Jeremy Joan Peña 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.
That season, Peña won the AL Gold Glove Award at shortstop, the first rookie to win the award at his position and was named the MVP of both the American League Championship Series and the World Series, becoming the first player to win both awards in the same year.
Peña was awarded the AL 2022 Gold Glove Award for his play at shortstop. He became the first Astros rookie to win a Gold Glove, and the first rookie ever to win a Gold Glove at shortstop in MLB history.
The Houston chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) named Peña the Astros’ Rookie of the Year.
Jeremy Peña Age: How old is Jeremy Pena from the Astros?
He is 25 years. He was born on September 22, 1997. 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.
He attended Classical High School in Providence, playing baseball and running track and cross country. 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 Major League Baseball draft, but he did not sign and instead enrolled at 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 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 honours. 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 honours.