Arizona reliever Tony Pena got his visa and the Diamondbacks said Tuesday that he was en route to spring training. The right-hander has had problems getting permission to return from his native Dominican Republic since it was discovered in 2004 that Pena was pitching in the Diamondbacks’ minor league system using the name and birth date of his younger cousin, Adriano Rosario.
Posted: February 26th, 2008.
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