Paul Serna

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Paul Serna

|position=Infielder

|image=Paul Serna.jpg

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1958|11|16}}

|birth_place=El Centro, California

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 1

|debutyear={{By|1981}}

|debutteam=Seattle Mariners

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=October 3

|finalyear={{By|1982}}

|finalteam=Seattle Mariners

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.236

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=7

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=17

|teams=

Seattle Mariners ({{mlby|1981}}–{{mlby|1982}})

}}

Paul David Serna (born November 16, 1958) is an American former professional baseball player. He played two seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners.

Career

Serna was signed as an amateur free agent by Seattle in June of {{By|1980}}, and by the following September he was in the MLB. Playing mostly shortstop down the stretch, Serna batted .255 with 4 home runs in 30 games. That earned him a shot the following year, and he spent the whole {{By|1982}} season in Seattle as a utility infielder. In 68 games that season, he batted .225, with just 3 home runs and 8 RBI.

The following season, Serna was returned to the minor leagues. He played for three more seasons, but never played in the majors again.