Peña was a promising young pitcher in the Red Sox organization who had his baseball career shortened after suffering a serious injury. He posted a 2-0 record with a 0.69 ERA in two starts, giving up one run on nine hits and three walks while striking out 15 in 13 innings of work.
In spring training before the 2000 season, Peña was projected for the fifth starting rotation spot. He was 2-2 with a 1.64 ERA in 16⅔ innings, but was hit in the elbow by a line drive and then experienced pain in the elbow during a warmup. An exam confirmed a torn medial collateral ligament in his elbow that required surgery, causing him to miss the season. By 2002, Peña had worked his way back to Triple-A, but he went just 4-11 with a 5.33 ERA, after which the Red Sox let him go. He spent the 2003 season in the Toronto Blue Jays organization, then spent two seasons pitching in the independent leagues and the Mexican League before retiring in 2005 at the age of 28. He now resides in South Florida with his girlfriend of nearly 2 years.
juan, peña, baseball, juan, francisco, peña, born, june, 1977, former, starting, pitcher, major, league, baseball, played, briefly, boston, during, 1999, season, listed, batted, threw, right, handed, juan, peñapitcherborn, 1977, june, 1977, santo, domingo, dom. Juan Francisco Pena peh nya born June 27 1977 is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1999 season Listed at 6 5 215 lb he batted and threw right handed Juan PenaPitcherBorn 1977 06 27 June 27 1977 age 46 Santo Domingo Dominican RepublicBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutMay 8 1999 for the Boston Red SoxLast MLB appearanceMay 14 1999 for the Boston Red SoxMLB statisticsWin loss record2 0Earned run average0 69Strikeouts15TeamsBoston Red Sox 1999 Medals Men s baseballRepresenting Dominican RepublicCentral American and Caribbean Games2010 Mayaguez TeamPena was a promising young pitcher in the Red Sox organization who had his baseball career shortened after suffering a serious injury He posted a 2 0 record with a 0 69 ERA in two starts giving up one run on nine hits and three walks while striking out 15 in 13 innings of work In spring training before the 2000 season Pena was projected for the fifth starting rotation spot He was 2 2 with a 1 64 ERA in 16 innings but was hit in the elbow by a line drive and then experienced pain in the elbow during a warmup An exam confirmed a torn medial collateral ligament in his elbow that required surgery causing him to miss the season By 2002 Pena had worked his way back to Triple A but he went just 4 11 with a 5 33 ERA after which the Red Sox let him go He spent the 2003 season in the Toronto Blue Jays organization then spent two seasons pitching in the independent leagues and the Mexican League before retiring in 2005 at the age of 28 He now resides in South Florida with his girlfriend of nearly 2 years See also editList of players from Dominican Republic in Major League BaseballExternal links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Retrosheet 2000 Spring training nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a Dominican Republic baseball pitcher is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Juan Pena baseball amp oldid 1157484858, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
