Gerónimo Peña

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Gerónimo Peña

|position=Second baseman

|image=

|bats=Switch

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1967|3|29}}

|birth_place=Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 5

|debutyear=1990

|debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 29

|finalyear=1996

|finalteam=Cleveland Indians

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.262

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=30

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=124

|teams=

St. Louis Cardinals ({{mlby|1990}}–{{mlby|1995}})
Cleveland Indians ({{mlby|1996}})

}}

Gerónimo Peña Martínez (born March 29, 1967) is a Dominican former professional baseball second baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Cleveland Indians from 1990 to 1996.

Playing career

Gerónimo Peña made his major league debut on September 5, 1990, for the St. Louis Cardinals versus the Montreal Expos, collecting his first major league hit.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/penage01.shtml |title=Gerónimo Peña stats |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=May 30, 2022}}

In 1991, Peña appeared in a career-high 104 games, scored 38 runs and stole 15 bases, both also career-highs, and batted .262 with eight doubles, three triples, five home runs, and 17 runs batted in (RBI).

In 1992, Peña hit career-bests of .305 and .863 on-base plus slugging (OPS) in 62 games and 236 plate appearances.

In 1994, Peña hit .254/.344/.479 for an .823 OPS over 83 games, hitting career-highs of 11 home runs and 34 RBI.

On July 1, 1996, the Cardinals released Peña, making him a free agent. He signed with the Cleveland Indians that same day.

In 378 games over seven major league seasons, Gerónimo Peña batted .262 (265-for-1010) with 162 runs scored, 30 home runs, 124 RBI, 54 stolen bases and 112 walks. On defense, he played 300 games at second base, and four each at third base and left field.

Personal life

Peña's nephew, Ramses Peña, is also a professional baseball player, having signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2009.Kovacevic, Dejan. "[http://community.post-gazette.com/blogs/pbc/archive/2009/12/06/morning-links-latin-scouting-reports.aspx Morning links: Latin scouting reports] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212104702/http://community.post-gazette.com/blogs/pbc/archive/2009/12/06/morning-links-latin-scouting-reports.aspx |date=December 12, 2009}}", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 6, 2009. His son, Jeremy Peña,{{cite news |last1=Adler |first1=David |last2=Kelly |first2=Matt |last3=Randhawa |first3=Manny |last4=Thornburg |first4=Chad |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/baseball-legacies-in-mlb-draft-c279859128 |title=Mr. Marlin's son, J-Roll's cousin top legacy picks |work=MLB.com |date=June 4, 2018 |access-date=May 30, 2022}} is a shortstop and World Series MVP who plays for the Houston Astros and made his MLB debut in 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/penaje02.shtml |title=Jeremy Peña stats |work=Baseball-Reference.com |access-date=May 30, 2022}} The Peña family moved to Providence, Rhode Island when Jeremy was nine.{{cite web |url=https://therunnersports.com/like-father-like-infielder-houston-astros-jeremy-pena-follows-footsteps-of-cardinals-geronimo-pena/ |title=Like Father, Like Infielder: Astros' Jeremy Pena Follows Dad's Footsteps |website=The Runner Sports |date=September 4, 2019}}