Ruben Cardenas (born October 10, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO League.

[8] On July 28, 2019, Cardenas and international signing period slot money were traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Christian Arroyo and Hunter Wood.

[10] He returned to Bowling Green, now members of the High-A East, to begin the 2021 season before he was promoted to the Montgomery Biscuits of the Double-A South in mid-June.

[11] He was named the Double-A South Player of the Month for July after batting .340 with eight home runs and 22 RBI with 11 multi-hit games.

[18] In 26 games for the Triple–A Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Cardenas batted .269/.342/.587 with nine home runs, 28 RBI, and five stolen bases.