Mario Peña
From BR Bullpen
Mario I. Peña Centeno
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 4", Weight 170 lb.
- Born December 7, 1984 in Managua Nicaragua
Mario Peña reached AAA.
Peña made his pro debut with the 2003 DSL Red Sox II, going 4-5 with a 1.93 ERA. In 75 innings, he struck out 70 and walked only four. He pitched for Nicaragua in the 2003 Baseball World Cup, going 2-0 with only one unearned run in 10 1/3 innings. The teenager tied for 4th in the event in wins and tied for the ERA lead. He had a 4-3, 3.94 record for the 2004 GCL Red Sox with just six walks in 48 innings. The left-hander remained sharp with his control in 2005, walking 10 in 82 innings for the Lowell Spinners. Mario went 6-8 with a 4.50 ERA. He tied for the New York-Penn League lead with 18 starts but also led in losses, hits allowed (97) and runs allowed (56).
He split 2006 between the [Spinners (4-1, 2.08), Greenville Drive (0-2, 6.89), Wilmington Blue Rocks (2.33) and Pawtucket Red Sox (0-1, 6.75). In 2007, the Managua native was 1-1 with a 12.21 ERA for the Lancaster JetHawks with a .422 opponent average.
Peña was a late addition to the Nicaraguan national team for the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.
