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Gerónimo Peña

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Born
1967 (58 years old)
Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic

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Second Baseman

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Active

Ethnicity
Hispanic

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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.

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. His son, Jeremy Peña, is a shortstop and World Series MVP who plays for the Houston Astros and made his MLB debut in 2022. The Peña family moved to Providence, Rhode Island when Jeremy was nine.




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	Positions Played	MLB	1996	/5H4
	Intentional Bases on Balls	MLB	1996	0
	Sacrifice Flies	MLB	1996	0
	Sacrifice Hits	MLB	1996	0
	Times Hit by a Pitch	MLB	1996	0
	GIDP	MLB	1996	2
	Total Bases	MLB	1996	4
	Rbat+	MLB	1996	39
	rOBA	MLB	1996	.265
	OPS+	MLB	1996	58
	OPS	MLB	1996	.644
	SLG	MLB	1996	.444
	OBP	MLB	1996	.200
	Hits/At Bats	MLB	1996	.111
	Strikeouts	MLB	1996	4
	Bases on Balls/Walks	MLB	1996	1
	Caught Stealing	MLB	1996	0
	Stolen Bases	MLB	1996	0
	Runs Batted In	MLB	1996	2
	Home Runs	MLB	1996	1
	Triples	MLB	1996	0
	Doubles	MLB	1996	0
	Hits	MLB	1996	1
	Runs Scored	MLB	1996	1
	At Bats	MLB	1996	9
	Plate Appearances	MLB	1996	10
	Games Played	MLB	1996	5
	Wins Above Replacement for position players	MLB	1996	-0.1

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