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r 2019 Angels
BORN: JUNE 8, 1992
OPENING DAY AGE: 26
peÑa SIGNED THRU: 2019 RESIDES: CAGUAS, PR
peÑa
BIRTHPLACE: CAGUAS, PR
c 95 ACQUIRED: SIGNED TO MINOR LEAGUE CONTRACT,
JAN 23, 2019
height: 6-0 Weight: 250 bats: r throws: r

NON-ROSTER INVITEE
PEÑA’S LIFETIME PLAYING RECORD
Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E
2010— Astros (GCL) .256 23 78 5 20 4 1 0 11 1 2 0 5 0 10 0 0 2 .333 .294 3
Greeneville .191 12 47 4 9 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 10 0 0 1 .213 .224 1
Lexington .188 4 16 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 .250 .188 0
2011— Lexington .217 82 281 31 61 11 0 5 33 4 3 2 18 0 58 0 0 13 .310 .266 8
2012— Lexington .245 61 220 21 54 12 0 2 22 5 3 1 10 0 43 1 2 6 .327 .278 4
Lancaster .213 21 75 10 23 4 0 1 11 2 1 0 5 0 15 0 0 1 .307 .259 5
2013— Quad Cities .249 86 325 43 81 19 0 5 32 4 2 1 22 0 52 2 0 15 .354 .297 6
2014— Lancaster .249 93 350 48 87 19 0 13 54 1 5 6 25 0 63 1 2 14 .414 .306 3
2015— Corpus Christi .237 74 257 25 61 10 0 1 22 5 1 1 16 0 37 1 0 4 .288 .284 4
2016— Corpus Christi .238 59 202 29 48 11 0 8 20 5 2 2 6 0 34 0 0 6 .411 .264 2
Fresno .226 15 53 4 12 1 0 0 5 1 0 1 5 0 8 0 0 1 .245 .305 7
2017— Charlotte .210 60 200 11 42 7 0 3 17 1 0 2 11 0 29 0 0 7 .290 .258 3
2018— Durham .279 13 43 2 12 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 10 0 1 1 .302 .311 3
peña
MINOR TOTALS .236 603 2147 234 506 101 1 38 235 29 19 18 125 0 373 5 6 71 .337 .281 49
◆ ◆ Roberto Alexander Peña...On Twitter: @RobPen10
◆ ◆ Originally selected by Astros in seventh round of 2010 First-Year Player Draft (signed by Joey Sola & Greg
Brown)...2019 marks 10th professional season (has yet to appear in MLB) and seventh big league camp invite.
◆ ◆ In 2018, appeared in 13 games with Triple-A Durham after signing with Tampa Bay organization March 10...Batted
.279 (12/43)...Disabled July 21 - Sept. 2 with a right knee sprain.
◆ ◆ Played 16 games with Santurce in Puerto Rican Winter League in offseason (.146/.182/.244)...Has played in Puerto
Rican Winter League each off-season since 2011.
◆ ◆ Signed with Chicago White Sox organization Dec. 1, 2016...Played 60 games with Triple-A Charlotte of International
League for 2017 campaign...Batted .210 (42/200) with 11 runs, seven doubles, three home runs and 17 RBI...Threw
out 31% (18-of-58) of basestealers.
◆ ◆ In 2016, combined to hit .235 (60/255) with 12 doubles, eight home runs and 25 RBI between Double-A Corpus
Christi (59 games) and Triple-A Fresno (15 games)…Combined to throw out 42.3% (22-of-52) of basestealers.
◆ ◆ Opened season with Fresno and hit .226 (12/53) before being transferred to the Hooks May 16...Started at second
base in Corpus Christi debut May 16 vs. San Antonio (remaining appearances were at catcher)...Recorded multi-
homer game June 13 vs. San Antonio.
◆ ◆ Spent 2015 campaign with Corpus Christi and was named a Texas League Midseason All-Star.
◆ ◆ Opened season at extended Spring Training before joining Corpus Christi April 17…Recorded hits in 11 of his first 12
games, going 16-for-42 (.381) with six RBI...Played for Team Puerto Rico in Pan Am Games (July 10-19).
◆ ◆ In 2014, named an MiLB & Rawlings Gold Glove winner...Appeared in 95 games (93 at catcher) with High-A Lancaster,
who went on to win California League title...Logged career-best 13 HRs and 54 RBI.
◆ ◆ Led Cal League catchers in fielding percentage (.996, 3 E/842 TC), caught stealing percentage (56.5%, 52-of-92),
games caught, total chances, putouts (755) and double plays (9).
◆ ◆ Tabbed by Baseball America as ‘Best Defensive Catcher’ in Cal League...Named a Mid & Postseason Cal League All-
Star...Also named a MiLB.com Organizational All-Star.
◆ ◆ Spent 2013 season with Midwest League Champion Single-A Quad Cities…Led league throwing out 51.8% (43-of-83)
basestealers...Recorded a club season-high 12-game hitting streak from (April 16-May 6) going 17-for-46 (.370) with
a home run and seven RBI.
◆ ◆ In 2012, combined to hit .237 (70-for-295) with 16 doubles, three homers and 33 RBI in 82 games with Single-A
Lexington (61 games) and High-A Lancaster (21 games)...Threw out 34-of-107 (31.8%) of basestealers between
the two clubs...Entered season rated by Baseball America as ‘Best Defensive Catcher’ in Houston system for third
straight year.
◆ ◆ Played 2011 season with Lexington...Threw out 38.6% of basestealers (27-of-80).
◆ ◆ Combined to hit .227 (32/141) with six doubles, one triple and 17 RBI over 39 combined games between Gulf Coast
League Astros, Rookie League Greeneville and Lexington in his first professional season.
◆ ◆ Threw out 44.2% (23-of-52) of basestealers...Appeared in his first pro game a day after turning 18.
◆ ◆ 2010 graduate of Eloisa Pascual High School in Caguas, Puerto Rico…Converted from shortstop to catcher while in high school.
◆ ◆ His father, Bert, played six MLB seasons as an infielder with the Houston Astros (1981-87).
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