Félix Pie Dofen (/ˈpiːeɪ/PEE-ay; born February 8, 1985) is aDominican former professionalbaseballoutfielder. He played inMajor League Baseball (MLB) for theChicago Cubs,Baltimore Orioles, andPittsburgh Pirates. Pie also played in theKBO League for theHanwha Eagles and in theChinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for theUni-President 7-Eleven Lions.

Félix Pie
Pie playing for theBaltimore Orioles in 2009
Outfielder
Born: (1985-02-08)February 8, 1985 (age 40) La Romana, Dominican Republic
Batted: Left Threw: Left
Professional debut
MLB: April 17, 2007, for the Chicago Cubs
KBO: March 30, 2014, for the Hanwha Eagles
CPBL: March 20, 2016, for the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions
Last appearance
MLB: September 29, 2013, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
KBO: October 13, 2014, for the Hanwha Eagles
CPBL: March 27, 2016, for the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions
MLB statistics
Batting average	.246
Home runs	17
Runs batted in	99
KBO statistics
Batting average	.326
Home runs	17
Runs batted in	92
CPBL statistics
Batting average	.300
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	4
Stats atBaseball Reference
Teams
Chicago Cubs (2007–2008) Baltimore Orioles (2009–2011) Pittsburgh Pirates (2013) Hanwha Eagles (2014) Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions (2016)
Career highlights and awards
Hit for the cycle on August 14, 2009

Pie was born toHaitian immigrants in the Dominican Republic.^[1]

Pie started with theMesa Cubs, the Chicago Cubs Rookie affiliate, in2002. He played in 55 games andhit .321, with 4 home runs and 37 runs batted in. He was called up toBoise where he played in 2 games. He played for theLansing Lugnuts, the Cubs' Class A affiliate, in2003. There, he hit .285 with 4 home runs and 47 runs batted in.

In2004, he played for theDaytona Cubs. He hit .299 with 8 home runs and 47 runs batted in. In2005, he played for the Double-AWest Tennessee Diamond Jaxx. He hit .304 with 11 home runs and 25 runs batted in. His season was shortened due to a broken ankle suffered during the season. In2006, his season began poorly, as he hit .222 in June andslugged only .343, but soon after he broke out of his slump to end with a batting average of .282, on-base percentage of .341, andslugging percentage of .451. Pie played 55 games of the 2007 season with theIowa Cubs.Pie was a highly touted young prospect, and put on the fast-track to reach the big-league club, although he did not start the2007 season in the major leagues. Pie'sstrikeout rates continued to be much higher than average. Pie was called up from Triple-AIowa on April 17,2007, and was in the starting lineup, replacing the injuredAlfonso Soriano. At the time of his call-up, Pie was batting .444 with onehome run and sixRBI in 36at-bats. Before the 2007 season, Pie was ranked as the number one prospect in the Cubs organization.^[2] He was nicknamed "The Cat."

Pie got his first major league hit on April 17, 2007, adouble offGreg Maddux of theSan Diego Padres. He scored his firstrun in the same inning on aDerrek Leehit. In the same game, Pie also threw a runner out athome plate from center field which gave the Cubs a chance to win the game. On April 23, Pie changed his number from 17 to 20. Pie recorded his first major league home run on April 27, 2007, offAnthony Reyes of theSt. Louis Cardinals. Pie was sent back down to the minors, but he was recalled on June 3, 2007, and remained with the club until July 13, when he was sent back down to Triple-A to get more regular at-bats.^[3] However, the Cubs recalled Pie from the minors in order to replace an injured Alfonso Soriano andÁngel Pagán on August 8, 2007. On August 9, Pie was brought back up to Chicago.

When the Cubs traded their starting left-handedcenter fielderJacque Jones in November 2007, general managerJim Hendry indicated that the club wasn't necessarily looking outside for aveteran, with Pie andSam Fuld in the mix. Fuld pushed Pie for the center field spot duringspring training (Piniella in late February said that Pie was only "a head or nose in front" of Fuld).^[4][5][6] "He's ready to go out there in spring training lined up next to Pie and compete to play center field", Hendry said of Fuld. Pie fell victim to the spring training2008 injury bug that afflicted the Cubs. Originally deemed "a minor surgery on the groin region", Cubs.com reported the injury as "a twistedtesticle", an injury more commonly known astesticular torsion. The surgery involved sewing the outer layer of the testicle to thescrotum wall.^[7] The surgery was deemed successful, and Pie reported back to spring training.^[8][9][10]

Pie won the center field job competition inspring training, and started opening day in center field. However, due to a slow start and the signing of formerToronto Blue Jays outfielderReed Johnson, Pie by May 2008 was utilized mostly in a platoon with Johnson and as a defensive replacement. The Cubs signedJim Edmonds on May 14, 2008, and optioned Pie.^[11]

On January 18, 2009, Pie was traded to theBaltimore Orioles forGarrett Olson and Single-A pitcher Henry Williamson.^[12] In the2009 season, Pie started in left field for the Orioles for most of April and part of May. However, his struggles at the plate and occasional mental lapses led to the Orioles calling up rookieNolan Reimold, who had been playing well with the Triple-ANorfolk Tides and quickly seized the opportunity to become the Orioles' starting left fielder. While on the bench for most of June and July, Pie worked extensively on improving his swing and pitch recognition withOrioles' hitting coachTerry Crowley.^[13] Injuries to Orioles' center fielderAdam Jones andNolan Reimold's nagging Achilles problem allowed Pie to play more regularly later in the season, and he showed significant improvement compared to his April performance. On August 14, 2009, Pie took full advantage of a spot in the starting lineup byhitting for the cycle, becoming only the fourth Oriole to ever do so.^[14] Pie won the starting left field assignment in 2010 after a very strong spring, but landed on the 60-day disabled list not long into the season, where he remained until July 6, 2010.

Pie was designated for assignment by Baltimore on August 23, 2011.^[15] After the 2011 season, he elected for free agency.^[16]

On December 11, 2011, Pie signed a minor league contract with theCleveland Indians. He did not make the major league roster and was released on April 4, 2012.^[11]

On May 12, 2012, Pie signed a minor league contract^[17] with the Atlanta Braves and played for the AAA affiliateGwinnett.^[11]

On November 19, 2012, Pie signed a minor league deal with thePittsburgh Pirates with an invitation to Spring training.^[18]

Pie spent the bulk of the 2013 season with theIndianapolis Indians, the Triple A affiliate of the Pirates. With the Indians, he batted .250 and collected 40 RBIs and 38 stolen bases. He appeared in 27 games for the Pirates and scored 5 runs while batting .138.^[11]

Pie signed with theHanwha Eagles of theKorea Baseball Organization for the 2014 season and he didn't re-sign with the team after the 2014 KBO League season.^[11]

On January 12, 2016, theUni-President 7-Eleven Lions of theChinese Professional Baseball League, a professional baseball team based inTaiwan, confirmed that Pie signed with the team and would join the spring training in mid-February. Pie was the first foreign slugger for Lions after 2009. The Lions had been weak for the 2014 and 2015 seasons because of poor hitting. Pie was expected to help the team score more easily with his hitting ability. The previous foreign slugger for Lions wasTilson Brito, who played for Lions from 2006 to 2008.^[19] Following an ankle injury, Pie was released.^[11]

On March 7, 2018, Pie signed with theBravos de León of theMexican Baseball League.^[20]He collected a .334 batting average with 16 HR and 61 RBI in that year. On March 7, 2019, he renewed contract for the upcoming season in this league. He posted a batting average of .381, but lost the batting title to fellow former MLB playerChris Carter. He became a free agent following the 2019 season.^[11]

On March 13, 2020, Pie signed with thePiratas de Campeche of theMexican League.^[11] Pie did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of theCOVID-19 pandemic.^[21] He was released on January 17, 2022.

On April 8, 2022, Pie signed with theWild Health Genomes of theAtlantic League of Professional Baseball.^[22] In 97 appearances for the Genomes, he slashed .254/.343/.418 with 13 home runs, 48 RBI, and five stolen bases. Mesa became a free agent after the season.

• List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle

• Career statistics fromMLB · ESPN · Baseball Reference · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet 
• Career statistics and player information fromKorea Baseball Organization