WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Houston Astros All-Star shortstop Jeremy Peña has been diagnosed with a fracture in the tip of his right ring finger and will reevaluated in two weeks, the team announced Thursday.
Peña’s status for the World Baseball Classic is now in question after the fracture was discovered during an exam by a hand specialist on Thursday. His availability for the Astros’ Opening Day matchup against the Angels may also be in jeopardy.
Prior to Peña’s exam, Astros manager Joe Espada told reporters at the team’s spring training complex that Peña suffered damage to the nail area on the finger after fielding a hard ground ball for the Dominican Republic national team during an exhibition game on Wednesday. Peña was pulled shortly after that.
Peña, who was born in the Dominican Republic but grew up in Rhode Island, was set to make his first appearance in the international tournament.
The Dominican Republic plays its first game of the WBC on Friday in Miami against Nicaragua.
Peña, 28, is coming off a career-best season in 2025, when he made his first All-Star team and batted .304 with an .840 OPS and 20 stolen bases.
Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.
