Luis Peña (baseball)

Infobox MLB player


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name =Luis Peña
team =Milwaukee Brewers
number =62
position =Pitcher
birthdate =birth date and age|1983|1|10
birthplace =La Victoria, Venezuela
bats =Right
throws =Right
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Luismar Alexis Peña (born January 10 1983 in La Victoria, Venezuela) is a minor league baseball pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He will start the by|2008 season with their Triple-A Nashville Sounds.

Minor league career

Peña was first signed as an undrafted free agent by the San Diego Padres on January 31 2001. He began the by|2002 season with their Rookie League affiliate, the Idaho Falls Padres.

He was relased by the Padres on February 10, by|2003. On June 17, he was signed by the Chicago White Sox, but sat out the remainder of the season. In by|2004, he played for Chicago's Rookie League Bristol White Sox and Class A Kannapolis Intimidators. He spent the entire by|2005 season with their Rookie League Great Falls White Sox.

After not playing in by|2006, Peña returned in by|2007 in the Milwaukee Brewers system. He started the season with their Class A-Advanced Brevard County Manatees, where he was named to the Florida State League's mid-season All-Star team. He was later promoted to the Double-A Huntsville Stars, where he finished out the season. Peña attended Brewers spring training in by|2008, before being optioned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds on March 14.

References

* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/P/Luis-Pena.shtml "Luis Pena Statistics."] "The Baseball Cube". 15 March 2008.
* [http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Luis%20Pena&pos=P&sid=l112&t=p_pbp&pid=434524 "PCL Stats: Luis Pena."] "Pacific Coast League". 15 March 2008.