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Francisco Pena: Heads to Taiwan
Francisco Pena agreed to a contract Jan. 12 with CTBC Brothers of Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League, CPBL Stats reports.The 32-year-old backstop will head overseas for the first time in his career following a 13-year run in affiliated ball. Pena, who most recently spent the 2021 campaign in the Athletics organization, saw big-league action in parts of four seasons from 2015 through 2018. Across stops with the Royals, Orioles and Cardinals, Pena compiled a .216/.249/.311 slash line and five home runs over 202 plate appearances.
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Athletics' Francisco Pena: Sent to minor-league camp
Francisco Pena was reassigned to minor-league camp Saturday.Pena was unlikely to make the Oakland Athletics' Opening Day squad as a non-roster invitee. He went 5-for-12 with a home run and five RBI in 10 Cactus League games but should begin the season at Triple-A Las Vegas.
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Athletics' Francisco Pena: Slugs two-run blast
Francisco Pena belted a two-run homer in his lone at-bat during Monday's Cactus League loss to the Royals.A non-roster invitee operating under a split 2021 contract, Pena appears very likely to open the season at Triple-A Las Vegas with Aramis Garcia and Austin Allen ahead of him in the backstop pecking order behind starter Sean Murphy (chest). However, the 31-year-old, who boasts 85 games of big-league experience, could potentially log some time in the majors in the coming season, especially if he's able to produce gaudy offensive numbers in the typically hitter-friendly environment of the Pacific Coast League.
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Athletics' Francisco Pena: Gets split contract with A's
Francisco Pena signed a split contract with the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday that will pay him $600,000 if he makes it to the big leagues during the 2021 season, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.Pena's minor-league deal can be triggered into a full MLB deal with a promotion during the 2021 season. He's entering his age-31 season and most recently hit .287/.319/.543 in 68 games at Triple-A in 2019. He last played in the majors in 2018 with the Cardinals.
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Reds' Francisco Pena: Added to 60-man pool
Francisco Pena will be a part of the Cincinnati Reds' 60-man player pool this season.He is not on the 40-man roster and was in camp on a minor-league contract, but Pena is now eligible to provide catching depth this season. That said, he is at best fourth on the depth chart, so don't look for him to see much, if any, playing time in 2020.
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Reds' Francisco Pena: Signs minor-league contract
Francisco Pena signed a minor-league contract with the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.Pena failed to reach the majors in 2019 after making brief appearances in the big leagues over the four prior seasons. The 30-year-old spent time at the Triple-A level for the Cardinals and Giants, where he hit .290/.327/.547 with 17 home runs over 74 games. Given his past major-league experience, Pena will likely serve as a non-roster invitee during spring training.
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Giants' Francisco Pena: Sent to San Francisco
Francisco Pena was traded from the Cardinals to the San Francisco Giants on Thursday for cash considerations, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.Pena will provide organizational catching depth for the Giants, who recently promoted veteran backstop Stephen Vogt to the big-league roster. The 29-year-old Pena owns a career .216/.249/.311 slash line across parts of five major-league campaigns (86 games). He'll report to Triple-A Sacramento.
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Cardinals' Francisco Pena: Loses out on backup job
Francisco Pena lost the backup catcher job battle to Matt Wieters and can now either accept an assignment to Triple-A Memphis or sign with another team, Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com reports.Pena has an opt-out clause in his contract that allows him to be granted a release in order to sign with another team as Grapefruit League play concludes. Pena had a solid spring at the plate, hitting .278 with a double and three RBI over 18 at-bats. The 29-year-old backstop's agent will now survey the landscape over the coming days to see if there is interest from another big-league club in Pena.
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Cardinals' Francisco Pena: Still in contention for backup role
Francisco Pena (oblique), who went 0-for-3 and threw out a runner in his return to the lineup against the Nationals on Saturday, remains in contention for the backup catcher role, Alyson Footer of MLB.com reports.The fact Pena returned to action Saturday after an 11-day absence still gives manager Mike Shildt a few games to evaluate him before a final decision, one which the skipper said will be made "within a week." Pena had gone 5-for-14 with three RBI over five Grapefruit League games before his injury, so he'd put together a solid body of work that helped him maintain his candidacy during his absence. Notably, both Pena and Matt Wieters are in the same boat with respect to their contracts -- both have opt-out clauses in their minor-league deals that would allow them to become free agents if they don't make the Opening Day roster.
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Cardinals' Francisco Pena: Checks into lineup
Francisco Pena (oblique) will start behind the plate and bat fifth Saturday in the St. Louis Cardinals' Grapefruit League game against the Nationals.The Cardinals' choice to use Pena at catcher rather than as a designated hitter in his first spring action since March 5 implies that he's moved past the left oblique strain that sidelined him for a week and a half. The 29-year-old will face a stiff test in his return with three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer on the bump for Washington.
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