Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Javier Peterson Cardona (born September 15, 1975 in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers (2000 to 2001) and San Diego Padres (2002). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League. The two leagues merged in 2000 into a single MLB organization led by the Commissioner of Baseball after 100 years as separate legal entities.