Jhonny Antonio Peralta was born on May 28,1982 and is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball.
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32 Facts About Jhonny Peralta
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Jhonny Peralta subsequently played for the Detroit Tigers and St Louis Cardinals.
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Jhonny Peralta was the 2004 Indians Minor League Player of the Year as well as the International League Most Valuable Player for one of Cleveland's minor league affiliates, the Buffalo Bisons, after batting.
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Each year from 2005 through 2015, Jhonny Peralta reached at least 100 hits, and double figures in both home runs and doubles.
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Jhonny Peralta set single-season home run records for shortstops for two franchises – for the Indians in 2005, and the Cardinals in 2014.
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In 2000, the 18-year-old Jhonny Peralta played for the Columbus RedStixx, the Class A affiliate of the Indians in the South Atlantic League.
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Jhonny Peralta scored 109 runs and stroked 44 doubles, the most ever in the Bisons' modern era, followed by 39 for Kevin Pillar in 2014.
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Jhonny Peralta received the Lou Boudreau Award as the Indians' 2004 Minor League Player of the Year.
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Jhonny Peralta made his Major League debut with Cleveland on June 12,2003, filling in for the injured Gold Glove shortstop Omar Vizquel.
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The next season, despite his accomplishments at the Triple-A level, Jhonny Peralta saw just 25 at bats in eight games at the major league level due to the presence of perennial fan-favorite Vizquel, who left the Indians as a free agent following the 2004 season.
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Jhonny Peralta became Cleveland's full-time starting shortstop early in 2005 and batted.
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Jhonny Peralta joined Woodie Held as the only shortstops in Indians history to hit at least 20 home runs.
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On March 10,2006, Jhonny Peralta agreed to a five-year contract with an option for a sixth year to stay with the Indians until the 2011 season.
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At the start of spring training in 2007, it was revealed that Jhonny Peralta suffered from vision problems in 2006 and had corrective LASIK eye surgery to deal with it.
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Jhonny Peralta hit his first inside-the-park home run on July 18,2010, against Tigers pitcher Andy Oliver on a play in which outfielder Ryan Raburn crashed through the bullpen door attempting to catch the ball.
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Jhonny Peralta made 46 appearances shortstop, nine at third base, four at designated hitter and two at first base for the remainder of the 2010 season.
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Jhonny Peralta was named to his first career All-Star Game as a replacement for Derek Jeter on July 8,2011.
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Jhonny Peralta hit his first walk-off home run as a Tiger against the Chicago White Sox on May 4,2012.
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That season, Jhonny Peralta was named to his second AL All-Star team as a reserve shortstop.
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Jhonny Peralta returned two days later for the final series of the regular season.
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On November 24,2013, Jhonny Peralta signed a four-year contract worth $53 million with the St Louis Cardinals.
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Jhonny Peralta surpassed another team record for shortstops Renteria set in 2000, hitting his 17th home run of the season on August 20.
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Jhonny Peralta ended the season leading the Cardinals in home runs with 21.
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Jhonny Peralta's combined offensive and defensive WAR placed tenth among all NL players at 5.
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Jhonny Peralta finished 15th in the NL MVP voting, the first time in his career he received consideration for the award.
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On May 25,2015, Jhonny Peralta hit a walk-off home run in the tenth inning against the Diamondbacks, his seventh home run of the season.
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Jhonny Peralta was selected as the National League's starting shortstop in the All-Star Game at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati after batting.
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Jhonny Peralta underwent surgery to repair the ligament and was expected to miss 10 to 12 weeks of play.
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Jhonny Peralta began a rehabilitation assignment with the Single-A Peoria Chiefs on May 20,2016, and the club activated him for game action before a series against Cincinnati on June 7.
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Jhonny Peralta was designated for assignment by the Cardinals on June 9,2017 and he was released on June 13.
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Jhonny Peralta told the Santo Domingo Times that his spelling is right and every "Johnny" or "Johnnie" in the world is wrong.
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