Carlos Pena

Full Name: Carlos Pena Current Team: Tampa Bay Rays Height/Weight: 6-2/215 Number: 23 Bat/Throw: L/L Entry Draft: 1998 Birthdate: May 17, 1978 College: Northeastern (MA) Birthplace: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Drafted Bye: Texas Rangers Position: 1B Nationality: Dominican Republic

Biography

Carlos Pena (Carlos Felipe Pena) was born on May 17, 1978 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional (Dominican Republic). He made his Major League debut on September 5, 2001 for the Texas Rangers. In 2002, his rookie year, he hit .242 with 19 home runs and 52 RBI. Pena played for the Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (Tampa Bay Rays) over the course of his career.

Transactions

• Selected by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (10th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1998 - signed July 24, 1998).
• Traded from the Texas Rangers along with Mike Venafro to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Jason Hart, Gerald Laird, Ryan Ludwick, and Mario Ramos (January 14, 2002).
• Traded from the Oakland Athletics along with Franklyn German to the Detroit Tigers as part of 3-team trade in which the Detroit Tigers sent cash to the Oakland Athletics; the New York Yankees sent Ted Lilly, Jason Arnold and John-Ford Griffin to the Oakland Athletics; the Detroit Tigers sent Jeff Weaver to the New York Yankees (July 5, 2002); and the Oakland Athletics sent Jeremy Bonderman to the Detroit Tigers to complete the transaction (August 22, 2002).
• Released by the Detroit Tigers (March 26, 2006).
• Signed by the New York Yankees (April 15, 2006).
• Released by the New York Yankees (August 16, 2006).
• Signed by the Boston Red Sox (August 17, 2006).
• Granted free agency (October 13, 2006).
• Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (February 1, 2007).

Statistics

Fielding Stats

Year	Team	POS	G	GS	INN	PO	TC	A	E	DP	FPCT
2001	TEX	1B	16	16	142	139	156	15	2	13	.987
2002	DET	1B	73	72	638	659	691	29	3	71	.996
2002	OAK	1B	40	39	339	351	394	42	1	25	.997
2003	DET	1B	128	124	1094	1135	1239	91	13	130	.990
2004	DET	1B	135	131	1159	1142	1225	77	6	128	.995
2005	DET	1B	51	49	429	418	456	35	3	46	.993
2006	BOS	1B	17	8	80	81	87	5	1	15	.989
2006	BOS	LF	1	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2007	TB	1B	144	137	1221	1054	1192	130	8	116	.993
2008	TB	1B	132	131	1168	991	1099	106	2	117	.998
Total			780	747	6281	5973	6542	530	39	661	.994

Awards and Accomplishments

• 2007 American League Silver Slugger