Jerome Pena

Jerome Alexander Pena

• Bats Both, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 185 lb.

• School Texas Christian University, Western Nevada College
• High School Cactus Shadows High School

• Born November 6, 1988 in Tempe, AZ USA

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Biographical Information

Jerome Pena has played in the minors and for the Mexican national team.

Pena hit .530 as a high school senior. He was named to the All-Tournament team in the 2009 NJCAA Division I Baseball World Series. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the 40th round of the 2009 Amateur Draft, but he didn't sign. Transferring to TCU, he hit .313 and was All-Conference at second base. He helped the school make the 2010 College World Series. He slumped to .263/.367/.373 as a senior.

The Baltimore Orioles then took him in the 38th round of the 2011 Amateur Draft, and he hit .266/.364/.362 for the GCL Orioles in 2011. He led Gulf Coast League second basemen in putouts (91), assists (130), double plays (33) and fielding percentage (.978). He hit .308/.365/.436 in 20 games for the Frederick Keys, .250/.326/.363 in 21 games for the Delmarva Shorebirds and went 15 for 47 with the Aberdeen IronBirds in 2012. Pena then crushed 11 homers with a .222/.324/.350 batting line as the most-used player for the Keys in 2013, leading Carolina League second sackers in fielding (.981), assists (317) and double plays (73). He batted .269/.334/.405 in 2014. The Orioles then released him, and he had a .290/.374/.429 batting line for the Sioux Falls Canaries in 2015.

The Arizona native represented Mexico in the 2015 Premier 12, the country relying heavily on Mexican-Americans due to a conflict between the Mexican national team and the Mexican baseball federation. He was 0-for-1 as backup shortstop to Juan Perez against the USA, and he went 0-for-4 against South Korea. He then had a 0-for-4 record again versus Dominican Republic. Mexico lost to Japan in the Bronze Medal Game.

Pena played 43 games with a .259/.370/.472 batting line for the Vaqueros Laguna in 2016, and he also hit .212/.316/.318 in 17 games for the Canaries. He then slumped to .179/.286/.403 in Laguna in 2017, and he was 5-for-34 with the Tigres de Quintana Roo. Pena also played 36 games for the Kansas City T-Bones, but he struggled again as his batting line was .169/.273/.315. He hit .220/.288/.407 for the Rieleros de Aguascalientes in 2018, and his professional career ended.