| Ariel Peña | |
| Team: | Free agent |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 20 May 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Los Jovillos, Dominican Republic |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | September 5 |
| Debutyear: | 2015 |
| Debutteam: | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Statyear: | 2016 season |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 2–1 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 4.28 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 27 |
| Teams: | |
Ariel Peña Mora (born May 20, 1989) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers. He throws a four-seam fastball, a two-seam fastball, a slider and a changeup.[1]
Peña signed as an international free agent with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
The Angels traded Peña, Johnny Hellweg, and Jean Segura to the Milwaukee Brewers for Zack Greinke on July 27, 2012.[2] [3]
The Brewers promoted Peña to the major leagues from the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the Triple–A Pacific Coast League on September 4, 2015.[4] He became the first reliever in Major League history to give up three home runs on Opening Day when Denard Span, Joe Panik and Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants hit consecutive homers off him in the eighth inning on April 4, 2016.[5]
On June 3, 2017, Peña signed with the Rieleros de Aguascalientes of the Mexican Baseball League. He was released on April 11, 2018.
On August 12, 2018, Peña signed with the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League. He became a free agent following the season.
On January 25, 2019, Peña signed with the Rieleros de Aguascalientes of the Mexican League. He was released on May 7, 2019.