Jaime Cerda
Jaime Magana Cerda (born October 26, 1978) is a retired left-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Cerda played previously with the New York Mets (2002–2003) and the Kansas City Royals (2004–2005). Cerda, who is of Mexican descent, played with the Tacoma Rainers, the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners, in 2007, but was released due to his high ERA.
| Jaime Cerda | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg.webp) Cerda poses with a fan while with the Mets | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: October 26, 1978 Fresno, California | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 28, 2002, for the New York Mets | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 25, 2005, for the Kansas City Royals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 3-9 |
| ERA | 4.26 |
| Strikeouts | 91 |
| Former teams | |
While warming up in the bullpen during a 2005 game against the Baltimore Orioles, Cerda developed a fan base known as Cerda's Seven. At the end of the night he was kind enough to sign Butch Carfley's, a NJ high-school football coach, baseball. Cerda's fan club is based in Maryland and has gained in numbers since 2005.
Cerda graduated from Selma High School in California in 1996. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the 23rd round of the 1998 major league baseball draft out of Fresno City Community College.
Cerda is married.