Brad Penny sold a five-bedroom, three-bath home at 13782 N.W. 19th St. in Pembroke Pines to John and Annette Bencon for $550,000 on March 25.

Penny paid $510,000 for the property in July 2003. The 4,651-square-foot house, which is in the Pembroke Falls neighborhood, was built in 2002.

Penny is a starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. Previously, he played with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Florida Marlins.

Drafted in the fifth round of the 1996 MLB Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks, he was traded in 1999 to the Marlins and made his major league debut with that team in 2000. He spent the next four and a half seasons with the team and posted a 14-10 record with a 4.13 ERA for the 2003 World Series champion Marlins team. He was traded in the middle of the 2004 season to the Dodgers.

Penny was a two-time All-Star with Los Angeles, winning 16 games in each 2006 and 2007. He struggled with injuries in 2008 and had a career-worst 6.27 ERA in 19 games. He signed a one-year contract with Boston prior to the 2009 season.

In 250 career games he is 95-75 with a 4.06 ERA.

There were 2,386 home sales in Pembroke Pines in 2008, with a median sales price of $197,000.

Address: 13782 Northwest 19th Street
Buyer(s): Manny Ramirez
Seller(s): Engle Homes/pembroke Inc
Sale date: May. 7, 2002