Alejandro Peña
Dominican baseball player (born 1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alejandro Peña Vásquez [ah-leh-hahn'-dro / pen'-nya / vahs'-kes] (born June 25, 1959) is a Dominican former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. Listed at 6' 1" [1.85 m], 200 lb. [91 k], he batted and threw right-handed.
Alejandro Peña | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1959-06-25) June 25, 1959 (age 64) Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 14, 1981, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
April 13, 1996, for the Florida Marlins | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 56–52 |
Earned run average | 3.11 |
Strikeouts | 839 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Peña made his Major League debut on August 13, 1981 (in time to be included on the roster for the 1981 National League Championship Series, although he did not appear in the 1981 World Series), and made his last appearance on April 13, 1996, while pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1981–1989), New York Mets (1990–1991), Atlanta Braves (1991–1992; 1995), Pittsburgh Pirates (1994), Boston Red Sox (1995) and Florida Marlins (1995; 1996).
Peña is currently the pitching coach for the Dominican Summer League Dodgers club.