese)
- レアンドロ・セデーニョ
- Reading
- れあんどろ・せでーにょ
- Born
- August 22, 1998 (age 27)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Tiger
- Origin
- Guatire, Miranda, Venezuela
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.