Natacha Peña

About

Dominican sports journalist and broadcaster known for her baseball coverage, digital sports reporting, and growing presence in international sports media. She is especially known for her work covering Dominican winter baseball, her role with Escogido Baseball Club, and her appearances in ESPN-related content. She is also known for her Instagram account @natachapena where she shares sports content, interviews, and commentary with over 110,000 followers.

Before fame

She attended the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo where she studied and prepared for a career in media and journalism. She then worked in local Dominican sports media and gradually built her reputation through baseball coverage and sports commentary. Her big break occurred when she covered the 2022-23 LIDOM season with Escogido Baseball Club. She began her World Baseball Classic coverage in 2023 and beganappearing in ESPN-related content shortly after.

Trivia

She became a member of the Asociación de Cronistas Deportivos de Santo Domingo in 2023. She is fluent in Spanish and English. She contributed to the documentary Con Big Papi en Cooperstown in 2022 around the time of David Ortíz's induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

Family life

She was born and raised in the Dominican Republic. Her mother encouraged her to pursue journalism. Her love of sports was shaped by watching games with her cousins.

Associated with

She has interviewed MLB stars such as Mookie Betts and Mike Trout during major international events.