Ariel Peña

Ariel Peña Mora (born May 20, 1989) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He throws a four-seam fastball, a two-seam fastball, a slider and a changeup.[1] He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peña and the second or maternal family name is Mora.
Ariel Peña
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1989-05-20) May 20, 1989
Los Jovillos, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 5, 2015, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
(through 2015 season)
Win-loss record2-1
Earned run average4.28
Strikeouts27
Teams

Career

Los Angeles Angels

Peña signed as an international free agent with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Milwaukee Brewers

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 Class AAA 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

On June 3, 2017, Peña signed with the Rieleros de Aguascalientes of the Mexican Baseball League. He was released on April 11, 2018.

Leones de Yucatán

On August 12, 2018, Peña signed with the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League. He became a free agent following the season.

Return to Aguascalientes

On January 25, 2019, Peña signed with the Rieleros de Aguascalientes of the Mexican League. He was released on May 7, 2019.

References
  1. "Brooks Baseball · Home of the PitchFX Tool - Player Card: Ariel Pena". Brooks Baseball. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  2. Rosiak, Todd (March 29, 2013). "Season preview - Brewers believe Jean Segura will have long stay at short". Jsonline.com. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
  3. Hoffman, Mark (July 27, 2012). "Brewers trade Zach Greinke for 3 Angels Prospects". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  4. http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/324435291.html
  5. "Giants go batty to back Bumgarner in opener". MLB.com. April 4, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
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