Sod Poodle Manuel Pena Named TL Player of the Week
Minor League Baseball announced Monday that Amarillo Sod Poodles infielder Manuel Pena is the Texas League Player of the Week. A historic week at the dish saw the 22-year old rank among top Texas League talent in multiple offensive categories over Amarillo’s most recent home series against the Frisco RoughRiders. Over six games at HODGETOWN, Pena started all six playing first base, second base, third base, and designated hitter. For the week, he batted .536 with six runs scored, five doubles, three home runs with nine RBI. His second year as a Soddie, Pena entered the homestand having gone deep in back-to-back games to close out the preceding series on the road against Northwest Arkansas. He continued to find his pitch through the first three games back in Amarillo, collecting a home run in each of those contests against Frisco. In doing so, he became the first player in Amarillo club history to go yard in five consecutive games.