Brendan Samson
The $5 million bonus the Mets gave Elian Peña for signing was second solely to Roki Sasaki for the 2025 worldwide signing interval. Via the primary 54 video games of his younger profession, the 17-year-old is already exhibiting why.
The crown jewel of the Mets’ worldwide class belted three large residence runs within the Rookie-level Dominican Summer season League Mets Orange’s 15-2 victory over the DSL Angels on Monday. And guess what? It was the second time he's achieved that as a professional.
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Peña grew to become simply the third participant since 2005 to tally two three-homer performances in the identical season earlier than turning 20 years previous, becoming a member of Travis Denker (2005) and Joey Gallo (2013). And he's additionally in choose firm with regards to hitting the house run trifecta twice this season. Jose Rojas is the one different professional who has achieved so — the Yankees infielder completed the feats for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Might 1 and July 19.
So as to add to the status, Peña is the one participant to notch two three-homer video games in his first season as knowledgeable since such stats began being archived in 2005 — and simply the sixth participant 18 or youthful to document even a single three-homer recreation over that span.
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Touted for his robust plate self-discipline and skill to spray the ball to all fields because the No. 3 international prospect, Peña flexed his opposite-field pop along with his first homer of the competition Monday, depositing a two-seam fastball from 6-foot-5 right-hander Steven Cabrera (Angels) over the left-field wall.
For his subsequent two roundtrippers, Peña tapped into his pull-side energy. The Mets’ No. 10 prospect launched a pair of excessive fastballs — one from Cabrera and the opposite from right-hander Kauriel Leon — deep into the palm bushes past the right-field wall. Peña completed the competition 4-for-5 with six RBIs, elevating his season slash line to .299/.423/.540.
It's a THREE-HOMER GAME for Elian Peña!!!
He’s solely the second participant in all of baseball (@MiLB or @MLB) to have two three-homer video games in 2025! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/kEdFMNqG7Q
Hailing from Azua, Dominican Republic, the identical hometown as MLB’s No. 3 prospect Leo De Vries, Peña’s first season has been a narrative of two halves. The lefty-hitting shortstop went 0-for-26 by his first 9 DSL contests earlier than recording a knock on June 14 and discovering his stride over the course of his subsequent 44 video games.
From June 14 to Aug. 18, Peña has posted a .351/.467/.635 slash line. In August alone, he has slashed .442/.529/.860. His 9 roundtrippers are tied for third-best on the circuit and his .963 OPS tops all Mets Minor Leaguers. Peña has additionally collected extra walks (35) than strikeouts (33), a testomony to his polish on the dish.
The 23-year-old Sasaki might already be in Los Angeles, however Peña has achieved one thing no different present large leaguer has this season along with his pair of three-homer performances.
