 He only made two appearances during the tournament, a shutout inning against Australia and a rough ninth-inning appearance in the Dominican Republic's first game against Cuba.Just prior to the start of the season, Tejeda was dealt by the Phillies to the Texas Rangers along with Jake Blalock (the brother of free agent third baseman Hank Blalock) in exchange for outfielder David Dellucci.He started the season with the Triple-A Oklahoma RedHawks, but was called up to the Rangers at the end of April.