José "Peluche" Peña Gutiérrez (born December 3, 1942 in Ciudad Juárez

Ciudad Juárez

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, Chihuahua, Mexico

Mexico

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) is a former pitcher

Pitcher

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 in Major League Baseball

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. He pitched from 1969 to 1972 for the Cincinnati Reds

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 and Los Angeles Dodgers

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. After leaving the major leagues, he pitched in Mexico through 1984 and then became a manager in the Mexican league.
"Peluche" Peña currently resides in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico, where he serves as a consultant and scout Cañeros Baseball Club of Los Mochis, a team that participates in the Mexican Pacific Winter League.

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