Robinson Garcia Tejeda was born on March 24, 1982 in Bani, Dominican Republic. He is a relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals.

Rob is 6' 3", weighs 230 pounds, and bats and throws right.

High School
Rob attended Liceo Club de Leones High School in the Dominican Republic.
Minor Leagues
Rob was signed as an amateur free agent by the Philadelphia Phillies on November 24, 1998.

He began his minor league career in 1999 with the GCL Phillies. He then spent the 2001, 2002, and 2003 seasons with the Single-A Lakewood BlueClaws and Clearwater Threshers before being promoted to the AA Reading Phillies in 2004.

Major Leagues

Philadelphia Phillies
Rob made his major league debut on May 10, 2005. He appeared in 26 games throughout the season – half of those as a starter.

Texas Rangers
Rob was traded to the Texas Rangers along with Jake Blalock (the brother of Rangers' star Hank Blalock) in exchange for outfielder David Dellucci, just before the start of the 2006 season.

He started the season with the AAA Oklahoma RedHawks, but was called up to the Rangers at the end of April.

After some shaky outings he was sent back down, but recalled for good in mid-August.

Rob earned a spot in the starting rotation for the 2007 season, but poor performance in July resulted in his demotion back to Triple-A.

Kansas City Royals
On June 24, 2008, the Kansas City Royals claimed him off waivers from the Rangers.