Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña came into the 2022 season as a rookie who had large shoes to fill.

Carloa Correa had been the stud shortstop for an Astros team that made three World Series in his tenure - in March, he signed with the Minnesota Twins.

However, Peña filled those shoes quite nicely and has exceeded just about every expectation.

Peña belted 22 homers in the regular season, and he also won a Gold Glove Award, but that was just a preview of what was to come this postseason.

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He then sent the Astros to the American League Championship Series with an 18th-inning home run in Game 3 of the American League Division Series against the Seattle Mariners and then won the ALCS MVP in Houston’s four-game sweep of the New York Yankees.

He got three hits in the biggest game of his life on Thursday. With his 3-for-4 performance in Game 5, he’s now hitting .381 this World Series. That comes after a .353 average and 1.176 OPS in the ALCS.

But for the 25-year-old, there are no shoes that need filling - just a sport that needs playing.

"I never saw it as I had to fill the shoes. I just had to come in and be myself and play my game," Pena told Fox News Digital in his postgame availability after Game 5.

"He's played remarkably well. Boy, he's really carried us for a while here and getting us through this postseason," Astros manager Dusty Baker added. "That's especially tough for a young player playing shortstop, and I'm just glad we have him."

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Peña is reminiscent of another rookie who was a borderline Hall of Famer in his day and made an impact in his first World Series at age 19.

"I talked to him earlier in the year about being ready, especially in a clutch situation, and remain aggressive, and he works at it," Baker said. "He works at his game. What he's done this year is similar to when I saw a young Andruw Jones as a young player with the Braves against the Yankees. Once in a while, these guys come along not that often. It just goes to show you that his future is very, very bright."

It's been a wild ride for Peña this season, but the ultimate goal is not accomplished - although one more win will do it.

Then, Peña says, he'll look back at what he's accomplished.

"At the end of the season, once we accomplish our goal – which is to go all the way – then I’ll sit down and reflect on the journey. But we know there’s still work to do and we gotta lock in."

Peña could become the first player in MLB history to win the ALCS and World Series MVP in the same season (eight players have done it in the National League).

"The Shining" star Shelley Duvall is back on the screen for the first time in 20 years.

The 73-year-old actress, who last appeared in the 2002 independent film "Manna From Heaven," was featured in the official trailer for the upcoming movie "The Forest Hills."

In the movie, Duvall plays the mother of Rico (Chico Mendez), a man who is tormented by visions while wandering through the Catskills mountains.

"You’re a f-----g murderer, Rico!" Duvall shouts in the trailer while standing against a black background and glaring into the camera.

"The Forest Hills" was written and directed by Scott Goldberg and produced by Scott Hansen, with Golberg also serving as co-producer.

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The movie also stars Dee Wallace ("E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial") and "Terminator 2: Judgment Day's" Edward Furlong.

Duvall first became known for her memorable portrayals of quirky characters including Millie Lammoreaux in the 1977 drama "Three Women" and Olive Oyl in the 1980 live-action "Popeye" movie.

She shot to international fame when she starred as Wendy Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's iconic 1980 adaptation of Stephen King's horror novel "The Shining."

After announcing her retirement in 2002, Duvall moved back to her home state of Texas and stayed out of the public spotlight.

Hansen told Fox News Digital that he and Goldberg were huge fans of Duvall and "The Shining."

Of casting Duvall, Hansen explained that it "was just one of those things where we're like, ‘Hey, do you think we could bring her out of retirement?’"

"We just reached out to her, and it took probably like a couple hundred phone calls to get her to say yes, and then she was really excited," Hansen added.

The filmmakers traveled to Duvall's home in Texas for the shoot, which was filmed last week. Hansen said, "It was pretty awesome to meet her, honestly, because that was just a huge thing for me as a filmmaker."

Hansen told Fox News Digital that though Duvall had been out of the acting game for a long time, her talent was "still there." "It's just dormant," he added. 

"I hope this role kind of helps her out a little bit. You know, maybe gives her a little push."

Hansen said that Duvall shared stories about her time working on "The Shining" and her difficult experiences with Kubrick, who she said would sometimes make her do 130 takes of one scene to capture the torment felt by the terrified Wendy.

"I direct too, and you put actors through 130 takes in one scene, you are going to break them, and I could just tell from her talking about those experiences like that movie just took a toll," he said.

Hansen told Fox News Digital that when the filmmakers explained the character of Rico's mother to Duvall, she said, "This is kind of reverse of what I went through on ‘The Shining.’"

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"I was like, ‘Yeah, that’s kind of the point in a weird retrospect. We're trying to flip it for you, you know?'"

Hansen said that the filmmakers didn't expect the amount of media attention that the film has received due to Duvall's comeback. 

The movie is set to be released in 2023, and Hansen told Fox News Digital that Kevin Smith has reached out about hosting the premiere.

"Which was insane, the Kevin Smith," he said with a laugh.

"He has a theater in New Jersey, so we are going to fly Shelley up when the movie's done, probably in March."

For her part, Duvall told the Hollywood Reporter that she enjoyed working on the project. "It was a lot of fun and I’m excited to be back," she said.