Brayan Peña

Brayan Peña
Kansas City Royals – No. 27
Catcher
Born: January 7, 1982 (1982-01-07) Havana, Cuba
Bats: Switch	Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 23, 2005 for the Atlanta Braves
Career statistics (through 2011)
Batting average	.251
Home runs	12
Runs batted in	73
Teams
Atlanta Braves (2005-2008) Kansas City Royals (2009-present)

Brayan Eduardo Peña (born January 7, 1982 in Havana, Cuba) is a catcher for the Kansas City Royals.

Early years

Peña was a member of the Cuban National 18 and under team as a youth. He graduated from Espa Julio Trigo Junior College in Costa Rica. He also grew up in Havana, Cuba with former teammate and current Toronto Blue Jays shortstop, Yunel Escobar.

Professional career

Atlanta Braves

Peña was called up to the Majors early in the 2005 season because of an injury to Eddie Pérez.

On May 23, 2008, the Braves designated Peña for assignment.

Kansas City Royals

On May 30, 2008, Peña was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Royals. However, he was designated for assignment the next day, and did not appear in a game. He was promoted from the Royals' AAA-affiliate on May 31, 2009. In 2010, Brayan earned a spot in the big league roster during spring training; he spent the 2010 season at the MLB level backing up Jason Kendall. Brayan Pena looked earn a spot as a starter for the future in the last month of the season; as Jason Kendall was out due to injury, Brayan received the bulk of the playing time behind the plate in September. In the 2011 season, Peña was named the starting catcher on the depth chart.

On January 16, 2012, Peña signed a one-year deal worth $875K with the Royals, avoiding arbitration in the process.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)