Félix Peña

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92+23 innings. [7]

On July 12, 2019, Peña pitched seven no-hit innings, helping the Angels throw a combined no-hitter against the Seattle Mariners. [8] On August 3, 2019, Peña was removed from a game with what was originally diagnosed as a right knee sprain. [9] The next day, it was announced that he had torn his right ACL, ending his season. [10] He had recorded an 8-3 record and 4.58 ERA in 22 games. In 2020, he spent the season pitching out of the bullpen, appearing in 25 games. He registered an ERA of 4.05 in 26+23 innings.

Peña recorded a ghastly 37.80 ERA in 2 appearances in 2021 for the Angels before being outrighted off of the 40-man roster on May 11, 2021. [11] After clearing waivers, he was assigned to the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees. With Salt Lake, Peña made 31 appearances, going 5-4 with an 8.03 ERA and 59 strikeouts. On September 24, 2021, Peña was released by the Angels. [12]

New York Mets

On February 25, 2022, Peña signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets. [13] He was released on June 7, 2022.

Hanwha Eagles

On June 10, 2022, Peña signed with the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League. In 13 starts for Hanwha, he posted a 5–4 record and 3.72 ERA with 72 strikeouts in 67+23 innings of work.

On December 13, 2022, Peña re–signed with the Eagles for the 2023 season. [14] He made 32 starts for Hanwha, he pitched to an 11–11 record and 3.60 ERA with 147 strikeouts across 177+13 innings pitched.

On December 9, 2023, Pena again re-signed with the Eagles on a one–year, $850,000 contract. [15] He made 9 starts for Hanwha in 2024, compiling a 3–5 record and 6.27 ERA with 29 strikeouts across 37+13 innings pitched. On May 28, 2024, Peña was released by the Eagles following the acquisition of Jaime Barría. [16]

Uni-President Lions

On February 2, 2025, Peña signed with the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. [17]

References

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  2. Gonzales, Mark (August 19, 2016). "Cubs take long-range view by placing John Lackey, Hector Rondon on DL". Chicago Tribune .
  3. Bastian, Jordan; Muskat, Carrie. "Chicago Cubs win 2016 World Series". MLB. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  4. "Cubs Claim Luke Farrell From Reds, Designate Felix Pena". MLB Trade Rumors. October 4, 2017.
  5. "Angels Acquire Felix Pena, Designate Jason Gurka". MLB Trade Rumors. October 9, 2017.
  6. Mayhood, Josh (June 19, 2018). "Felix Pena proves his mettle in MLB debut, Kole Calhoun comes back with a bang & Angels beat Arizona 5-4". Halos Heaven.
  7. "Felix Pena Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
  8. "Mariners 0, Angels 13 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday". MLB.com.
  9. "Felix Pena Suffers Right Knee Sprain". MLB Trade Rumors. August 3, 2019.
  10. "Angels' Felix Pena: Headed for knee surgery". CBSSports.com. August 13, 2019.
  11. Byrne, Connor (May 11, 2021). "Angels Select Noe Ramirez, Outright Felix Pena". MLB Trade Rumors.
  12. "Angels Release Felix Pena". September 24, 2021.
  13. Adams, Steve (February 25, 2022). "Mets, Felix Pena Agree To Minor League Deal". MLB Trade Rumors.
  14. "KBO's Eagles re-sign pitcher Pena". m-en.yna.co.kr. December 13, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  15. "Félix Peña: Re-signs with KBO team". cbssports.com. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  16. "KBO's Hanwha Eagles Sign Jaime Barria, Release Felix Pena". mlbtraderumors.com. May 28, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  17. "Felix Pena Signs With CPBL's Uni-Lions". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
Félix Peña
Uni-President Lions
Pitcher
Born: (1990-02-25) February 25, 1990 (age 34)
San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Professional debut
MLB: August 19, 2016, for the Chicago Cubs
KBO: July 3, 2022, for the Hanwha Eagles
Awards and achievements
Preceded by No-hit game
July 12, 2019
(with Taylor Cole)
Succeeded by