Rafael Pena (coach)

Rafael Pena

• School Western Oklahoma State College, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

• Born ~1993 in Dominican Republic

Biographical Information

Rafael Pena hit over .400 as a college senior in 2015 and made All-Sooner Athletic Conference as a utility player. He then became a coach. Pena was scheduled to be hitting coach for the Fayetteville Woodpeckers in 2020 before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19.

• 2017 Assistant coach University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
• 2018 Development coach Quad Cities River Bandits
• 2019 Hitting coach Quad Cities River Bandits
• 2021 Hitting coach Corpus Christi Hooks
• 2021 Hitting coach Glendale Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League
• 2022 Hitting coach Sugar Land Space Cowboys
• 2023 Minor league hitting coordinator Houston Astros

Pena also has some coaching experience in the Dominican League. He was the hitting coach for the Leones del Escogido to start the 2022/2023 season, but was fired on November 14th along with manager Pedro Lopez.

In 2024, he was appointed assistant hitting coach of the Philadelphia Phillies, alongside Dustin Lind. Pena returned in the same position in 2025

Related Sites

• USAO bio