EDITORIAL: Why We Love Jeremy Peña - He Is the American Dream
Sunday, November 27, 2022
Part of the American Dream is that a young boy or girl could come to America and accomplish anything.
Jeremy Peña is a reminder that the American Dream is alive and well in Rhode Island. So much of the narrative in America is the loss of the core attribute of our nation.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST"American Dream" was credited to James Truslow Adams in 1931, when he articulated that "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement" regardless of social class or circumstances of birth.
Peña moved to Rhode Island from the Dominican Republic, played Little League in Providence, and attended Classical High School -- the state's best public high school.
He was a great high school baseball player recruited to play at the University of Maine — a school that has produced more than two dozen Major Leaguers.
The Peña dream would have been complete with a great D-I experience, but he took the dream to the next level and was a third-round pick in the MLB draft.
Just four years later, as a rookie, he led, and unequivocally led, the Houston Astros to a World Series victory.
He was named both ACLS and World Series MVP.
On Saturday, Peña was back in Providence, where he received a more-than-deserved hometown hero’s welcome. Frank Capra could not have made a better movie.
Peña was a model of authenticity, kindness, and a combination of boyish charm and maturity.
We love Jeremy Peña - he is the American Dream.
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