St. Louis SS Jhonny Peralta to Join Springfield for Rehab Assignment
May 26, 2016 - Texas League (TL1)
Springfield Cardinals News Release
Springfield, MO - The St. Louis Cardinals have announced that Cardinals SS Jhonny Peralta is scheduled to begin a Rehab Assignment with the Springfield Cardinals at Hammons Field on Friday, May 27.
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Peralta, 33, is in his third season with the Cardinals after signing as a free agent in November, 2013. Long regarded as one of the best offensive shortstops in Major League Baseball, Peralta set the Cardinals franchise record for single-season home runs by a shortstop with 21 in 2014, becoming the first shortstop to lead the team in homers since Bobby Wallace in 1899.
A three-time All-Star through his 14-year Major League career, Peralta was voted by the fans as the starting shortstop on the National League All-Star Team in 2015, his second season as a Cardinal. Through 1,695 big league games, Peralta has a career average of .268 with 194 home runs, 844 RBIs, 801 runs, 359 doubles and 1,675 hits. A native of Santiago, Dominican Republic, Peralta began his career with the Cleveland Indians and made his Major League debut on 6/12/13.
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