Get to know @fidelpena03 (Fidel Peña)

Fidel Peña is a switch hitting C/2B in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. Fidel has shown a lot of promise this year with his offensive line maturing with his time in professional baseball. His line (.261/.334/.345) during his first time in single A ball is starting to make people really wonder where his ceiling is.
 After a couple of direct messages Fidel and I agreed that questions sent by email would be the easiest for him. Although it took me a while to get the questions our Peña was quite understanding and still very prompt to return his answers.

Q: What influenced your decision to play baseball?
A: " My dad has always been a baseball person, so I was born with a bat in my hands pretty much."

Q: What is your favorite city to play in?
A: " I think it'd be Dayton OH."

Q: What is your best baseball memory?
A: " My first pro baseball home run."

Q: Have you ever woken up and said " I don't want to go to work today?"
A: " Not one day of my life, cause I love what I do!"

Q: What is your favorite off season activity?
A: " Sharing with the family and friends. And of course the gym and more baseball."

Q: What is your favorite sport other than baseball?
A: " Ping pong lol."

Q: Who was your childhood role model?
A: " It was Alex Rodriguez when he played short stop for the Rangers."

Q: What did it feel like to hit your first hit in the pros?
A: " It was a great feeling. I remember it was a triple down the 1st base line."

Q: How special was it to you when you hit your first home run, what emotions were you feeling?
A: " It was amazing! I totally called it. I told my friend to get on base so it could be a 2 run HR, and BOOM 1st pitch. If not the furthest it might be the 2nd furthest of my life."

Q: What is the biggest personal change you have had since becoming a pro-athlete?
A: " Wow, it has to be discipline."

Q: If you could play with or against any athlete in any sport, who would it be and what would you play?
A: " Baseball with Albert Pujols, great example of dedication and hard work, and he is a professional in and out of the field."

Q: What are your thoughts on fan mail?
A: " I don't have a problem with it. I think it's a good thing when you can communicate with the fans."

Fidel I want to thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to answer some questions for your fans and me. I look forward to watching your career develop and you continue to mature in to a major league ball player. Best of luck this season!