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Oswald
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17 PERAZA

MAJOR LEAGUE SUMMARY
2024
◆ Began season on the 10-day injured list with a right shoulder strain…Appeared in rehab games with Single-A
Tampa, Double-A Somerset, and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre…Reinstated from the 10-day I.L. and optioned
to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on May 19.
◆ Made season debut with the Yankees on Aug. 16 at Detroit and hit his first home run of the year with a solo shot
in the 5th inning, his first HR since Sept. 25, 2023 vs. Arizona...Appeared in four games across two stints with
the Major League Club.
◆ In 99 combined games with Single-A Tampa, Double-A Somerset and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, hit .243
(90/371) with 69 runs, 13 doubles, 16 home runs, 63 RBI, and 25 stolen bases…Ranked among Yankees minor
leaguers in runs scored (sixth), home runs (seventh) and RBI (tied for eighth).
2023
◆ Began the season at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre before being recalled by Yankees on Apr. 16. PERAZA
◆ Batted .191 (33/173) with 15 runs, 8 doubles, 2 home runs, 14 RBI, and 4 stolen bases in 52 games over three
stints with the Yankees in 2023.
◆ Appeared defensively at 3B (36 games), 2B (10 games) and SS (six games).
◆ Was placed on the 10-day injured list on May 9 (retroactive to May 6) with a right ankle sprain…Began a rehab
assignment with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on May 14…Reinstated from the 10-day injured list and
optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on May 19.
◆ Reached base a career-high five times, including a career-high four walks, on July 17 at Angels…At 23 years,
32 days old, was the fourth-youngest player in franchise history to record at least four free passes in a game.
◆ Hit safely in a career-high nine straight games from Sept. 6 to Sept. 16, batting .342 (13/38) with three runs
scored, three doubles, 1 home run and four RBI.
◆ Hit a game-tying solo HR in the 7th inning and drew a bases-loaded game-tying walk in the 8th on Sept. 25 vs.
Arizona.
◆ Following the season, appeared in 21 games with the Leones del Caracas of the Venezuelan Winter League, and
batted .216 (16/74) with 13 runs, four doubles, one home run, and six RBI.
2022
◆ Began the season with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, batting .259 (100/386) with 57 runs, 16 doubles, 19 home
runs, 50 RBI, and 33 stolen bases in 99 games; At the time of his call-up on Sept. 1, his 33 steals ranked third-most
in the International League and tied for the fifth-most among all Triple-A players.
◆ Recalled by Yankees on Sept. 1 and made his Major League debut on Sept. 2 at TB.
◆ Slashed .306/.404/.429 (15/49) in 18 Major League games in 2022…Appeared defensively at SS (12 games) and
2B (four games).
◆ Recorded his first three career hits on Sept. 7 vs. MIN (Game 1)...Hit his first career HR with a game-tying solo HR
in the 2nd inning on Oct. 4 at TEX (Game 1).
POSTSEASON SUMMARY
◆ Made sole postseason appearance in Yankees 2022 ALCS defeat against Houston. Appeared as a pinch runner
in Game 1, went hitless in three plate appearances in his only start of the series in Game 2, and appeared as a
defensive replacement in Game 4.
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES TOTALS
Year Club, Opp AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E
2022— NYY, HOU .000 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
NOTABLE MINOR LEAGUE AWARDS AND HONORS
◆ 2021 South Atlantic League May Player of the Month...South Atlantic League Player of the Week (May 16)
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ July 2, 2016...Signed by Yankees as international free agent.
◆ July 31, 2025...Traded by Yankees to Angels for OF Wilberson De Peña and international bonus pool space.

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