Jeremy Peña

On April 24, he hit his first career walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning versus the Toronto Blue Jays, helping lead the Astros to an 8–7 win.

On May 17, Peña hit the third of five Astros home runs in the second inning versus starter Nathan Eovaldi of the Boston Red Sox, tying the major league record for home runs hit by a team in one inning as the Astros rolled to a 13–4 victory.

On June 13, 2022, Peña sustained a left thumb injury versus the Texas Rangers and was placed on the 10-day injured list.

The Astros activated him on June 26.

On July 3, Peña produced his both first career four-hit and multi-homer game, as well as his second career walk-off home run, sealing a 4–2 win over the Angels.

The Astros made Peña their regular number 2 hitter during the final phase of the regular season to replace an injured Michael Brantley.

Going into the last regular-season series versus the Philadelphia Phillies, the Astros had produced an incredible 41–6 record with Peña batting second in the lineup.

Over the 2022 regular season, Peña batted .253./289/.426 with 132 hits, 22 home runs, 63 RBIs, 72 runs scored, 11 stolen bases, 22 walks, 135 strikeouts, and had the lowest walk/strikeout ratio in the majors (0.16).

His father, Gerónimo, is a former infielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Cleveland Indians from 1990 to 1996.

Jeremy attended Classical High School in Providence, playing baseball and running track and cross country.

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.

In 2014, his junior year, he batted .352.

As a senior in 2015, he hit .390 with two home runs.

Following his senior year, he was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 39th round of the 2015 MLB draft, but he did not sign, Instead, he enrolled with the University of Maine where he played college baseball.

As a freshman at Maine in 2016, Peña started and played in 55 games, batting .283 with one home run, 15 runs batted in (RBIs), and 11 stolen bases, earning a spot on the America East Conference All-Rookie Team.

That summer, he played in the New England Collegiate Baseball League with the Plymouth Pilgrims.

In 2017, Peña's sophomore year, he started 54 games and hit .319 with six home runs and 32 RBIs.

Following the season, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Chatham Anglers, earning All-Star honors.

The Astros selected Peña in the third round of the 2018 MLB draft, and he made his MLB debut in 2022.

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.

Jeremy Peña was born and raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, before he and his family moved to Providence, Rhode Island, when he was nine years old.

In 2018, as a junior, he once again started 54 games, hitting .308/.393/.469 with five home runs, 28 RBIs, and ten stolen bases, earning American East Second-Team honors.

The Houston Astros selected Peña in the third round of the 2018 MLB draft.

Peña signed with Houston and made his professional debut with the Tri-City ValleyCats of the Class A Short Season New York-Penn League, batting .250 with one home run and ten RBIs over 36 games, earning All-Star honors.

In 2019, Peña began the year with the Quad Cities River Bandits of the Class A Midwest League, with whom he was named an All-Star, before being promoted to the Fayetteville Woodpeckers of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League in June.

Over 109 games between the two teams, he slashed .303/.385/.440 with seven home runs, 54 RBIs, and 20 stolen bases.

After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League with the Peoria Javelinas.

Peña did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

On April 21, 2021, it was announced that Peña would undergo surgery on his left wrist, causing him to miss part of the season.

He was activated off the injured list in late August, and was assigned to the Sugar Land Skeeters of the Triple-A West.

Over 30 games, he slashed .287/.346/.598 with ten home runs and 19 RBIs.

Upon conclusion of the 2021–22 Dominican Professional Baseball League season, Peña was awarded a second consecutive Gold Glove at shortstop.

In 30 games, he produced a .970 fielding percentage, 5.7 range factor, nine double plays turned along with five errors.

On November 19, 2021, the Astros selected Peña's contract and added him to their 40-man roster.

Following the departure of incumbent shortstop Carlos Correa via free agency, Peña was named starting shortstop during 2022 spring training.

He made his major league debut on Opening Day versus the Los Angeles Angels.

On April 8, 2022, Peña hit his first major league home run while his parents were being interviewed during the broadcast.