Alejandro Pena

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Alejandro Pena was a relief pitcher for the Mets in 1990 and 1991. He appeared in 96 games with the team. Pena had 9 wins, 9 saves and a 2.98 earned run average as a Met.

Pena came to the Mets in a trade with the Dodgers in December of 1989. In the ’90 season, he had 76 strikeouts in as many innings pitched for the year. In the second game of a doubleheader at Shea Stadium on May 6, Alejandro struck out three batters in two scoreless innings to pick up the win as the Mets defeated the Astros, 7-6. He pitched shutout ball in the 10th and 11th innings for the win in the Mets’ 8-6 triumph on June 26 at St Louis. Pena retired all four batters he faced and recorded a save in a 6-1 Mets win over the Braves at Shea on July 20. He had one and two-thirds perfect innings for a save in the Mets’ 10-6 victory over the Giants on September 2 at Shea. Alejandro also pitched four innings of one-hit scoreless relief with five strikeouts and got the win in a 3-1 Mets triumph at Montreal on September 25.

In 1991, Pena had a 6-1 won lost record with the Mets. He had a 2.71 ERA in 44 games pitched as a member of the team during the season. Alejandro pitched a pair of scoreless innings to get a save in a 6-2 Mets victory at San Francisco on May 11. On his 32nd birthday, he pitched a scoreless ninth inning and got the win in the Mets’ 8-5 triumph over the Expos on June 25 at Shea. Pena pitched two perfect innings for a save in a 6-3 Mets win over the Padres at Shea on July 12. He was also the winning pitcher in the Mets’ 6-5 victory over the Giants on July 17 at Shea.

On August 28, 1991, Pena was traded to the Atlanta Braves. He had a 1.40 ERA in 15 games for the Atlanta team en route to its National League West Division title. Alejandro had three saves in the Braves’ seven-game victory over the Pirates in the ’91 NLCS. He also made three appearances in the ’91 World Series against the Twins.

Pena continued to pitch in the major leagues until 1996.