Gerónimo Peña
Gerónimo Peña | |
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Second baseman | |
Born: Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic | March 29, 1967|
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 5, 1990, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 29, 1996, for the Cleveland Indians | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .262 |
Home runs | 30 |
Runs batted in | 124 |
Teams | |
Gerónimo Peña Martínez (born March 29, 1967) is a retired professional baseball player who played second base in the major leagues from 1990–1996.
Career[]
In 378 games over 7 seasons, Peña posted a .262 batting average (265-for-1010) with 162 runs, 30 home runs, 124 RBIs, 54 stolen bases and 112 walks.
His nephew Ramses Peña is also a professional baseball player, having signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2009.[1] His son, Jeremy, was chosen in the 2018 MLB draft.[2]
References[]
- ^ Kovacevic, Dejan. "Morning links: Latin scouting reports Archived 2009-12-12 at the Wayback Machine", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 6, 2009.
- ^ "Mr. Marlin's son, J-Roll's cousin top legacy picks". MLB.com.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Cleveland Indians players
- Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
- Major League Baseball second basemen
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Arkansas Travelers players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Johnson City Cardinals players
- Louisville Redbirds players
- Savannah Cardinals players
- St. Petersburg Cardinals players
- Dominican Republic baseball biography stubs
- Baseball second baseman stubs