Jeremy Peña
Dominican-American baseball player (born 1997) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jeremy Joan Peña (born September 22, 1997) is a Dominican-American professional baseball shortstop for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He attended the University of Maine and played college baseball for the Black Bears. The Astros selected Peña in the third round of the 2018 MLB draft, and he made his MLB debut in 2022.
Jeremy Peña | |
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Houston Astros – No. 3 | |
Shortstop | |
Born: (1997-09-22) September 22, 1997 (age 26) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 7, 2022, for the Houston Astros | |
MLB statistics (through May 17, 2024) | |
Batting average | .268 |
Home runs | 37 |
Runs batted in | 135 |
Stolen bases | 30 |
Teams | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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In 2022, Peña became the first rookie shortstop to win a Gold Glove Award and the first to hit a home run in the World Series. During the Astros' 2022 championship run, Peña was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of both the American League Championship Series (ALCS) and World Series (WS), becoming the first American League (AL) player to earn both awards in the same year. He was the youngest position player to win the World Series MVP award.