Throughout the 2018/2019 offseason, Marlin Maniac will devote one article each for every player who appeared in the Miami Marlins system for the 2018 season. Every. Single. Player. This is Part 229 of 286.
Jose Aquilino Pena is a 6′, 190 lb. right-handed pitcher from Guayubin, Dominican Republic, population 32,586. Five major league players have started their professional careers in Guayubin, including recent pitcher Luis Perez (Toronto Blue Jays, 2011-2013).
Born on March 22nd, 1991, Pena was signed through free agency on July 13th, 2009 by the New York Yankees. He spent nine seasons in the Yankees minor league system, most of the first eight at the rookie-level.