The $5 million bonus the Mets gave Elian Peña for signing was second only to Roki Sasaki for the 2025 international signing period. Through the first 54 games of his young career, the 17-year-old is already showing why.
The crown jewel of the Mets’ international class belted three big home runs in the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League Mets Orange’s 15-2 victory over the DSL Angels on Monday. And guess what? It was the second time he's done that as a pro.
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Peña became just the third player since 2005 to tally two three-homer performances in the same season before turning 20 years old, joining Travis Denker (2005) and Joey Gallo (2013). And he's also in select company when it comes to hitting the home run trifecta twice this season. Jose Rojas is the