Ariel Peña
| Ariel Peña | |
|---|---|
| Free agent | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: May 20, 1989 Los Jovillos, Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 5, 2015, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| April 4, 2016, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 2–1 |
| Earned run average | 4.28 |
| Strikeouts | 27 |
| Teams | |
Ariel Peña Mora (born May 20, 1989) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers. He throws a four-seam fastball, a two-seam fastball, a slider and a changeup.[1]
Career
[edit]Los Angeles Angels
[edit]Peña signed as an international free agent with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Milwaukee Brewers
[edit]The Angels traded Peña, Johnny Hellweg, and Jean Segura to the Milwaukee Brewers for Zack Greinke on July 27, 2012.[2][3]
The Brewers promoted Peña to the major leagues from the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Triple–A Pacific Coast League on September 4, 2015.[4] He became the first reliever in Major League history to give up three home runs on Opening Day when Denard Span, Joe Panik and Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants hit consecutive homers off him in the eighth inning on April 4, 2016.[5]
Rieleros de Aguascalientes
[edit]On June 3, 2017, Peña signed with the Rieleros de Aguascalientes of the Mexican Baseball League. He was released on April 11, 2018. In 11 games (10 starts) 54 innings he went 5-2 with a 3.83 ERA with 58 strikeouts.
Leones de Yucatán
[edit]On August 12, 2018, Peña signed with the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League. He became a free agent following the season. In 1 start 3.2 innings he gave up 4 hits 2 earned runs (4.91 ERA) with 3 strikeouts.
Return to Aguascalientes
[edit]On January 25, 2019, Peña signed with the Rieleros de Aguascalientes of the Mexican League. He was released on May 7, 2019. In 6 starts 21 innings he struggled horribly going 2-2 with a 9.43 ERA with more walks (29) than strikeouts (26).
References
[edit]- ^ "Brooks Baseball · Home of the PitchFX Tool - Player Card: Ariel Pena". Brooks Baseball. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ Rosiak, Todd (March 29, 2013). "Season preview - Brewers believe Jean Segura will have long stay at short". Jsonline.com. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
- ^ Hoffman, Mark (July 27, 2012). "Brewers trade Zach Greinke for 3 Angels Prospects". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
- ^ "Ariel Pena will pitch out of bullpen for now".
- ^ "Giants go batty to back Bumgarner in opener". MLB.com. April 4, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1989 births
- Arizona League Angels players
- Arkansas Travelers players
- Cedar Rapids Kernels players
- Colorado Springs Sky Sox managers
- Dominican Summer Angels players
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Mexico
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Huntsville Stars players
- Inland Empire 66ers players
- Leones de Yucatán players
- Living people
- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Mexican League baseball pitchers
- Milwaukee Brewers players
- Nashville Sounds players
- Rancho Cucamonga Quakes players
- Rieleros de Aguascalientes players
- Salt Lake Bees players
- Tigres del Licey players