Oswald Peraza

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Not to be confused with Oswaldo Peraza.
Oswald Peraza
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Peraza with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in 2022
New York Yankees – No. 91
Shortstop
Born: (2000-06-15) June 15, 2000 (age 22)
Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 2, 2022, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Batting average.306
Home runs1
Runs batted in2
Teams

Oswald Dair Peraza (born June 15, 2000) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). Peraza signed with the Yankees as an international free agent in 2016. He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Career[]

Peraza signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent in July 2016.[1] He made his professional debut in 2017 with the Dominican Summer League Yankees. He was later promoted to the Gulf Coast Yankees that season.

Peraza played the 2018 season with the Pulaski Yankees and 2019 with the Staten Island Yankees and Charleston RiverDogs.[2][3] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to season being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

The Yankees added Peraza to their 40-man roster after the 2020 season to protect him from being exposed in the Rule 5 draft.[5] He played the 2021 season with the Hudson Valley Renegades, Somerset Patriots, and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.[6][7]

Peraza returned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for the 2022 season, batting .259/.329/.448 in 386 at bats.[8][9]

The Yankees promoted Peraza to the major leagues on September 1, 2022, and in 49 at bats he hit .306/.404/.429, while playing 12 games at shortstop and four games at second base.[10][9]

References[]

  1. ^ King, George (February 28, 2019). "Oswald Peraza Shows Shortstop Skill For New York Yankees". Baseball America. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "Barquisimetano Oswald Peraza un prospectazo de los Yanquis". El Informador (in Spanish). February 4, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "Meet Oswald Peraza, the Yankees' new super prospect you've never heard of". nj. February 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Kuty, Brendan (February 5, 2021). "Oswald Peraza's Power Grows Despite Lost Season". Baseball America. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "Yankees make tough decisions ahead of Rule 5 draft". Nydailynews.com. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  6. ^ "There's a lot to love about Yankees' Oswald Peraza, Somerset's 'game changer' shortstop prospect". NJ.com. June 20, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  7. ^ Boland, Erik (March 19, 2022). "Don't forget about Oswald Peraza, the Yankees' 'other' shortstop prospect". Newsday. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  8. ^ "Yankees' Oswald Peraza turning heads, but he isn't replacing Isiah Kiner-Falefa". Nj.com. August 8, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Oswald Peraza Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  10. ^ Boland, Erik (September 1, 2022). "Yankees promoting highly-touted prospect Oswald Peraza". Newsday. Retrieved September 1, 2022.

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