http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/team/coach_staff_bio.jsp?c_id=nyy&coachorstaffid=120370 Tony Pena 56 Full Name: Tony Pena Title: First Base Coach Bio: Begins his second straight season as Yankees First Base Coach after spending parts of four seasons as Manager of the Kansas City Royals from 2002-'05...In his first full season as Manager in 2003, led the Royals to an 83-79 record, the sixth-best turnaround in Major League history following a 100-loss season...The 2003 season was Kansas City's first winning season since 1993, when they went 84-78...Was selected as the 2003 American League "Manager of the Year" by the Baseball Writers Association of America, becoming the fourth Manager in baseball since 1983 to win the award in his first full season as a Major League skipper (also Houstons Hal Lanier, 1986; San Francisco's Dusty Baker, 1993; and San Diego's Bruce Bochy, 1996)...was also named the 2003 American League "Manager of the Year" by The Sporting News and by Sports Illustrated...became only the third manager in Major League history born in the Dominican Republic, joining Felipe Alou and Luis Pujols...began his Major League coaching career in 2002 as the bench coach for the Houston Astros before being named the Royals' Manager on May 15, 2002...previously served as Manager of Triple-A New Orleans from 1999-2001...began his coaching career as White Sox' Coordinator of Dominican Operations in 1998 and led the Aguilas Dominican team to the Caribbean Series title. Playing Career: A five-time National League All-Star catcher, Pena posted a .260 career batting average over an 18-year Major League career...appeared in 1,988 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros from 1980-1997...ranks fourth all-time among Major League catchers with 1,950 games behind the plate, trailing only Carlton Fisk (2,226), Bob Boone (2,225) and Gary Carter (2,056)...won four Gold Glove Awards (1983-'85, 1991) and recorded a .338 career batting average in the postseason...was named the Topps Rookie All-Star catcher in 1981 and was selected to the UPI Rookie All-Star Team...was originally signed as a nondrafted free agent by the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 22, 1975...made his Major League debut on September 1, 1980. Personal: Married (Amaris) and has three children: Tony, Jr., who is currently an infielder in the Atlanta Braves' organization, Jennifer Amaris and Francisco Antonio...brother, Ramon pitched with the Detroit Tigers' organization...Tony did not play high school baseball...credits his mother, who was an outstanding softball player, with teaching him how to play the game. --

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