José Peraza

José Peraza
Cincinnati Reds – No. 9
Second baseman / Shortstop
Born: (1994-04-30) April 30, 1994
Barinas, Barinas, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 10, 2015, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
(through 2015 season)
Batting average .182
Home runs 0
Runs batted in 1
Teams
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Peraza and the second or maternal family name is Polo.

José Francisco Peraza Polo (born April 30, 1994) is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Career

Atlanta Braves

Peraza signed with the Atlanta Braves for $350,000 as an international free agent on July 2, 2010.[1][2] He made his professional debut in 2011 for the Dominican Summer League Braves. Peraza split the 2012 season between the Gulf Coast League Braves and the Danville Braves. He was promoted to the Rome Braves in 2013, where he spent the whole season. He started 2014 with the Lynchburg Hillcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League. In 66 games with Lynchburg, Peraza batted .342 and stole 35 bases.[3] He was promoted to the Mississippi Braves of the Class AA Southern League in June,[4][5] and selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game in July.[6] Peraza was also named the Braves top prospect and #58 on MLB.com's Top 100 list.[7] He hit .339/364/.441 with 60 stolen bases between the two levels.[8] At the end of the season, Peraza was named the Braves Minor League Player of the Year.[9]

The Braves added Peraza to their 40-man roster on November 19, 2014, to protect him from being selected in the Rule 5 draft.[10] He was invited to spring training in 2015, and sent down on March 16 to begin the season with the Gwinnett Braves of the Class AAA International League.[11] With the emergence of Jace Peterson at second base, the Braves decided to begin starting Peraza at center field to increase his experience in the outfield and overall versatility.[12] When outfielder Mallex Smith was promoted to Triple-A in June 2015, Peraza returned to man second base.[13]

Los Angeles Dodgers

On July 30, 2015, in a three-team trade, the Los Angeles Dodgers acquired Peraza, Mat Latos, Michael Morse, Bronson Arroyo, Alex Wood, Jim Johnson, and Luis Avilán, while the Miami Marlins acquired minor league pitchers Victor Araujo, Jeff Brigham, and Kevin Guzman, and the Braves received Héctor Olivera, Paco Rodriguez, minor league pitcher Zachary Bird and a competitive balance draft pick for the 2016 MLB Draft.[14] He was initially assigned to the Oklahoma City Dodgers of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League, however, he was promoted him to the major league roster on August 10 and made his debut that night as the starting second baseman against the Washington Nationals.[15] His first major league hit was a triple off of Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez.[16] He was the third Los Angeles Dodger to hit a triple in his first major league game, joining Doug Rau in 1972 and Gary Moore in 1970.[17][18] He wound up battling hamstring injuries during his time with the club and only played in seven games before he was shut down for good.[19] In those games, he had four hits (including one double and one triple) in 22 at-bats for a .182 average and also stole three bases.[20]

Cincinnati Reds

On December 16, 2015, Peraza, along with Scott Schebler and Brandon Dixon, were traded to the Cincinnati Reds in a three team trade that sent Frankie Montas, Micah Johnson and Trayce Thompson to the Dodgers and Todd Frazier to the Chicago White Sox.[21] Peraza opened the 2016 season with the Louisville Bats of the International League, playing as a shortstop.[22]

References

  1. ↑ Badler, Ben (March 8, 2011). "International Review: NL East". Baseball America. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  2. ↑ McDaniel, Kiley (January 29, 2015). "Evaluating the Prospects: Atlanta Braves". Fangraphs. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  3. ↑ Bowman, Mark (July 13, 2014). "Speedster Peraza gives fans reasons for excitement". MLB.com. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  4. ↑ Cahill, Teddy (June 23, 2014). "Peraza homers to lead Double-A Mississippi". MLB.com. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  5. ↑ Emery, Mark (June 20, 2014). "Braves' Peraza dazzles in Double-A debut". MILB.com. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  6. ↑ Mayo, Jonathan (June 25, 2014). "Big league power highlights Futures Game rosters". MLB.com. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  7. ↑ Cahill, Teddy (July 27, 2014). "Peraza, Sims headline updated Braves' Top 20 list". MLB.com. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  8. ↑ Bowman, Mark (August 20, 2014). "Braves consider next steps for Bethancourt, Peraza". MLB.com. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  9. ↑ Bowman, Mark (September 19, 2014). "Braves bestow top Minors honors on Peraza, Hursh". MLB.com. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  10. ↑ Bowman, Mark (November 19, 2014). "Top prospect Peraza among Braves' roster additions". MLB.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  11. ↑ Bowman, Mark (March 16, 2015). "Top prospect Peraza among latest round of cuts". MLB.com. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  12. ↑ Bowman, Mark (May 29, 2015). "Braves giving prospect Peraza time in center". MLB.com. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  13. ↑ Bowman, Mark (June 24, 2015). "Braves promote OF prospect Smith to Triple-A". MLB.com. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  14. ↑ Hoornstra, J.P. (July 30, 2015). "Dodgers get pitchers Mat Latos, Alex Wood in three-team deadline deal". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  15. ↑ Shaikin, Bill (August 10, 2015). "Jose Peraza makes his debut with Dodgers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  16. ↑ Bourbon, Steve (August 10, 2015). "Dodgers' Peraza debuts, triples for first hit". mlb.com. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  17. ↑ Ciniglio, Tony (August 10, 2015). "Slumbering Dodgers cannot right the ship against Nationals in fourth consecutive loss". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  18. ↑ Páez, Juan (August 12, 2015). "El debut de Peraza lo incrusta en la historia". La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  19. ↑ Dilbeck, Steve (September 14, 2015). "Dodgers might have lost Jose Peraza for rest of the season". LA Times. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Jose Peraza Statistics & History". Baseball Reference.
  21. ↑ Simon, Andrew (December 16, 2015). "White Sox acquire Frazier in 3-team deal". MLB.com. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  22. ↑ Rosecrans, C. Trent (April 7, 2016). "BAR: Reds' Jose Peraza to primarily play shortstop for Louisville". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved April 23, 2016.

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