ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚɹ ɪlˈɛvən, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn, pˈɛnjə, sˈaɪnd ɐ mˈaɪnɚ lˈiːɡ kˈɑːntɹækt wɪððə sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskoʊ dʒˈaɪənts tə tɹˈaɪ təbi ɐ pˈɪtʃɚ ænd wʌz plˈeɪst wɪððə ɹˈɪtʃmənd flˈaɪɪŋ skwˈɜːlz, ðə dʒˈaɪənts ˌeɪˈeɪ tˈiːm.
On December 11, 2009, Peña, signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants to try to be a pitcher and was placed with the Richmond Flying Squirrels, the Giants' AA team.