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Juan Francisco Peña eh-nya(born June 27, 1977 in
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,
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) is a former starting pitcher in
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who played briefly for the
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during the season. Listed at 6' 5", 215 lb., he batted and threw
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. Peña was a promising young pitcher in the Red Sox organization who had his baseball career shortened after suffering a serious injury. He posted a 2-0 record with a 0.69
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in two starts, giving up one run on nine hits and three walks while
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15 in 13 innings of work. In spring training before the 2000 season, Peña was projected for the fifth starting rotation spot. He was 2-2 with a 1.64 ERA in 16⅔ innings, but was hit in the elbow by a line drive and then experienced pain in the elbow during a warmup. An exam confirmed a torn medial collateral ligament in his elbow that required surgery, causing him to miss the season. By 2002, Peña had worked his way back to Triple-A, but he went just 4-11 with a 5.33 ERA, after which the Red Sox let him go. He spent the 2003 season in the
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organization, then spent two seasons pitching in the independent leagues and the
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before retiring in 2005 at the age of 28. He now resides in South Florida with his girlfriend of nearly 2 years.


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