Ali Cepeda

Ali Cepeda was born in 1976 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. Coming from a baseball family, Ali started playing baseball at the young age of 3. Having a Hall of Fame father and 3 brothers that all played professionally, the game was a religion in the Cepeda household.

Ali moved to the Bay Area (Fairfield) in 1993 and attended St. Pats HS in Vallejo excelling as a 2-sport athlete. A year later he moved on to Armijo HS in Fairfield and graduated in 1995. After graduation, Ali then went on to play in Redwood City at Canada College. Cepeda was drafted by the Texas Rangers in 1995 but ended up signing with the SF Giants in 1996. After playing with the SF Giants in the Minor league system (MiLB) for 4 years, he played internationally for 4 more years before starting Cepeda Baseball/Cepeda Sports. After his playing days were over, Cepeda began pursuing a career giving back to the game he loves. "Baseball is the reason why I was put on this earth. I love going to the field every day and sharing my knowledge and passion for the game with our future”. Ali has dedicated over a decade of professional-level coaching with running travel ball teams, hosting camps all over the USA, and also starting an international baseball tournament which is currently in its 9th year and takes place each summer in the Caribbean.