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Luis Peralta (baseball)
Dominican baseball player (born 2001) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Luis David Peralta Días (born January 6, 2001) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Peralta signed with Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent on July 3, 2017. He made his professional debut in 2018 with the Dominican Summer League Pirates. Peralta returned to the club in 2019, posting a 2–2 record and 2.01 ERA with 34 strikeouts across 14 appearances (6 starts).[1] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Peralta returned to action in 2021 with the rookie–level Florida Complex League Pirates. In 9 games (7 starts), he compiled an 0–3 record and 3.41 ERA with 36 strikeouts across 29 innings pitched.[3] Peralta spent the next two seasons with the Single–A Bradenton Marauders. In 2022, he struggled to an 0–7 record and 6.41 ERA with 97 strikeouts over 19 games (18 starts). In 2023, Peralta posted an 0–3 record and 4.96 ERA with 67 strikeouts across 23 appearances.[4]
Peralta began the 2024 season with the High–A Greensboro Grasshoppers, recording an 0.60 ERA with 50 strikeouts and 3 saves over 19 appearances out of the bullpen. Following a promotion to the Double–A Altoona Curve, he logged a 1.86 ERA with 14 strikeouts and 2 saves across 7 outings.[5]
Colorado Rockies
On July 29, 2024, the Pirates traded Peralta to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for Jalen Beeks.[6] On August 23, Peralta was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time, where he retired the first two batters he faced.[7]
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Peralta's brother, Freddy, is also a professional baseball pitcher, currently with the Milwaukee Brewers.[8]
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