Manuel Elías Piña Reyes (/ˈpiːnjə/; born June 5, 1987) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher who is a free agent.
He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves, and Oakland Athletics.
On September 3, 2009, the Rangers traded Piña and outfielder Tim Smith to the Kansas City Royals for Daniel Gutierrez.
On June 11, the Detroit Tigers acquired Piña from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for a player to be named later.
[1] He began the 2017 splitting playing time at catcher with Jett Bandy, hitting .279/.327/.424 with career-highs in home runs (9) and RBI (43).
[10] In 2020, Piña played in 15 games for the Brewers, slashing .231/.333/.410 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI before his season was cut short in August due to a torn meniscus in his right knee.
[13] While attempting rehabilitation for the injury, Piña felt more discomfort, and a subsequent MRI revealed that surgery would be necessary, for which he missed the remainder of the season.