Famous People with Name Pena

Nerea Pena            Origin/Culture/Country: Spanish

Nerea Pena: is a Spanish handball player. She currently plays for the hungarian team FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria, and for the Spanish national team. She competed at the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship, where the Spanish team placed 11th, and Penea was voted into the All-Star Team.

Ángel Peña            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Ángel Peña: was a Major League Baseball catcher. Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1992, Peña made his major league debut with the Dodgers on September 8, 1998, and appeared in his final game on June 1, 2001. At one point in his career, Peña was heralded as the catcher of the future for the Dodgers. He initially was to take the spot of the traded Mike Piazza. However, poor conditioning and the emergence of future All-Star Paul Lo Duca spelled the end of Peña's days as a Dodger, and subsequently as a major league catcher. Pena was released by the Dodgers on October 15, 2001. He briefly played in the San Francisco Giants minor league system and in independent baseball leagues after that but is now out of baseball.

Elvis Mendez Peña            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Elvis Mendez Peña: is a former Major League Baseball second baseman who played for two seasons. He played for the Colorado Rockies in 2000 and the Milwaukee Brewers in 2001.

Jesús Peña            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Jesús Peña: is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1999 through 2000 for the Chicago White Sox (1999–2000) and Boston Red Sox (2000). Listed at 6' 0", 170 lb., he batted and threw left-handed. A left-handed specialist, Peña posted a 2-1 record with a 5.21 ERA and one save in 48 appearances, giving up 34 runs (27 earned) on 49 hits and 42 walks while striking out 40 in 46 ? innings of work. Peña also played in the Pirates, White Sox, Red Sox, Rangers and Rockies minor league systems from 1995 to 2003. He went 22-41 with a 4.45 ERA and 39 saves in 300 games, including 229 walks, 448 strikeouts, and 481.0 innings pitched.

Juan Francisco Peña            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Juan Francisco Peña: is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1999 season. Listed at 6' 5", 215 lb., he batted and threw right-handed. Peña was a promising young pitcher in the Red Sox organization who sadly had his baseball career shortened after suffering a serious injury. He posted a 2-0 record with a 0.69 ERA in two starts, giving up one run on nine hits and three walks while striking out 15 in 13 innings of work.