Ramiro Peña

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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Peña and the second or maternal family name is Gauna.

Ramiro Peña

Atlanta Braves – No. 14
Infielder
Born: (1985-07-18) July 18, 1985 Monterrey, Mexico
Bats: Switch	Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 6, 2009 for the New York Yankees
Career statistics (through 2013 season)
Batting average	.244
Home runs	5
Runs batted in	44
On-base plus slugging	.606
Teams
New York Yankees (2009–2012) Atlanta Braves (2013–present)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (2009) World Baseball Classic participant (2013)

Ramiro Peña Gauna (born July 18, 1985) is a Mexican professional baseball infielder with the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). Peña played with the New York Yankees from 2009 to 2012.

Professional career

Minor leagues

Peña was signed by the New York Yankees out of the Mexican League in 2005.^[1] He played for the Tampa Yankees in the Class-A Advanced Florida State League and Trenton Thunder of the Class-AA Eastern League that season and in 2006. He played for Trenton in 2007 and 2008, and was selected to participate in the 2008 All-Star Futures Game.

New York Yankees (2009–2012)

In 2009, Peña made the Yankees Opening Day roster, beating out Ángel Berroa to be the utility infielder.^[2] He made his major league debut on April 6, 2009, appearing in the game as a pinch runner. On April 9 he got a hit in his first major league at bat, off Chris Ray of the Baltimore Orioles. On April 14 against the Tampa Bay Rays, Pena started his first career game at third base, going 0 for 3 with a walk.

On April 30, Peña got his first career run batted in in the bottom of the 8th inning against Justin Speier of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim by hitting a double down the right field line.

With the acquisition of Eric Hinske on June 29, 2009, Peña was optioned to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees of the International League to receive regular at-bats and learn to play in the outfield. Manager Joe Girardi said he expected Peña to be back with the Yankees later in the season.^[3] He was recalled to the Yankees on August 7.

Peña was recalled in September, and he hit his first major league home run on September 28, 2009 off of Kansas City Royals pitcher Luke Hochevar at Yankee Stadium.^[4]

Peña was a member of the Yankees 2009 World Series championship team which defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in 6 games.

Peña was optioned to Triple-A's Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees to start the 2011 season.^[5] On May 6, he was recalled to the majors after Eric Chavez was placed on the disabled list.^[6] On July 18, 2011, Peña required an emergency appendectomy.^[7]

Ramiro was recalled on July 25, 2012 to replace Alex Rodriguez on the roster after A-Rod sustained a fractured left pinky during a game in Seattle. He was optioned back to Triple-A on August 1, 2012 after the Yankees acquired Casey McGehee from the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[8] He was designated for assignment on September 1.^[9]

Atlanta Braves (2013–present)

After the 2012 season, Peña became a free agent. He signed a one-year contract worth $550,000 with the Atlanta Braves.^[10] On June 20, 2013 Peña was placed on the disabled list for right shoulder pain; it was later revealed that he would required right shoulder surgery, ending his season.^[11] After the season, Peña signed a one year deal with the Braves, avoiding arbitration.^[12]

International career

Peña was selected to play for the Mexican national team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

References

↑ "Scouting Yankee Prospect #41: Ramiro Peña". Yankees.scout.com. 2006-12-14. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
↑ Hoch, Bryan (2009-04-04). "Peña edges Berroa for 25th roster spot". MLB.com. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
↑ "Yanks Obtain Hinske". Blogs.nypost.com. New York Post. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
↑ "Baseball Video Highlights & Clips | KC@NYY: Pena hits a homer, gets the silent treatment - Video | MLB.com: Multimedia". Mlb.mlb.com. 2009-09-28. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
↑ "Montero and Pena officially sent to Triple-A | The Lohud Yankees Blog". Yankees.lhblogs.com. 2011-03-28. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
↑ Kim Klement (2011-05-06). "Yankees infielder Eric Chavez lands on 15-day disabled list". Nj.com. US Presswire. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
↑ "Hurt corner: Pena to DL thins options at third". MLB.com. 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
↑ Blontz, Blaine. "Yankees Option Ramiro Pena to Triple-A". MLB Daily Dish.
↑ "Yankees add six, DFA Pena". The Sacramento Bee.
↑ http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121213&content_id=40643164&vkey=news_atl&c_id=atl
↑ Bowman, Mark. "Pena set for season-ending shoulder surgery". MLB.com. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
↑ Twitter / Braves: #Braves agree to one year contracts with INF @ramiropena and LHP Jonny Venters for the 2014 season.

External links

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v t e Atlanta Braves current roster

Active roster	1 Tyler Pastornicky 2 B. J. Upton 4 Ryan Doumit 5 Freddie Freeman 8 Justin Upton 11 Gerald Laird 13 José Constanza 14 Ramiro Peña 17 Jordan Schafer 19 Andrelton Simmons 20 Todd Cunningham 22 Jason Heyward 23 Chris Johnson 24 Evan Gattis 25 Joey Terdoslavich 26 Dan Uggla 32 Gavin Floyd 36 Mike Minor 37 Brandon Beachy 38 Anthony Varvaro 39 Jonny Venters 40 Alex Wood 43 Luis Avilán 46 Craig Kimbrel 48 David Carpenter 49 Julio Teherán 52 Jordan Walden 53 Cory Gearrin 54 Kris Medlen 57 David Hale 58 Christian Bethancourt 59 Ernesto Mejía 61 Aaron Northcraft 62 Wirfin Obispo 63 Luis Vasquez 64 Carlos Perez 65 Juan Jaime 66 Ryan Buchter 67 Elmer Reyes

Coaching staff	Manager 33 Fredi González Bench 18 Carlos Tosca First base 9 Terry Pendleton Third base 51 Doug Dascenzo Hitting 27 Greg Walker Pitching 45 Roger McDowell Bullpen 12 Eddie Pérez Coach 55 Alan Butts Coach 56 Scott Fletcher

v t e Mexico National Baseball Team 2013 World Baseball Classic roster

3 Jorge Cantú 8 Edgar Gonzalez 9 Sebastián Valle 11 Daniel Rodríguez 13 Rodrigo López 14 Eduardo Arredondo 18 Luis Alfonso García 19 Ramiro Peña 21 Gil Velazquez 23 Adrian Gonzalez 24 Humberto Cota 25 Walter Ibarra 27 Cesar Ramos 31 José Cobos 39 Luis Mendoza 41 Marco Estrada 42 Horacio Ramírez 42 Arnold Leon 45 Francisco Rodríguez 46 Óliver Pérez 47 Luis Cruz 49 Yovani Gallardo 52 Dennys Reyes 54 Sergio Romo 57 Óscar Villarreal 59 Fernando Salas 64 Alí Solís 68 Efren Navarro 74 José Félix 91 Alfredo Aceves 95 Karim García

Manager Rick Renteria Coach Rubén Amaro Coach Juan Castro Coach Teddy Higuera Coach Ever Magallanes Coach Sid Monge Coach Fernando Valenzuela

v t e New York Yankees 2009 World Series Champions

2 Derek Jeter 11 Brett Gardner 13 Alex Rodriguez 14 Eric Hinske 17 Jerry Hairston, Jr. 18 Johnny Damon 19 Ramiro Peña 20 Jorge Posada 24 Robinson Canó 25 Mark Teixeira 26 José Molina 29 Francisco Cervelli 30 David Robertson 33 Nick Swisher 34 A. J. Burnett 41 Chad Gaudin 42 Mariano Rivera 43 Dámaso Marte 46 Andy Pettitte 47 Freddy Guzmán 48 Phil Coke 52 CC Sabathia 53 Melky Cabrera 55 Hideki Matsui (World Series MVP) 62 Joba Chamberlain 65 Phil Hughes 91 Alfredo Aceves 99 Brian Bruney Manager 27 Joe Girardi Bench Coach 56 Tony Peña First Base Coach 50 Mick Kelleher Third Base Coach 59 Rob Thomson Hitting Coach 54 Kevin Long Pitching Coach 58 Dave Eiland Bullpen Coach 57 Mike Harkey

Regular season American League Division Series American League Championship Series

Persondata
Name	Pena, Ramiro
Alternative names
Short description	Baseball player
Date of birth	July 18, 1985
Place of birth	Monterrey, Mexico
Date of death
Place of death

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