Tony Pena Jr. is, like his famous father, a baseball lifer. Born during Tony Pena Sr.’s second major league season, he saw much of his dad’s career from close range, was playing in the minors when Tony Sr. managed the KC Royals for two full seasons and parts of two others, and started his own big league career with the Braves and wound up with the Royals for three seasons while his dad coached with the Yankees.
Now, Tony Jr. is the new manager of the Burlington Royals, Kansas City’s Rookie Advanced affiliate in the Appalachian League.