C Roberto Pena (22)
Pena was drafted by Houston in the seventh round in 2010 out of Puerto Rico. Consistently named as the best defensive catcher in the Astros system, Pena started his 2014 season with the High A Lancaster team. He is hitting .248/.306/.378 for the season, but those numbers are impacted by his slow start to the season. He's shown consistent improvement at the plate and is hitting .270/.326/.459 over his last 10 games (through the 6th). In his first 43 games he has a 58% caught stealing percentage.
GM Jeff Luhnow (48)
Jeff Luhnow became the 12th General Manager in franchise history on December 7, 2011 (a day which will not live in infamy) after spending nine seasons in the Cardinals organization. Luhnow has Bachelor degrees in Economics and Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Northwestern. He was born and raised in Mexico City. His parents, U.S. Citizens, relocated from New York to Mexico to run a publishing business. Luhnow attended an American school, holds a dual nationality and is naturally fluent in Spanish.
Two former Astros mark the day as well ~
LHP George Brunet (Died October 25, 1991 at 56)
Brunet came to Houston in a trade with the Milwaukee Braves. In 22 games for the Colt .45's in 1962 and 1963, he was 2-7 with a 5.00 ERA and a 1.695 WHIP. He spent six seasons with the California Angels where he was 54-69 with a 3.13 ERA and a 1.202 WHIP. After his major league career was over, he played in the Mexican League for 13 years, finally retiring at 50.
RHP Dave Mlicki (46)
A 17th round pick by Cleveland in 1990, Mlicki came to Houston in June of 2001 in a trade with the Tigers for Jose Lima. He spent the final two years of his career pitching in 41 games in Houston, going 11-13 with a 5.21 ERA and a 1.465 WHIP.
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