Peña’s career with the Angels began on October 9th, 2017 when he was acquired from the Cubs in a trade for a PTBNL. He spent time between the Salt Lake Bees and the major league team for the three seasons prior to 2021. On March 31st, the day before the start of the season, Peña was placed on the 10 day disabled list and he was activated from the 10 day IL on May 6th.
He ended up playing two games with the major league team, pitching on May 6th and May 8th, against the Rays and Dodgers respectively, both of which the Halos lost.