José Tena

Note: This page is for infielder José Tena who made his major league debut in 2023; for 1980s infielder Paulino Jose Tena, click here.

José Luis Tena

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 195 lb.

• Debut August 5, 2023

• Born March 20, 2001 in San Cristobal, San Cristobal D.R.

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Biographical Information

Infielder José Tena made his major league debut for the Cleveland Guardians under unusual circumstances on August 5, 2023. He came in in the 6th inning as a pinch-runner for José Ramírez at second base, after Ramírez had been ejected from a game for the first time of his career. Ramírez had hit a double and when he slid head-first into second base, between SS Tim Anderson's legs, he was tagged particularly hard even though he was safe. When he got up, he began arguing with the Chicago White Sox player, who had raised the Guardians' anger with other gestures they considered unsportsmanlike earlier in the series, and the two exchanged punches. This led to a massive bench-clearing brawl that took fifteen minutes to clear up, and by the time the dust had settled, Ramírez and Anderson, as well as both managers and two other persons, had been tossed for their role in the fracas. That was how Tena came into the game, and he then came in to score on a single by Kole Calhoun. He remained in the game at shortstop, going 0 for 2 in the 7-4 win.

Related Sites

• José Tena on mlb.com