Wandy Luis Peralta Dominguez (born July 27, 1991) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, and New York Yankees. Peralta signed with the Reds as an amateur free agent in 2010 and made his MLB debut in 2016.
| Wandy Peralta | |
|---|---|
 Peralta with the New York Yankees in 2021 | |
| San Diego Padres – No. 58 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 27, 1991 San Francisco de Macorís, Duarte, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 4, 2016, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 22–20 |
| Earned run average | 3.89 |
| Strikeouts | 313 |
| Teams | |
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Career
editCincinnati Reds
editPeralta signed with the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in May 2010. He was called up to the majors for the first time on September 2, 2016.[1] He pitched to an 8.59 earned run average (ERA) in ten games.[2]
Peralta made the Reds' 2017 Opening Day roster.[3] He won his first major league game against the St. Louis Cardinals on April 30, 2017.[4] In 69 games in 2017, he went 3–4 with a 3.76 ERA in 64+2⁄3 innings.[5]
In 2018, Peralta struggled with control and inconsistency, going 2–2 for Cincinnati and walking and striking out 31 in 45+1⁄3 innings while accumulating a 5.36 ERA.[5] Pitching 13 games for the AAA Louisville Bats, he was 1–0 with a 3.14 ERA in 14+1⁄3 innings.[5] In 2019 for Cincinnati he was 1–1 with a 6.09 ERA in 39 games in which he pitched 34 innings.[5] Pitching for Louisville he was 0–0 with a 3.27 ERA in 11 innings.[5]
San Francisco Giants
editOn September 7, 2019, the San Francisco Giants claimed Peralta off waivers. With the Giants in 2019, he was 0–0 with a 3.18 ERA in eight relief appearances covering 5+2⁄3 innings.[5] In 2020, he was 1–1 with a 3.29 ERA over 27+1⁄3 innings.[5] Peralta earned his first career save in a 10th inning 3–2 victory over the San Diego Padres in April 2021.[6]
New York Yankees
editOn April 27, 2021, the Giants traded Peralta and Connor Cannon to the New York Yankees in exchange for outfielder Mike Tauchman.[7][8] He had a 2.95 ERA for the Yankees in 2021 and signed a $2.15 million contract for the 2022 season.[9]
In 2022, Peralta was 3–4 with four saves and a 2.72 ERA.[10] He pitched in all five games of the 2022 American League Division Series, becoming the first pitcher to do so.[11] He became a free agent following the 2023 season.
San Diego Padres
editOn February 9, 2024, Peralta signed a four-year, $16.5 million contract with the San Diego Padres.[12]
References
edit- ^ Cincinnati Reds (September 2, 2016). "Cincinnati Reds on Twitter: "Reds recall Reed, Sampson, Stephenson. Select the contract of LHP Wandy Peralta (#53). Designate for assignment OF Kyle Waldrop."". Twitter.com. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ Rosecrans, C. Trent (May 1, 2017). "Reds' Wandy Peralta proving he belongs in big leagues". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ Rosecrans, C. Trent (March 29, 2017). "Reds Rookies excited for first Opening Day". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ "Votto, Duvall lead sagging Reds over Cardinals 5-4". ESPN. May 1, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Wandy Peralta Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ Wilson, Bernie (April 7, 2021). "Ruf's homer, Gausman's arm help Giants beat Padres 3-2 in 10". Associated Press. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "Yanks get lefty Peralta in swap with Giants". MLB.com.
- ^ "Yankees Acquire Connor Cannon to Complete Mike Tauchman Trade". June 2021.
- ^ "Yankees' Wandy Peralta: Secures one-year, $2.15M deal". March 22, 2022.
- ^ "Wandy Peralta Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ Phillip Martinez. "Yankees' Wandy Peralta makes MLB history, becomes unsung hero of ALDS". sny.tv. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "Padres finalize 4-year contract with lefty reliever Peralta". MLB.com.
External links
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- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
