Gerónimo Peña

Gerónimo Peña Martínez (born March 29, 1967) is a Dominican former professional baseball second baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Cleveland Indians from 1990–1996.

Gerónimo Peña
Second baseman
Born: (1967-03-29) March 29, 1967
Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
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 runs30
Runs batted in124
Teams

Playing career

Gerónimo Peña made his major league debut on September 5, 1990, for the St. Louis Cardinals versus the Montreal Expos, collecting his first major league hit.[1]

In 1991, Peña appeared in a career-high 104 games, scored 38 runs and stole 15 bases, both also career-highs, and batted .262 with eight doubles, three triples, five home runs, and 17 runs batted in (RBI).[1]

In 1992, Peña hit career-bests of .305 and .863 on-base plus slugging (OPS) in 62 games and 236 plate appearances.[1]

In 1994, Peña hit .254/.344/.479 for an .823 OPS over 83 games, hitting career-highs of 11 home runs and 34 RBI.[1]

On July 1, 1996, the Cardinals released Peña, making him a free agent. He signed with the Cleveland Indians that same day.[1]

In 378 games over seven major league seasons, Gerónimo Peña batted .262 (265-for-1010) with 162 runs scored, 30 home runs, 124 RBI, 54 stolen bases and 112 walks. On defense, he played 300 games at second base, and four each at third base and left field.[1]

Personal life

Peña's nephew, Ramses Peña, is also a professional baseball player, having signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2009.[2] His son, Jeremy Peña,[3] is a shortstop and World Series MVP who plays for the Houston Astros and made his MLB debut in 2022.[4] The Peña family moved to Providence, Rhode Island when Jeremy was nine.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Gerónimo Peña stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  2. Kovacevic, Dejan. "Morning links: Latin scouting reports Archived December 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 6, 2009.
  3. Adler, David; Kelly, Matt; Randhawa, Manny; Thornburg, Chad (June 4, 2018). "Mr. Marlin's son, J-Roll's cousin top legacy picks". MLB.com. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  4. "Jeremy Peña stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  5. "Like Father, Like Infielder: Astros' Jeremy Pena Follows Dad's Footsteps". The Runner Sports. September 4, 2019.


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