Carlos Pena News

He hit 39 home runs and drove in 111 runs, but he hit just .248 with a .341 on-base percentage.

The Call to the Pen staff assembled their power rankings and brought them together for another addition of our weekly rankings.

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.

Houston Astros' Jose Altuve, top, goes high to avoid Chicago Cubs' David DeJesus who is out at second base in the first inning of a baseball game in Houston, Tuesday, May 22.

Robinson Cano homered, Phil Hughes beat Kansas City for the second time this month and the Yankees - still looking to bust out with the bats - eked out a 3-2 victory over the Royals Tuesday night in New York.

Ricky Nolasco gave up three runs in the first inning, then settled down to set a franchise record for career victories when the Miami Marlins rallied past the Colorado Rockies for the second night in a row Tuesday, 7-6. Carlos Pena, right, celebrates his three-run homer with Chris Gimenez in the fourth inning Tuesday in Tampa Bay's 8-5 win over ... (more)

Slumping Carlos Pena hit a three-run homer during a five-run fourth and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-5 on Tuesday night.

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On Saturday, Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood decided to hang up his spikes and retire from baseball.

The Cubs kick off the 16th season of Interleague Play on Friday against their crosstown rivals, the White Sox, and the series will feature two former teammates, Dale Sveum and Robin Ventura, who now are managing their respective teams.

Before joining the Brewers, first baseman Travis Ishikawa had only 15 homers and 80 RBI in his first four MLB seasons .

The Chicago Cubs are going through a rebuilding phase but would prefer to extend righthander Matt Garza rather than trade him, CBSSports.com reports.

Baseball's new epidemic selects its victims carefully. It targets inhabitants of the same community, each of whom can be found residing on the pitcher's mound in the ninth inning of close games.

David Robertson struck out Carlos Pena with the bases loaded to end a rocky ninth inning in his first save chance since Mariano Rivera's season-ending knee injury, helping the New York Yankees end a seven-game skid against the Tampa Bay Rays that dated back to Sept.

Moments before he made history with his final swing in an incredible four-homer performance, Josh Hamilton stepped to the plate in the eighth inning with a surprising sense of calm.

May 6, 2012; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Cubs first baseman Bryan LaHair hits a double during the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley Field.

Albert Pujols and Adrian Gonzalez haven't exactly hit like All-Stars through the first month of the season, but there are plenty of familiar first basemen slugging their way to spots in the Midsummer Classic.

The Cubs weren't sure where the power would come from with Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Pena gone from the lineup, but Bryan LaHair and Ian Stewart seem to be filling in just fine.

Aaron Harang , Carlos Pena , Matt Garza , Sean Marshall , Carlos Zambrano , Travis Wood , Cincinnati Reds , Chicago Cubs , Los Angeles Dodgers When Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer took over the Chicago Cubs , they decided very quickly to move the Chicago Cubs into "rebuilding mode." They declined to re-sign Carlos Pena , traded away Carlos Zambrano and ... (more)

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