José Peraza
| José Peraza | |||
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| Cincinnati Reds – No. 9 | |||
| Second baseman / Shortstop | |||
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Born: April 30, 1994 Barinas, Barinas, Venezuela |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 10, 2015, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| MLB statistics (through September 23, 2016) |
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| Batting average | .313 | ||
| Home runs | 3 | ||
| Runs batted in | 25 | ||
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José Francisco Peraza Polo (born April 30, 1994) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder (second baseman/shortstop) for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Peraza signed with the Atlanta Braves for $350,000 as an international free agent on July 2, 2010. 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. He was promoted to the Mississippi Braves of the Class AA Southern League in June, and selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game in July. Peraza was also named the Braves top prospect and #58 on MLB.com's Top 100 list. He hit .339/364/.441 with 60 stolen bases between the two levels. At the end of the season, Peraza was named the Braves Minor League Player of the Year.
The Braves added Peraza to their 40-man roster on November 19, 2014, to protect him from being selected in the Rule 5 draft. 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. 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. When outfielder Mallex Smith was promoted to Triple-A in June 2015, Peraza returned to man second base.
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