Wily Modesto Pena

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 255 lb.

Born: January 23, 1982 in Laguna Salada, Valverde, Dominican Republic
High School: Laguna Salada (Laguna Salada, DO)
Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1998. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 2002 (Age 20)   vs. PIT 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Reds/RedSox/Nationals/Mariners/Diamondbacks 2002-2011
Agents: Josh Zeide, InnerArtists Management (IAM) [*]
Final Game: September 25, 2011 (Age 29)   vs. TEX 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
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• 11/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Wily Mo Pena headed to Japan?: Free-agent OF Wily Mo Pena (Mariners) is reportedly close to agreeing to a two-year deal with the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks of the...[+] Japanese League. He is expected to make a seven-figure salary.
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• 9/21 SoDo Mojo: Mariners Prove They Are Better Than The Twins, But This Doesn’t Say Much: via thediamondangle.com   The Mariners inch closer towards the end of the season, and yet they haven’t phoned it in. ...
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• 8/13 MLBTradeRumors: Mariners Designate Luke French For Assignment: The Mariners have designated lefty Luke French for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for Wily Mo Pena, according...
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• 7/30 Jeff's Mariners Fan Blog: Mariners lose 8-0 on a Night to remember things besides Baseball: There was a lively crowd of 26,570 on hand tonight at Safeco Field to pay tribute to former Seattle Sonics players and coaches...
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• 7/29 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs Acquire Ryan Langerhans : The Mariners announced that they traded Ryan Langerhans to the Diamondbacks for cash considerations. The move clears a roster...
• 7/27 SoDo Mojo: Say **** to Wily MoAs has been reported in a number of places, the Mariners have signed Wily Mo … [visit site to read more]...
• 7/27 MLBTradeRumors: Minor Moves: Evans, Restovich: The Mariners signed Wily Mo Pena to a minor league pact earlier today and we'll keep track of any other minor moves here... Nick...
• 7/27 MLBTradeRumors: Mariners Sign Wily Mo Pena: The Mariners have signed Wily Mo Pena to a minor league deal, the team announced in a press release. WEEI.com's Alex Speier...
• 7/25 MLBTradeRumors: AL West Notes: Fister, Rangers, Pena: On this date last year, the Angels acquired Dan Haren from Arizona for Patrick Corbin, Tyler Skaggs, Rafael Rodriguez and...
• 7/25 Giants Nirvana: Giants Rumors: Brian Sabean's Untouchables, Beltran, Cuddyer: Some Giants notes from the past couple days as the trade deadline approaches... -- Jayson Stark's latest has speculation on...
• 7/24 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks Release Wily Mo Pena: The Diamondbacks have released Wily Mo Pena, according to the team's official Twitter feed. The club designated the 29-year-old...
• 7/19 D'Backs Venom: Diamondbacks Roster Shuffling - Allen, Enright, and Blum Up, Heilman, Pena, and Miranda Down: The Diamondbacks have shuffled their roster over the last week, trying to address the team's weaknesses at First Base, the back...
• 7/18 Baseball Press: Back From Oblivion: 2011 Career Resurrections: Ryan Vogelsong had long stints in Japan and the minors. (Icon SMI)Major League Baseball is full of comeback stories.  From...
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• 7/17 B-R Blog: Scoreless in Seattle no more! … and other Saturday streak-breakers: -- Our long Northwest nightmare is over: Ichiro Suzuki's 2-out single ended Seattle's scoring drought at 30 innings, dating to...
• 7/14 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs Designate Wily Mo Pena For Assignment: The Diamondbacks have designated Wily Mo Pena for assignment, reports Jack Magruder of FOX Sports Arizona (Twitter link). ...
• 7/12 WSJ Daily Fix: The Year Everyone Was an All-Star: Baseball's Midsummer Classic becomes a c**** for some of its best players. Plus: How Wily Mo Pena could make the All-Star break...
• 7/12 Bus League Baseball: Minor League Home Run Leaders: Last week, I took a look at organizational leaderboards in home runs. With the home run derby taking place tonight, I thought...
• 7/6 Through The Fence Baseball: Did the Texas Rangers overpay for two Latin American prospects?: Over the weekend, the Texas Rangers, along with the rest of baseball, had their chance to sign some of the best Latin America...
• 7/6 Roto Think Tank: Mike Aviles 2011: I've noticed a narrative surrounding Mike Aviles floating around in the Royals blogosphere that goes along these general lines....
• 7/6 B-R Blog: Tuesday two-day roundup: Games of July 4 & 5: Catching up on the recent games, starting with Tuesday, July 5: -- Justin Verlander's 7-start win streak is over. Dan Haren beat...
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• 6/25 B-R Blog: Chris Carter: A quick chronicle to counter Chris Carter confusion: Vernon Christopher Carter, known commonly as Chris Carter, just joined the...
• 6/25 B-R Blog: Friday Night Highlights, briefly: -- Detroit reliever David Purcey had a streak of 12 straight scoreless innings, but he couldn't put away Wily Mo Pena. The D-backs'...
• 6/24 Roto Think Tank: Gearing Up: N.L. Week 12 June 27-July 3: News and Notes.The Chicago Cubs.The Cubs organization announced it would like to trade its overpaid and underperforming players. ...
• 6/22 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Twins, Ellis, Cole, Hultzen: The Mets released Wily Mo Pena on this date two years ago. The slugger resurfaced with the D'Backs yesterday, when he homered...
• 6/22 Baseball Musings: More Wily Mo: After hitting 21 home runs in 63 minor league games, the Arizona brought up Wily Mo Pena for the first time since 2008. He did...
• 6/21 B-R Blog: Quick hits: Welcome back, Wily Mo!: Wily Mo Pena made a semi-triumphant return to the majors tonight as Arizona's DH in Kansas City, with a game-tying HR in the 5th...
• 6/21 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Braves, Mariners, Balfour, Posting System: Today the Diamondbacks purchased the contract of Wily Mo Pena with the aim of employing him in the middle of their order...
• 6/20 D'Backs Venom: The Diamondbacks call up Wily Mo Pena to Provide Power at the DH Position: The Diamondbacks called up 29 year old LF Wily Mo Pena from AAA Reno on Sunday night, and outrighted 3B Sean Burroughs back to...
• 6/19 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks Waive Sean Burroughs: The Diamondbacks have waived infielder Sean Burroughs, according to Jack Magruder of FOXSportsArizona.com (via Twitter). Burroughs,...
• 6/16 D'Backs Venom: Top 5 - Prospects Waiting For Their Debut: This list excludes players who have already played in the majors this season (Barry Enright, Kam Mickolio, etc.) or have...

• 5/31 MLBTradeRumors: If The Diamondbacks Become Buyers: Remember back on May 16th, when I wrote a post about what might happen if the Diamondbacks become trade deadline sellers?  They...
• 5/24 D'Backs Venom: Diamondbacks Minor League Update - May 24, 2011: Just as the Major League Diamondbacks have climbed back to .500, the organization's four active minor league clubs have now pushed...
• 5/13 Roto Think Tank: Gearing Up: N.L. Week 7, May 16-22: Welcome to another edition of Gearing Up for the upcoming National League week.News and Notes: Injury DivisionScott Rolen. ...
• 5/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Wily Mo Pena smoking Triple-A pitching: Arizona Diamondbacks OF Wily Mo Pena is hitting .366 with 13 homers at Triple-A Reno. The team has taken notice, but they admitted...[+] his defensive limitations are a factor in whether to bring him up or not.

• 3/29 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Arizona Diamondbacks: The Diamondbacks are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League Signings J.J. Putz, RP: two years, $10MM.  $6.5MM...
• 3/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Four demoted: The Arizona Diamondbacks reassigned OF Wily Mo Pena and Ps Micah Owings and Brian Sweeney to the minor league camp Monday, March...[+] 21, reports Gregory Pratt, of the Phoenix New Times. The team also optioned C John Hester to Triple-A Reno.
• 3/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Wily Mo Pena is on manager's radar: Arizona Diamondbacks OF Wily Mo Pena has grabbed the attention of manager Kirk Gibson with his raw power this spring, reports...[+] Nick Piecoro, of The Arizona Republic. Pena is batting .379 (11-for-28) with three home runs and six RBI in 13 spring games.
• 3/10 Philly Phanatics: Player movement scorecard: NL West: NATIONAL LEAGUE SIGNINGS/TRADES • AL SIGNINGS/TRADES • FREE AGENTS STILL AVAILABLE (listed by position and ranked) • NL...
• 3/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Uncertainty in left: Arizona Diamondbacks OF Xavier Nady (elbow) could move to first base if his throwing arm doesn't improve, and OFs Gerardo Parra...[+] and Wily Mo Pena could split time in left field, The Arizona Republic's Nick Piecoro reports.
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• 3/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Wily Mo Pena working to make team: Arizona Diamondbacks OF Wily Mo Pena had two hits in two at-bats with a run scored Wednesday, March 2, against the Seattle Mariners....[+] Pena is 4-for-9 with three runs scored through four Cactus League games.

• 2/26 Philly Phanatics: Player movement scorecard: NL West: NATIONAL LEAGUE SIGNINGS/TRADES • AL SIGNINGS/TRADES • FREE AGENTS STILL AVAILABLE (listed by position and ranked) • NL...
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• 2/14 Philly Phanatics: Off-season scorecard: NL West: NATIONAL LEAGUE SIGNINGS/TRADES • AL SIGNINGS/TRADES • FREE AGENTS STILL AVAILABLE (listed by position and ranked) • NL...

• 1/31 Philly Phanatics: Off-season scorecard: NL West: NATIONAL LEAGUE SIGNINGS/TRADES • AL SIGNINGS/TRADES • FREE AGENTS STILL AVAILABLE (listed by position and ranked) • NL...
• 1/22 Philly Phanatics: Off-season scorecard: NL West: NATIONAL LEAGUE SIGNINGS/TRADES • AL SIGNINGS/TRADES • FREE AGENTS STILL AVAILABLE (listed by position and ranked) • NL...
• 1/13 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs To Sign Willie Bloomquist: The D'Backs have agreed to sign Willie Bloomquist to a one-year, $1.05MM deal, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com (on Twitter)....
• 1/5 The Process Report: Tampa Bay Rays Sign Chris Carter to a Minor League Deal: Such is being reported by Rob Castellano of Amazin Avenue. Castellano writes that he confirmed the news with Carter’s agent...

• 12/22 D'Backs Venom: Diamondbacks Off-Season Recap: Starting Pitching: After a 65-97 record and a last place NL West finish in 2010, new Diamondbacks General Manager Kevin Towers has made several move...
• 12/1 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Red Sox, Rangers, Ordonez, Pena,: Wednesday night linkage.. The Red Sox will meet with Scott Boras on Thurday to discuss Jayson Werth and Adrian Beltre, tweets...
• 12/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Wily Mo Pena to compete in left field: Arizona Diamondbacks OF Wily Mo Pena will compete for a spot in left field in Spring Training with OFs Brandon Allen, Gerardo...[+] Parra and Cole Gillespie, according to The Arizona Republic's Nick Piecoro.
• 12/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Wily Mo Pena signs: The Arizona Diamondbacks signed free-agent OF Wily Mo Pena (Padres) to a minor league deal Wednesday, Dec. 1, according to MLB.com's...[+] Steve Gilbert. Pena will receive an invitation to Spring Training.
• 12/1 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs To Sign Wily Mo Pena: The Diamondbacks will sign Wily Mo Pena to a minor league deal with an invitation to major league Spring Training, MLBTR has...

• 11/21 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 11/14/10 - 11/21/10: The hot stove jumped into another gear this past week, with several trades and free agent signings going down. Let's recap...  Last...
• 11/21 MLBTradeRumors: Five Teams Interested In Wily Mo Pena: It's been awhile since he's seen time in the big leagues, but after a strong finish to 2010 with San Diego's Triple-A affiliate...

• 10/30 MLBTradeRumors: Amateur Signing Bonuses: Athletics: Let's take a trip to the Bay Area and continue our amateur signing bonus series... Michael Ynoa, $4.25MM (2008) Mark ...
• 10/30 MLBTradeRumors: Amateur Signing Bonuses: Yankees: Next up in our amateur signing bonus series, the soon-to-be no longer defending champs... Andrew Brackman, $3.55MM (2007) Gary...
• 10/9 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Will Exercise Arroyo's Option: The Cincinnati Enquirer's John Fay tweets that Reds' GM Walt Jocketty has said he will "definitely" pick up Bronson Arroyo's...
• 10/6 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Claim Jarrett Hoffpauir: The Padres claimed Jarrett Hoffpauir off of waivers from the Blue Jays, according to Dan Hayes of the North County Times (on...

• 9/23 PaulLebowitz.com: Plans And Schemes: Is there a blueprint in the house? A contractor? An architect? Someone with a children's coloring map leftover from...

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• 7/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Padres | Wily Mo Pena signs: The San Diego Padres signed free-agent OF Wily Mo Pena (Independent League) to an undisclosed minor league deal Monday, July 19,...[+] according to CBSSports.com.
• 7/19 MLBTradeRumors: Padres To Sign Wily Mo Pena: The Padres will sign Wily Mo Pena to a minor league deal and assign the former big leaguer to Triple A Portland, according to Mario...
• 7/11 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo's Latest: Arroyo, Carmona, Garza, Lilly: In this week's installment of his Baseball Notes feature, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe discusses the 2006 deal that sent Bronson...
• 7/4 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Hart, Farnsworth, Dunn, Guillen: The Red Sox' ability to plug holes in their roster following a slew of injuries can be attributed in large part to Allard Baird,...

• 5/31 MLBTradeRumors: Bridgeport Bluefish Sign Wily Mo Pena: The Atlantic League's Bridgeport Bluefish signed outfielder Wily Mo Pena on Saturday, according to the team.  Pena, 28, had...
• 5/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Independent League | Wily Mo Pena signs with BridgeportOF Wily Mo Pena signed with the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League, according to the team's official Web site. ...[+] OF Wily Mo Pena signed with the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League, according to the team's official Web site.
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