2009: Ramiro Pena found himself at the hot corner in the Bronx with an injury to A-Rod in the beginning of the 2009 season. Pena was more well known for being a solid defensive player and sported a career .254 average in his minor league career. A return by A-Rod took a starting job away from Pena, but Pena had made a good enough impression to earn plenty of time in the Bronx in 2009.
Pena found some success offensively at the Major League level delivering with a .287 batting average and driving in 10 runs in 129 at bats. Of course, one can hardly call Pena’s 2009 a strong offensive season, as he only held an OBP of .317 with a walk to strike out ratio of 1 to 4. Having never been known as a strong offense force, the Yankees utilized Pena much of the season splitting his time at Triple-A and the Major League level.
In Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pena split time between third, short stop, and second base. His versatility shined through as the then 23 year old even spent seven ga...
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