at shortstop when Rubén Tejada was lost to an injury in May. He played in a total of 78 games for the Mets, making 42 starts between second, short, and third, and committing just 4 errors. He surpassed offensive expectations by batting .259 with 4 home runs and a .741 OPS in 186 plate appearances. St Louis Cardinals On January 28, 2013, Ronny Cedeño signed a one-year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. The deal was reported to be for a base salary of $1.15 million with incentives that could have increased to $2 million. However, the Cardinals released him on March 19 when they made the decision to give the starting shortstop job to Pete Kozma. Houston Astros On March 23, 2013, Cedeño agreed to a deal with the Houston Astros. He and Marwin González split time at shortstop, with Cedeño batting .220 with a .558 OPS in 155 plate appearances and making 11 errors in 37 starts. He was designated for assignment on July 22, 2013, and was released on July 28, as the Astros called up prospect Jonathan Villar. San Diego Padres On August 3, 2013, Cedeño agreed to a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres, in case starting shortstop Everth Cabrera was suspended in the Biogenesis scandal. He was assigned to their High-A affiliate, the Lake Elsinore Storm. After Cabrera was suspended, the Padres promoted Cedeño to the major leagues on August 6. He served as the Padres primary shortstop until he was hit in the head by a Heath Bell pitch on September 23. Although Cedeño never lost consciousness, he sat out the last week of the season with concussion-like symptoms. He made 34 starts at short for the Padres, making 2 errors and hitting .268 with 2 homers and a .684 OPS. Philadelphia Phillies On January 13, 2014, Cedeño signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training to play for the Philadelphia Phillies. He was released on March 25 and re-signed on April 2. He was outrighted off the roster on June 28, 2014. Arizona Diamondbacks On June 29, 2014, the Phillies traded Cedeño to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Raywilly Gomez. On October 11 he refused his minor league assignment and became a free agent. San Francisco Giants Cedeño signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants in February 2015. On February 24, 2015 he