Oswald Peraza Coming to Somerset
Bridgewater, New Jersey- The New York Yankees have promoted shortstop Oswald Peraza to their Double-A affiliate, the Somerset Patriots. Peraza is Baseball America’s No. 6 ranked prospect in the Yankees organization and is listed as the No. 98thoverall prospect on the website's most-recent Top 100 list. He now becomes the
Bridgewater, New Jersey- The New York Yankees have promoted shortstop Oswald Peraza to their Double-A affiliate, the Somerset Patriots.
Peraza is Baseball America’s No. 6 ranked prospect in the Yankees organization and is listed as the No. 98thoverall prospect on the website's most-recent Top 100 list. He now becomes the first Baseball America Top 100 prospect to play for the team this year. Additionally, Peraza was ranked as the No. 4 prospect in the Yankees organization by MLB Pipeline in their preseason rankings.
The 20-year old hit for a .306 average with five home runs, 16 RBI and 16 stolen bases over 111 at-bats across 28 games for High-A Hudson Valley to start the season. In addition, he has increased the exit velocity off his bat, leading to newfound power. As a result, he has started to reach major league level exit velocities more consistently than he has in the past.
The Yankees signed Peraza in July 2016 as an international free agent. He made his first minor league start in 2017 at 17 years old and most recently split the 2019 season between Short-Season Staten Island and Single-A Charleston. That year, Peraza hit a combined .263 with four home runs, 20 RBI and 23 stolen bases across his two stops.
Baseball America rated Peraza as the best infield arm in the Yankee system entering the 2021 season. They provided a 60 grade (out of 80) for both Peraza's arm, running ability and fielding ability.
He is expected to make his Patriots debut this week on the road against the Erie Seawolves.
About the Somerset Patriots
The Somerset Patriots are the New York Yankees Double-A Affiliate and develop today’s top minor league talent into the pinstriped superstars of tomorrow for MLB’s winningest team. The Patriots compete in the Double-A Northeast League and play their home games at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ, where fans of all ages and levels of baseball fandom get to enjoy the unique experience that is minor league baseball.
To learn more, visit: somersetpatriots.com.