Tony Peña (pitcher)

Tony Peña (pitcher)

Infobox MLB player
name = Tony Peña


width = 250
caption =
team = Arizona Diamondbacks
number = 56
position = Relief pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1982|1|9
birthplace = Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = July 18
debutyear = 2006
debutteam = Arizona Diamondbacks
statyear = June 29, 2008
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 9-9
stat2label = Earned run average
stat2value = 3.71
stat3label = Strikeouts
stat3value = 112
teams =
*Arizona Diamondbacks (by|2006-present)

Ramon Antonio "Tony" Peña (born January 9, 1982 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic), is a baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks franchise.

He throws a 4-seam and 2-seam fastball, slider, and a changeup.

The Diamondbacks signed Peña as an undrafted free agent on June 13, 2002. He made his major league debut on July 18, 2006.

Trivia

* Peña played under the identity of his nephew Adriano Rosario in his first two seasons of Double-A baseball. [cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1803614|title=Boras confirms player used false identity|author=Farrey, Tom|date=2004-05-18|accessdate=2008-09-17|publisher=ESPN.com]

References

ee also

* Arizona Diamondbacks all-time roster

External links

*Baseballstats |mlb=430963 |espn=28523 |br=p/penato03 |fangraphs=4573 |cube=P/Tony-Pena-2


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