Wily Mo Peña, originally from the Dominican Republic, is an up and coming star in the National League. He has been a member of the Reds since he was traded for Drew Henson and Michael Coleman by the New York Yankees in May of 2001. He was originally signed in 1998 as a free agent by the Mets. In April of 1999 he was signed by the Yankees. He made his professional league debut in 2002. This article refers to the American baseball league. ... Reds is a 1981 movie starring Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton. ... Drew Henson is a former Major League Baseball player and current American football quarterback who plays for the Dallas Cowboys. ... Michael Coleman (1889–1945) was an Irish fiddler. ... The New York Yankees are a Major League baseball team based in The Bronx, New York City. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In North American sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has run out and is now free to sign with another team. ... The New York Mets are a Major League Baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Wily Mo stands 6' 3" and weighs 215 lb. Peña is a power hitter and is known for hitting impressive home runs. He currently plays as an outfielder but has shown that he may need work on his defense. If he improves defensively, he will become an indispensable player for the Reds and a valuable commodity in the league. In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run, with no errors on the play that result in the batter achieving extra bases. ... An outfielder moves in to catch a fly ball Outfielder is a collective term including left fielder, center fielder, and right fielder, the three positions in baseball farthest from the batter. ... The word commodity is a term with distinct meanings in business and in Marxist political economy. ...