Miguel Odalis Tejada (born May 25, 1974) is a Dominican professional baseball in

fielder who is currently with the Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican League. Tejad
a has played for the Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, San D
iego Padres, San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals.
Tejada spent his first six seasons in MLB with the Athletics, where he began his
streak of 1,152 consecutive games, that ended with the Orioles on June 22, 2007
. He is a six-time All-Star and a two-time Silver Slugger Award winner. In 2002,
he won the American League Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award, and he was the 200
5 All-Star Game MVP.
Tejada's nickname is "La Guagua" which means "the bus" in certain Spanish dialec
ts, as Tejada was known for his ability to drive in runs. On February 11, 2009,
he pleaded guilty to one count of perjury for lying to Congress in his testimony
on whether or not Rafael Palmeiro lied about his steroid use.[1]
On August 17, 2013, Major League Baseball suspended Tejada for 105 games for vio
lating the organization's drug policy. It was the third longest, non-lifetime su
spension ever issued by MLB for a drug-related violation.