Wily Mo Peña | |||
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Peña with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2015
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Chiba Lotte Marines – No. 54 | |||
Born: Laguna Salada, Dominican Republic |
January 23, 1982 |||
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Professional debut | |||
MLB: September 10, 2002, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
NPB: March 30, 2012, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |||
MLB statistics (through 2011) |
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Batting average | .250 | ||
Hits | 495 | ||
Home runs | 84 | ||
Runs batted in | 240 | ||
NPB statistics (through 2015) |
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Batting average | .264 | ||
Hits | 401 | ||
Home runs | 71 | ||
Runs batted in | 222 | ||
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Career highlights and awards | |||
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Wily Modesto Peña Gutierrez (born January 23, 1982) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners, and in NPB for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Orix Buffaloes. At 6 feet, 3 inches in height and nearly 300 pounds, the right-handed batting and throwing Peña is considered a pure power hitter best known for his long-distance home runs and high strikeout rate.
Originally signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1998, Peña signed with the New York Yankees about a year later and was traded to the Cincinnati Reds for third baseman/designated hitter Drew Henson and outfielder Michael Coleman in 2001.