The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have signed free-agent catcher Brayan Pena (pronounced Brian) to a two-year deal for the 2016-17 seasons. Pena, 33, is a veteran of 11 seasons in the majors, batting a combined .260 with 23 home runs and 164 RBI in 629 career games with Atlanta (2005-08), Kansas City (2009-12), Detroit (2013) and Cincinnati (2014-15).
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For the first time since 2011, Yadier Molina is slated to be backed up by someone other than Tony Cruz.
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The Cardinals finalized a two-year deal with veteran catcher Brayan Pena on Monday and installed him as the latest backup for Gold Glove-winning catcher Yadier Molina.
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The St. Louis Cardinals have announced the signing of free agent catcher Brayan Pena to a two-year deal for the 2016-17 seasons. A switch-hitter, Pena has a combined .260 average over 11 big league seasons with 23 home runs and 164 RBIs in 629 games. As a left-hander he has a career .271 average, with 19 of his career HRs against right-handed pitching.
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