Jesús Peña

Jesús Peña [peh-nya] (born March 8, 1975 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from by|1999 through by|2000 for the Chicago White Sox (1999-2000) and Boston Red Sox (2000). Listed at 6' 0", 170 lb., he batted and threw left-handed.

A left-handed specialist, Peña posted a 2-1 record with a 5.21 ERA and one save in 48 appearances, giving up 34 runs (27 earned) on 49 hits and 42 walks while striking out 40 in 46 ⅔ innings of work.

Peña also played in the Pirates, White Sox, Red Sox, Rangers and Rockies minor league systems from 1995 to 2003. He went 22-41 with a 4.45 ERA and 39 saves in 300 games, including 229 walks, 448 strikeouts, and 481.0 innings pitched.

ee also

*Players from Dominican Republic in MLB

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/penaje01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=26027 BR Minors]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/P/Ppenaj003.htm Retrosheet]