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Tony Pena 56
Full Name: Tony Pena
Title: First Base Coach
Bio:
Begins his second straight season as Yankees First Base Coach after spending
parts of four seasons as Manager of the Kansas City Royals from 2002-'05...In
his first full season as Manager in 2003, led the Royals to an 83-79 record,
the sixth-best turnaround in Major League history following a 100-loss
season...The 2003 season was Kansas City's first winning season since 1993,
when they went 84-78...Was selected as the 2003 American League "Manager of
the Year" by the Baseball Writers Association of America, becoming the fourth
Manager in baseball since 1983 to win the award in his first full season as a
Major League skipper (also Houstons Hal Lanier, 1986; San Francisco's Dusty
Baker, 1993; and San Diego's Bruce Bochy, 1996)...was also named the 2003
American League "Manager of the Year" by The Sporting News and by Sports
Illustrated...became only the third manager in Major League history born in
the Dominican Republic, joining Felipe Alou and Luis Pujols...began his Major
League coaching career in 2002 as the bench coach for the Houston Astros
before being named the Royals' Manager on May 15, 2002...previously served as
Manager of Triple-A New Orleans from 1999-2001...began his coaching career as
White Sox' Coordinator of Dominican Operations in 1998 and led the Aguilas
Dominican team to the Caribbean Series title.
Playing Career:
A five-time National League All-Star catcher, Pena posted a .260 career
batting average over an 18-year Major League career...appeared in 1,988 games
for the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland
Indians, Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros from 1980-1997...ranks fourth
all-time among Major League catchers with 1,950 games behind the plate,
trailing only Carlton Fisk (2,226), Bob Boone (2,225) and Gary Carter
(2,056)...won four Gold Glove Awards (1983-'85, 1991) and recorded a .338
career batting average in the postseason...was named the Topps Rookie
All-Star catcher in 1981 and was selected to the UPI Rookie All-Star
Team...was originally signed as a nondrafted free agent by the Pittsburgh
Pirates on July 22, 1975...made his Major League debut on September 1, 1980.
Personal:
Married (Amaris) and has three children: Tony, Jr., who is currently an
infielder in the Atlanta Braves' organization, Jennifer Amaris and Francisco
Antonio...brother, Ramon pitched with the Detroit Tigers' organization...Tony
did not play high school baseball...credits his mother, who was an
outstanding softball player, with teaching him how to play the game.
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