Ramón Arturo Peña Padilla (born May 5, 1962) is a Dominican former professional baseball relief pitcher who played one season for the Detroit Tigers of the Major League Baseball (MLB).
He is the brother of former MLB catcher Tony Peña and the uncle of former pitcher Tony Peña Jr.[1] He was initially signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1980, but was released prior to the start of the 1982 season.
Peña surrendered three runs on seven hits in 22⁄3 innings in a relief appearance in a 10-3 Tigers loss.
[2] During his five seasons in the Tigers' farm system, Peña served as a part-time closer for the Class-A Lakeland Tigers of the Florida State League, the Double-A Birmingham Barons of the Southern League, and the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens of the International League before being recalled in 1989 to play for the Tigers.
[5] Peña served as the Tigers’ special assistant to general manager Dave Dombrowski until he was fired on May 17, 2006.