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Cepeda with the South Bend Silver Hawks in 2007
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Born: (1973-11-25) November 25, 1973 (age 50) La Vega, Dominican Republic | |
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Wellington Cepeda (born November 25, 1973) is a Dominican former professional baseball player and current coach.[1] He played in minor league baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1997 to 2000. He is the Bullpen Coach for the Miami MarlinsofMajor League Baseball (MLB).
Cepeda began his career as a pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.[1] He spent 1997 with the AZL Diamondbacks, 1998 with the South Bend Silver Hawks, 1999 with the High Desert Mavericks, and spent his final season in 2000 back with South Bend.[1]
Cepeda began his coaching career as the pitching coach for the Missoula Osprey in 2003 and 2004.[2] He spent the 2005 though 2007 seasons as South Bend's pitching coach.[3] Cepeda spent the 2008 and 2009 seasons as the pitching coach of the Visalia Oaks / Visalia Rawhide. He returned to South Bend as pitching coach for the 2010 through 2013 seasons.[4] He spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons as the Mobile BayBears pitching coach.[5] In 2019, Cepeda was the manager of the AZL Diamondbacks.[6]
Cepeda was hired as the Miami Marlins bullpen coach following the 2019 season.[7]
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