88R4986 CW-D
By: Walle H.R. No. 31
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Jeremy Peña achieved historic success in his first
season with the Houston Astros by claiming 2022 Most Valuable
Player honors in both the American League Championship Series and
the World Series; and
WHEREAS, A rookie shortstop, Mr. Peña was called up from
Houston's reserve player squad and emerged as a dominant force
during the 2022 regular season, posting 22 home runs to help the
Astros enter the playoffs; he contributed a home run in their
division series sweep of Seattle, and he produced two doubles and
two home runs in the team's four-game ALCS sweep of the New York
Yankees; his MVP performance helped secure Houston's fourth AL
pennant in the past six years and a berth in the Fall Classic
against the Philadelphia Phillies; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Peña exhibited remarkable confidence on the
World Series stage, going 10 for 25 at the plate and displaying
superb glove work on defense; his go-ahead solo shot in Houston's
game five win was the first World Series homer by a rookie
shortstop, and he further showcased his skills in game six, hitting
two singles in four trips to the plate; with the contest scoreless
after five innings, he delivered a clutch single, setting up a
three-run homer that proved to be the decisive play in the Astros'
4-1 victory that clinched their second overall crown; and
WHEREAS, Racking up hits in all six World Series games,
Mr. Peña became the first rookie position player to be named the
World Series MVP; furthermore, he is only the third first-year
player to receive that honor, and the 2022 Gold Glove winner is just
the second Major League Baseball rookie to collect league
championship series and World Series MVP awards in the same year; he
played baseball for the University of Maine before being selected
as Houston's third-round pick in the 2018 MLB Draft, and he joined
the Astros after 182 minor league games; and
WHEREAS, Jeremy Peña has distinguished himself as one of the
top young competitors in Major League Baseball, and his
accomplishments have inspired sports fans across the Lone Star
State and the nation; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Jeremy Peña on being named the 2022
MVP of the American League Championship Series and the World Series
and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Peña as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.