The Cuban native was brought into the St. Louis Cardinals organization with the main idea of him serving as a formidable backup catcher to Yadier Molina, who has been known for having very few rest days throughout grueling 162 game seasons.
Pena has been in the majors since 2005, spending time four different teams and has been known for his performance at the plate as a switch-hitter in the past few seasons, especially in 2013 when he nearly hit the .300 mark in batting average while playing for the Detroit Tigers.
For his career, Pena has appeared in over 600 games and has a slash line of .