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'''Jhonny Antonio Peralta''' (born May 28, 1982) is a [[Dominican people (Dominican Republic)|Dominican]] former [[professional baseball]] [[shortstop]] and [[third baseman]] who played 15 seasons in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). The [[Cleveland Indians]] signed him as an amateur free agent in his native [[Dominican Republic]] in 1999, and he made his major league debut for the Indians on June 12, 2003. He subsequently played for the [[Detroit Tigers]] and [[St. Louis Cardinals]]. A solid hitter with [[Power hitter|power]], Peralta has rated average [[Defense (sports)|defensively]]. He throws and bats right-handed, stands {{convert|6|ft|2|in|m}}, and weighs {{convert|225|lb}}.
'''Jhonny Antonio Peralta''' (born May 28, 1982) is a Dominican former [[professional baseball]] [[shortstop]] who played 15 seasons in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). The [[Cleveland Guardians|Cleveland Indians]] signed him as an amateur free agent in his native [[Dominican Republic]] in 1999, and he made his major league debut for the Indians on June 12, 2003. He subsequently played for the [[Detroit Tigers]] and [[St. Louis Cardinals]]. A solid hitter with [[Power hitter|power]], Peralta has rated average [[Defense (sports)|defensively]]. He throws and bats right-handed, stands {{convert|6|ft|2|in|m}}, and weighs {{convert|225|lb}}.


Peralta was the 2004 Indians Minor League Player of the Year as well as the [[International League]] [[International League Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player]] for one of Cleveland's [[Minor League Baseball|minor league]] affiliates, the [[Buffalo Bisons]], after [[Batting average (baseball)|batting]] .326 with 44 [[Double (baseball)|doubles]], 15 [[home run]]s and 86 [[runs batted in]]. Buffalo was also the International League champion that same season.
Peralta was the 2004 Indians Minor League Player of the Year as well as the [[International League Most Valuable Player Award|International League Most Valuable Player]] for one of Cleveland's [[Minor League Baseball|minor league]] affiliates, the [[Buffalo Bisons]], after [[Batting average (baseball)|batting]] .326 with 44 [[Double (baseball)|doubles]], 15 [[home run]]s and 86 [[runs batted in]]. Buffalo was also the International League champion that same season.


Each year from 2005 through 2015, Peralta reached at least 100 [[Hit (baseball)|hits]], and double figures in both home runs and doubles. He is a three-time [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|MLB All-Star]] selection. He set single-season home run records for shortstops for two franchises – for the Indians in 2005, and the Cardinals in 2014. While a member of the Tigers in 2013, he served a 50-game suspension for his role in the [[Biogenesis baseball scandal|Biogenesis performance-enhancing drug scandal]]. In 2017 he batted .204/.259/.204, and in July 2017 he was released by the Red Sox.
Each year from 2005 through 2015, Peralta reached at least 100 [[Hit (baseball)|hits]], and double figures in both home runs and doubles. He is a three-time [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|MLB All-Star]] selection. He set single-season home run records for shortstops for two franchises – for the Indians in 2005, and the Cardinals in 2014. While a member of the Tigers in 2013, he served a 50-game suspension for his role in the [[Biogenesis baseball scandal|Biogenesis performance-enhancing drug scandal]]. In 2017 he signed with the [[Boston Red Sox]], but was released less than a month later without having played in a game for the team.


==Playing career (1999–2017)==
==Playing career (1999–2017)==


===Minor leagues (1999–2004)===
===Minor leagues (1999–2004)===
The [[Cleveland Indians]] signed Peralta as an amateur free agent in [[1999 Cleveland Indians season|1999]] and assigned him to the [[Dominican Summer League Indians]] that season. Peralta [[Batting average (baseball)|batted]] .303 with a .398 [[on-base percentage]] (OBP) and a .514 [[slugging percentage]] (SLG); 41 percent of his hits went for [[Extra base hit|extra bases]]. Those figures were boosted by an unsustainable .373 [[batting average on balls in play]] (BABIP).{{ref label|BABIP|a|a}} Nevertheless, the Indians promoted him aggressively.<ref>{{cite web |last=Normandin |first=Marc |url=http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=5803 |title=Player profile: Jhonny Peralta |work=[[Baseball Prospectus]] |date=January 11, 2007 |accessdate=January 28, 2014}}</ref>
The [[Cleveland Indians]] signed Peralta as an amateur free agent in [[1999 Cleveland Indians season|1999]] and assigned him to the [[Dominican Summer League Indians]] that season. Peralta [[Batting average (baseball)|batted]] .303 with a .398 [[on-base percentage]] (OBP) and a .514 [[slugging percentage]] (SLG); 41 percent of his hits went for [[Extra base hit|extra bases]]. Those figures were boosted by an unsustainable .373 [[batting average on balls in play]] (BABIP).{{efn|[[Batting average on balls in play]], or BABIP, is the calculation of the batting average of all playable batted balls only. It excludes strikeouts and home runs and includes sacrifice flies. This statistic is widely variable, as defense, "luck", and opposing team's talent levels all affect BABIP. Most hitters' BABIP falls within or close to the range of .290 and .300.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fangraphs.com/library/offense/babip/ |title=Sabermetrics Library: BABIP |website=[[FanGraphs]] |access-date=January 28, 2014}}</ref> According to [[Baseball Reference]], Peralta's career BABIP through 2013 was .315.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?id=peraljh01&year=Career&t=b |title=Jhonny Peralta career batting splits |website=[[Baseball Reference]] |access-date=January 28, 2014}}</ref>}} Nevertheless, the Indians promoted him aggressively.<ref>{{cite web |last=Normandin |first=Marc |url=http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=5803 |title=Player profile: Jhonny Peralta |work=[[Baseball Prospectus]] |date=January 11, 2007 |access-date=January 28, 2014}}</ref>


In 2000, the 18-year-old Peralta played for the [[Columbus RedStixx]], the [[Class A (baseball)|Class A]] affiliate of the Indians in the [[South Atlantic League]]. He batted .241 in 106 games, playing all but one game at [[shortstop]] (the other was at [[third base]]). The following season he advanced to the [[Kinston Indians]], the Cleveland Indians [[Class-A Advanced|High-A]] affiliate in the [[Carolina League]]. In 125 games, he batted .240. In 2002, Peralta moved up to the [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] [[Akron Aeros]], where he hit .281. In 2003, he batted .257 in 63 games with the [[Buffalo Bisons]]. After his 2003 call up to the major leagues, Peralta began to draw widespread attention for his hitting with the Aeros and Bisons.
In 2000, the 18-year-old Peralta played for the [[Columbus RedStixx]], the [[Single-A]] affiliate of the Indians in the [[South Atlantic League]]. He batted .241 with three [[home run]]s and 34 [[Run batted in|runs batted in]] (RBI) in 106 games, playing all but one game at [[shortstop]] (the other was at [[third base]]).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Jhonny Peralta Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=peralt001jho |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=[[Baseball Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> The following season, he advanced to the [[Kinston Indians]], Cleveland's [[High-A]] affiliate in the [[Carolina League]]. In 125 games, he batted .240 with seven home runs and 47 RBI.<ref name=":0" />


In 2002, Peralta moved up to the [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] [[Akron Aeros]], where he hit .281 with 15 home runs and 62 RBI in 130 games. In 2003, he batted .257 with a home run and 21 RBI in 63 games with the [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] [[Buffalo Bisons]]. After his 2003 call up to the major leagues, Peralta began to draw widespread attention for his hitting with the Aeros and Bisons.<ref name=":0" />
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In 2004, he batted .326 with 15 [[home run]]s (HR) and 86 [[Run batted in|runs batted in]] (RBI). He also scored 109 [[Run (baseball)|runs]] and stroked 44 [[Double (baseball)|doubles]], the most ever in the Bisons' modern era, followed by 39 for [[Kevin Pillar]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://insidepitch.buffalonews.com/2014/08/26/bisons-two-stars-first-time-since-04-il-honors-pillar-korecky/|title=Updated: Pillar called up by Blue Jays after joining Korecky on IL all-star team|author=Mike Harrington|work=Inside Pitch}}</ref> This offensive leap helped him win the [[International League Most Valuable Player Award]] that year<ref name=ilmvp>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/International_League_mvp.shtml |title=International League MVP |publisher=[[Baseball Almanac]] |accessdate=October 23, 2014}}</ref> and helped Buffalo win the [[Governors' Cup]] as the [[International League]] champions. He also received the [[Lou Boudreau]] Award as the Indians' 2004 Minor League Player of the Year.<ref name=minorleagueawards>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/awards/Minor_League_Player_of_the_Year_by_Team.shtml |title=Minor League Player of the Year by Team |publisher=The Baseball Cube |accessdate=July 25, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016231321/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/awards/Minor_League_Player_of_the_Year_by_Team.shtml |archivedate=October 16, 2011 }}</ref>

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In 2004, Peralta batted .326 with 15 home runs and 86 RBI in 138 games with the Bisons.<ref name=":0" /> He also scored 109 [[Run (baseball)|runs]] and stroked 44 [[Double (baseball)|doubles]], the most ever in the Bisons' modern era, followed by 39 for [[Kevin Pillar]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |author=Harrington |first=Mike |date=August 26, 2014 |title=Updated: Pillar called up by Blue Jays after joining Korecky on IL all-star team |url=http://insidepitch.buffalonews.com/2014/08/26/bisons-two-stars-first-time-since-04-il-honors-pillar-korecky/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827143714/http://insidepitch.buffalonews.com/2014/08/26/bisons-two-stars-first-time-since-04-il-honors-pillar-korecky/ |archive-date=August 27, 2014 |work=[[The Buffalo News]]}}</ref> This offensive leap helped him win the [[International League Most Valuable Player Award]] that year,<ref name="ilmvp">{{cite web |title=International League MVP |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/International_League_mvp.shtml |access-date=October 23, 2014 |website=[[Baseball Almanac]]}}</ref> and Buffalo went on to win the [[Governors' Cup]] as the [[International League]] champions. He also received the [[Lou Boudreau]] Award as the Indians' 2004 Minor League Player of the Year.<ref name="minorleagueawards">{{cite web |title=Minor League Player of the Year by Team |url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/awards/Minor_League_Player_of_the_Year_by_Team.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016231321/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/awards/Minor_League_Player_of_the_Year_by_Team.shtml |archive-date=October 16, 2011 |access-date=July 25, 2011 |website=The Baseball Cube}}</ref>


===Cleveland Indians (2003–10)===
===Cleveland Indians (2003–10)===
[[File:Jhonny Peralta on August 30, 2009.jpg|thumb|Peralta batting for the [[2009 Cleveland Indians season|Cleveland Indians in 2009]]]]
[[File:Jhonny Peralta on August 30, 2009.jpg|thumb|Peralta batting for the [[2009 Cleveland Indians season|Cleveland Indians in 2009]]]]


Peralta made his Major League debut with Cleveland on June 12, [[2003 Cleveland Indians season|2003]], filling in for the injured [[List of Gold Glove Award winners at shortstop|Gold Glove]] shortstop [[Omar Vizquel]]. He finished with a .227 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] with four HR and 21 RBIs. The next season, despite his accomplishments at the [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] level, Peralta saw just 25 [[at bat]]s (AB) 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.
Peralta made his Major League debut with Cleveland on June 12, [[2003 Cleveland Indians season|2003]], appearing in the eighth inning as a [[Defensive substitution|defensive replacement]] for [[Casey Blake]] at [[Third baseman|third base]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 12, 2003 |title=San Diego Padres vs Cleveland Indians Box Score: June 12, 2003 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE200306120.shtml |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=[[Baseball Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> He posted a .227 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] with four home runs and 21 RBI in 77 games with Cleveland in 2003.<ref name="mlbstats">{{Cite web |title=Jhonny Peralta Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/peraljh01.shtml |access-date=October 23, 2014 |website=[[Baseball Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> The next season, despite his accomplishments at the [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] level, Peralta saw just 25 [[at bat]]s (AB) in eight games at the major league level due to the presence of perennial fan-favorite [[Omar Vizquel]], who left the Indians as a free agent following the [[2004 Cleveland Indians season|2004 season]].<ref name="mlbstats" />

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Peralta became Cleveland's full-time starting shortstop early in [[2005 Cleveland Indians season|2005]] and batted .292 with 24 home runs and 78 RBI in 141 games.<ref name="mlbstats" /> His home run and RBI totals set a franchise record for an Indians shortstop. On July 3, he became affixed in the Indians' third slot in the [[batting order (baseball)|batting order]]. Cleveland then won 23 of their next 33 games to put them one game behind the [[2005 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] and [[2005 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]] in the Wild Card race late in August. He joined [[Woodie Held]] as the only shortstops in Indians history to hit at least 20 home runs.<ref name="typo">{{cite news |last=Chass |first=Murray |date=August 28, 2005 |title=It's not a typo: Peralta and the Indians are rolling |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/28/sports/baseball/28chass.html?pagewanted=print&_r=0 |access-date=January 27, 2014 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

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On March 10, [[2006 Cleveland Indians season|2006]], Peralta agreed to a five-year, $13 million contract with an option for a sixth year to stay with the Indians until the 2011 season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 10, 2006 |title=Indians give SS Peralta extension through 2010 |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2362590 |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=[[ESPN]] |language=en |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> However, his 2006 season saw a decline both offensively and defensively from the previous season. He finished with a .268 average, 13 home runs and 68 RBI in 149 games.<ref name="mlbstats" /> At the start of [[spring training]] in [[2007 Cleveland Indians season|2007]], it was revealed that Peralta suffered from vision problems in 2006 and had corrective [[LASIK]] eye surgery to deal with it.<ref>{{cite web |last=Castrovince |first=Anthony |date=February 20, 2007 |title=Notes: Eye surgery helping Peralta |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070220&content_id=1808746&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb&partnered=rss_mlb |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070222082105/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070220&content_id=1808746&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb&partnered=rss_mlb |archive-date=February 22, 2007 |access-date=February 22, 2007 |website=[[MLB.com]] |publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]}}</ref>


During the 2007 season, Peralta improved upon his 2006 numbers, and hit .270 with 21 home runs and 72 RBI in 152 games.<ref name="mlbstats" /> The Indians won the [[American League Central]], and in the [[2007 American League Division Series]], Peralta hit safely in every game of the four-game series, batting .467 with three doubles, 2 RBI and four walks.<ref name="mlbstats" /> After eliminating the New York Yankees in the ALDS, the Indians advanced to the [[2007 American League Championship Series]] to face the [[Boston Red Sox]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=2007 Cleveland Indians Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/2007.shtml |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=[[Baseball Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> In Game 2, Peralta hit a three-run home run off Red Sox pitcher [[Curt Schilling]] for his first career postseason home run. He recorded 4 total RBI in Cleveland's 13–6 win.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Castrovince |first=Anthony |date=October 14, 2007 |title=Nixon haunts Sox as Indians tie ALCS |url=http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20071013&content_id=2264770&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016025525/http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20071013&content_id=2264770&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle |archive-date=October 16, 2007 |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=[[Cleveland Guardians|Cleveland Indians]] |publisher=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref> He added another three-run home run in Game 4, a 7–3 Indians win.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Castrovince |first=Anthony |date=October 17, 2007 |title=Outburst puts Tribe one win from Series |url=http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20071016&content_id=2269440&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019063510/http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20071016&content_id=2269440&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle |archive-date=October 19, 2007 |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=[[Cleveland Guardians|Cleveland Indians]] |publisher=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref> Peralta hit .259 with two home runs and 8 RBI in the seven-game series, which was eventually won by the Red Sox.<ref name="mlbstats" /><ref name=":1" />
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Peralta became Cleveland's full-time starting shortstop early in [[2005 Cleveland Indians season|2005]] and batted .292. On July 3, he became affixed in the Indians' third slot in the [[batting order (baseball)|batting order]]. Cleveland then won 23 of their next 33 games to put them one game behind the [[2005 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] and [[2005 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]] in the Wild Card race late in August. He joined [[Woodie Held]] as the only shortstops in Indians' history to hit at least 20 HR.<ref name=typo>{{cite news |last=Murray |first=Chass |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/28/sports/baseball/28chass.html?pagewanted=print&_r=0 |title=It's not a typo: Peralta and the Indians are rolling |newspaper=The [[New York Times]] |date=August 28, 2005 |accessdate=January 27, 2014}}</ref> His 24 HR and 78 RBI set records for an Indians shortstop.


Peralta batted .276 with 23 home runs and a career-high 89 RBI in 154 games during the [[2008 Cleveland Indians season|2008 season]].<ref name="mlbstats" />
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On March 10, 2006, Peralta agreed to a five-year contract with an option for a sixth year to stay with the Indians until the 2011 season. However, his 2006 season saw a decline both offensively and defensively from the previous season. At the start of [[spring training]] in 2007, it was revealed that Peralta suffered from vision problems in 2006 and had corrective [[LASIK]] eye surgery to deal with it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070220&content_id=1808746&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb&partnered=rss_mlb |title=Notes: Eye surgery helping Peralta|last=Castrovince|first=Anthony|date=February 20, 2007|publisher=[[Major League Baseball|MLB Advanced Media, L.P.]]}}</ref>


After breaking an 0 for 8 skid on May 1, 2009, against the [[2009 Detroit Tigers season|Detroit Tigers]], Peralta's 86th career home run with the Indians broke the team record for shortstops Woodie Held had held. His HR was solo, providing the margin of victory for Cleveland in a 6–5 score.<ref>{{cite news |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=http://www.morningjournal.com/general-news/20090502/pavano-gets-first-win-as-an-indian |title=Pavano gets first win as Indian |work=[[The Morning Journal]] |date=May 2, 2009 |accessdate=January 27, 2014}}</ref>
After breaking an 0-for-8 skid on May 1, 2009, against the [[2009 Detroit Tigers season|Detroit Tigers]], Peralta's 86th career home run with the Indians broke the team record for shortstops that Woodie Held held. His solo home run provided the margin of victory for Cleveland in a 6–5 score.<ref>{{cite news |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=http://www.morningjournal.com/general-news/20090502/pavano-gets-first-win-as-an-indian |title=Pavano gets first win as Indian |work=[[The Morning Journal]] |date=May 2, 2009 |access-date=January 27, 2014}}</ref> Peralta finished the season batting .254 with 11 home runs and 83 RBI in 151 games.<ref name="mlbstats" />


Peralta hit his first [[inside-the-park home run]] on July 18, 2010, against [[2010 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] [[pitcher]] [[Andy Oliver]] on a play in which [[outfielder]] [[Ryan Raburn]] crashed through the bullpen door attempting to catch the ball.<ref>Castrovince, Anthony. [http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100718&content_id=12366738&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Peralta hits improbable inside-the-parker] MLB.com. Retrieved July 9, 2012</ref>
Peralta hit his first career [[inside-the-park home run]] against [[2010 Detroit Tigers season|Tigers]] [[pitcher]] [[Andy Oliver]] on July 18, 2010. The home run came on a play in which [[outfielder]] [[Ryan Raburn]] crashed through the bullpen door attempting to catch the ball.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Castrovince |first=Anthony |date=July 18, 2010 |title=Peralta hits improbable inside-the-parker |url=http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100718&content_id=12366738&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016025638/http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100718&content_id=12366738&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |archive-date=October 16, 2013 |access-date=July 9, 2012 |website=[[MLB.com]] |publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]}}</ref> In 91 games with Cleveland, Peralta batted .246 with seven home runs and 43 RBI.<ref name="mlbstats" />


===Detroit Tigers (2010–13)===
===Detroit Tigers (2010–13)===
Ten days after hitting his first inside-the-park-home-run against the Tigers, the Indians traded Peralta ''to'' the Tigers for minor league pitcher [[Giovanni Soto]] and cash considerations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/07/28/source-tigers-eyeing-peralta/ |title=Tigers add Jhonny Peralta from Indians |author=Price, Ed |date=July 28, 2010 |work= |publisher=AOL Fanhouse |accessdate=July 26, 2010}}</ref> Because the club had already retired the number 2 – Peralta's uniform number as an Indian – in honor of [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Famer]] [[Charlie Gehringer]], he chose the number 27 instead.<ref>{{cite book |title= The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia|last= |first= |authorlink= |vauthors= |year= |publisher= |location= |isbn= 9781402747717|page= 1775|pages= |url= https://books.google.com/?id=62ntg9bMH4AC&pg=PT1796&lpg=PT1796&dq=charlie+gehringer+retired+number#v=onepage&q=charlie%20gehringer%20retired%20number&f=false|accessdate=July 19, 2011|author1= Gillette|first1= Gary|last2= Palmer|first2= Pete|last3= Shea|first3= Stuart|date= 2007-03-18}}</ref> On July 30, Peralta hit a home run in his first [[plate appearance]] (PA) as a Tiger, and then, another, two plate appearances later.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://stats.boston.com/mlb/recap.asp?g=300730102&final=true |title=Peralta hits 2 HRs in Detroit debut, a 6–5 win |last=Ulman |first=Howard |date=July 31, 2010 |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |publisher= |accessdate=July 19, 2011}}</ref> After joining the Tigers, he returned to primarily playing shortstop. He made 46 appearances shortstop, nine at third base, four at designated hitter and two at first base for the remainder of the 2010 season.
Ten days after hitting his first inside-the-park-home-run against the Tigers, the Indians traded Peralta to the Tigers for minor league pitcher [[Giovanni Soto]] and cash considerations.<ref>{{cite web |author=Price |first=Ed |date=July 28, 2010 |title=Tigers add Jhonny Peralta from Indians |url=http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/07/28/source-tigers-eyeing-peralta/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100730080054/http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/07/28/source-tigers-eyeing-peralta/ |archive-date=July 30, 2010 |access-date=July 28, 2010 |website=[[FanHouse]] |publisher=[[AOL]]}}</ref> Because the club had already retired the number 2 – Peralta's uniform number as an Indian – in honor of [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Famer]] [[Charlie Gehringer]], he chose the number 27 instead.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gillette |first1=Gary |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=62ntg9bMH4AC&q=charlie+gehringer+retired+number&pg=PT1796 |title=The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia |last2=Palmer |first2=Pete |last3=Shea |first3=Stuart |date=March 18, 2007 |publisher=[[Sterling Publishing]] |isbn=9781402747717 |page=1775 |access-date=July 19, 2011}}</ref> On July 30, Peralta hit a home run in his first [[plate appearance]] (PA) as a Tiger, and then, another, two plate appearances later.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ulman |first=Howard |date=July 31, 2010 |title=Peralta hits 2 HRs in Detroit debut, a 6–5 win |url=http://stats.boston.com/mlb/recap.asp?g=300730102&final=true |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100803041911/http://stats.boston.com/mlb/recap.asp?g=300730102&final=true |archive-date=August 3, 2010 |access-date=July 19, 2011 |work=[[The Boston Globe]]}}</ref> After joining the Tigers, he returned to primarily playing shortstop. He made 46 appearances shortstop, nine at third base, four at designated hitter and two at first base for the remainder of the 2010 season.<ref name="mlbstats" /> Peralta hit .253 with eight home runs and 38 RBI in 57 games with the Tigers after the trade.<ref name="mlbstats" /> On November 2, 2010, the Tigers declined Peralta's option for 2011, making him a free agent.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dierkes |first=Tim |date=November 2, 2010 |title=Tigers Decline Option On Jhonny Peralta |url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/11/tigers-decline-option-on-jhonny-peralta.html |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=MLB Trade Rumors |language=en-US}}</ref>


[[File:Jhonny Peralta 2011.jpg|thumb|Peralta with the [[2011 Detroit Tigers season|Detroit Tigers in 2011]]]]
[[File:Jhonny Peralta 2011.jpg|thumb|Peralta with the [[2011 Detroit Tigers season|Detroit Tigers in 2011]]]]
Peralta was named to his first career [[2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] as a replacement for [[Derek Jeter]] on July 8, 2011.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tigers' Jhonny Peralta named to All-Star team as replacement |last=Crawford |first=Kirkland |url=http://www.freep.com/article/20110708/SPORTS02/110708057/Tigers-Jhonny-Peralta-named-All-Star-team-replacement?odyssey=mod |newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]] |date=July 9, 2011 |accessdate=July 9, 2011}}</ref> He finished the regular season with a career-high .299 batting average and collected 21 home runs and 86 RBI. Playing a full season at shortstop for the first time since 2008, he committed just seven errors in 608 chances for a career-best .988 [[fielding percentage]]. Peralta hit his first walk-off home run as a Tiger against the [[2012 Chicago White Sox season|Chicago White Sox]] on May 4, [[2012 Detroit Tigers season|2012]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jhonny Peralta drills two-run walk-off homer to lift Tigers |url=http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320504106 |publisher=ESPN.com |accessdate=May 5, 2012}}</ref>
On November 8, 2010, Peralta signed a two-year, $11.25 million contract to remain with the Tigers. The deal also included a club option for the 2013 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kornacki |first=Steve |date=November 8, 2010 |title=Tigers, shortstop Jhonny Peralta agree on $11.25 million, two-year deal |url=https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2010/11/source_tigers_shortstop_jhonny.html |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=[[MLive Media Group]] |language=en}}</ref> He was named to his first career [[2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] as a replacement for [[Derek Jeter]] on July 8, 2011.<ref>{{cite news |last=Crawford |first=Kirkland |date=July 9, 2011 |title=Tigers' Jhonny Peralta named to All-Star team as replacement |url=http://www.freep.com/article/20110708/SPORTS02/110708057/Tigers-Jhonny-Peralta-named-All-Star-team-replacement?odyssey=mod |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921081907/http://www.freep.com/article/20110708/SPORTS02/110708057/Tigers-Jhonny-Peralta-named-All-Star-team-replacement?odyssey=mod |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |access-date=July 9, 2011 |newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]]}}</ref> Peralta finished the regular season with a career-high .299 batting average and collected 21 home runs and 86 RBI in 146 games. Playing a full season at shortstop for the first time since 2008, he committed just seven errors in 608 chances for a career-best .988 [[fielding percentage]].<ref name="mlbstats" /> The Tigers won the AL Central, and in the postseason, Peralta played in 11 of the Tigers' games, hitting .220 with three doubles, two home runs and 3 RBI. The Tigers made it to the [[2011 American League Championship Series]], where they lost in six games to the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Jhonny Peralta Postseason Batting Game Logs |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=peraljh01&t=b&year=0&post=1 |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=[[Baseball Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>


Peralta hit his first walk-off home run as a Tiger against the [[2012 Chicago White Sox season|Chicago White Sox]] on May 4, [[2012 Detroit Tigers season|2012]].<ref>{{cite web |date=May 4, 2012 |title=Jhonny Peralta drills two-run walk-off homer to lift Tigers |url=http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320504106 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714151431/http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320504106 |archive-date=July 14, 2012 |access-date=May 5, 2012 |work=[[ESPN]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> He batted .239 with 13 home runs and 63 RBI in 150 games.<ref name="mlbstats" /> The Tigers returned to the postseason as the AL Central winner. After helping the Tigers advance past the Oakland Athletics in the [[2012 American League Division Series]], Peralta stepped up in the [[2012 American League Championship Series]]. In the series-clinching Game 4 against the New York Yankees, Peralta hit two home runs and drove in three runs to help Detroit to an 8–3 win and a place in the [[2012 World Series]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 18, 2012 |title=2012 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 4, New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers: October 18, 2012 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET201210180.shtml |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=[[Baseball Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> While Peralta did homer in Game 1 of the World Series, it would prove to be his only hit of the series.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 24, 2012 |title=2012 World Series Game 1, Detroit Tigers vs San Francisco Giants: October 24, 2012 |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN201210240.shtml |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=[[Baseball Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> The Tigers would go on to lose in a four-game sweep to the [[San Francisco Giants]].<ref name=":2" /> In 13 total playoff games, Peralta hit .260 with three home runs and 5 RBI.<ref name=":2" /> After the season, the Tigers exercised Peralta's club option for 2013, keeping him in Detroit for another season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gleeman |first=Aaron |date=October 30, 2012 |title=Tigers exercise options on Jhonny Peralta, Octavio Dotel |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/mlb/news/tigers-exercise-options-on-jhonny-peralta-octavio-dotel |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=[[NBC Sports]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
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On June 20, [[2013 Detroit Tigers season|2013]], Peralta hit a [[walkoff home run|walkoff]] two-run home run off [[2013 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]] [[closing pitcher|closer]] [[Andrew Bailey (baseball)|Andrew Bailey]] to secure the Tigers' victory, 4–3. It was the Tigers' first walkoff win of the season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Beck |first=Jason |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_06_20_bosmlb_detmlb_1&mode=recap_home&c_id=det |title=Peralta's walk-off HR provides much-needed closure |publisher=MLB.com |date=June 20, 2013 |accessdate=June 20, 2013}}</ref> That season, Peralta was named to his second AL All-Star team as a reserve shortstop. This was his first selection by player vote (his previous selection was as an injury replacement). Peralta entered the All-Star break with a .303 batting average, eight home runs and 46 RBIs.


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On June 20, [[2013 Detroit Tigers season|2013]], Peralta hit a [[walkoff home run|walkoff]] two-run home run off [[2013 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]] [[closing pitcher|closer]] [[Andrew Bailey (baseball)|Andrew Bailey]] to secure the Tigers' victory, 4–3. It was the Tigers' first walkoff win of the season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Beck |first=Jason |date=June 21, 2013 |title=Peralta's walk-off HR provides much-needed closure |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/peraltas-walk-off-hr-provides-much-needed-closure/c-51224018 |access-date=June 21, 2013 |work=[[MLB.com]] |publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]}}</ref> That season, Peralta was named to his second AL All-Star team as a reserve shortstop. This was his first selection by player vote (his previous selection was as an injury replacement).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fick |first=Mitch |date=July 6, 2013 |title=Six Tigers Named To AL All-Star Roster |url=https://www.fox17online.com/2013/07/06/six-tigers-named-to-al-all-star-roster |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=[[WXMI]] |language=en}}</ref> Peralta entered the All-Star break with a .303 batting average, eight home runs and 46 RBI.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jhonny Peralta 2013 Batting Splits |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=peraljh01&year=2013&t=b |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=[[Baseball Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
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However, a cloud overshadowed what was shaping to be one of Peralta's best seasons. On August 5, he accepted a 50-game suspension for his role in the [[Biogenesis baseball scandal|Biogenesis performance-enhancing drug scandal]].<ref>[http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130805&content_id=55953176&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb Twelve players get 50-game suspensions] MLB.com August 6, 2013</ref> On September 25, the Tigers announced that Peralta would be activated to the [[Major League Baseball rosters#40-man roster|40-man roster]] following his suspension. He returned two days later for the final series of the regular season.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/det/detroit-tigers-to-activate-jhonny-peralta-when-suspension-ends?ymd=20130925&content_id=61751076&vkey=news_det |title=Tigers to activate Peralta when suspension ends |publisher=[[MLB.com]] |date=September 25, 2013}}</ref> In his shortened regular season, Peralta batted .303 with 11 home runs and 55 RBI in 107 games.


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However, a cloud overshadowed what was shaping to be one of Peralta's best seasons. On August 5, he accepted a 50-game suspension for his role in the [[Biogenesis baseball scandal|Biogenesis performance-enhancing drug scandal]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hagen |first=Paul |date=August 6, 2013 |title=A-Rod gets ban through 2014; 12 get 50 games |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/major-league-baseball-suspends-alex-rodriguez-through-2014-and-12-other-for-50-games/c-55953176 |access-date= |website=[[MLB.com]] |publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]] |language=en}}</ref> On September 25, the Tigers announced that Peralta would be activated to the [[Major League Baseball rosters#40-man roster|40-man roster]] following his suspension. He returned two days later for the final series of the regular season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mastrodonato |first=Jason |date=September 25, 2013 |title=Tigers to activate Peralta when suspension ends |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/detroit-tigers-to-activate-jhonny-peralta-when-suspension-ends/c-61751076 |work=[[MLB.com]] |publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]}}</ref> In his shortened regular season, Peralta batted a career-high .303 with 11 home runs and 55 RBI in 107 games.<ref name="mlbstats" />
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Because Detroit had acquired rookie shortstop [[José Iglesias (baseball)|José Iglesias]] from the Boston Red Sox during the suspension, [[List of Detroit Tigers managers|manager]] [[Jim Leyland]] installed Peralta mainly in left field for the remainder of the season and playoffs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/07/report_detroit_tigers_send_avi.html |title=Detroit Tigers trade Avisail Garcia, Brayan Villarreal for José Iglesias as part of three-team deal |first=Chris |last=Iott |publisher=MLive.com |date=July 31, 2013 |accessdate=January 9, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Sipple |first=George |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2013/10/01/jhonny-peralta-detroit-tigers-playoff-roster-oakland-as-alds/2905781/ |title=Tigers' Peralta ready to play LF in playoffs |work=[[USA Today]] |date=October 1, 2013 |accessdate=January 27, 2014}}</ref> The Tigers, including [[List of Detroit Tigers owners and executives|general manager]] [[Dave Dombrowski]], expressed exoneration of Peralta's breach following the suspension.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sharp |first=Drew |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2013/10/09/detroit-tigers-jhonny-peralta-oakland-athletics-as-biogenesis-suspension-return-column/2949595/ |title=Jhonny Peralta making amends with offense |work=[[USA Today]] |date=October 9, 2013 |accessdate=January 27, 2013}}</ref> Despite derisive chants from fans and actions such as the [[2012 San Francisco Giants season|San Francisco Giants]] leaving similar violator [[Melky Cabrera]] off their playoff roster during their [[2012 World Series|World Series]]-winning season, the Tigers saw the 50-game suspension as sufficient punishment.<ref>{{cite web|authorlink=Nick Cafardo |last=Cafardo |first=Nick |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2013/10/13/tigers-happy-have-jhonny-peralta-around/eixfxLPJMOwWLmK2bEDTtI/story.html |title=Tigers happy to have Jhonny Peralta around |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=October 13, 2013 |accessdate=July 30, 2014}}</ref>


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Because Detroit had acquired rookie shortstop [[José Iglesias (baseball)|José Iglesias]] from the Boston during the suspension, [[List of Detroit Tigers managers|manager]] [[Jim Leyland]] installed Peralta mainly in left field for the remainder of the season and playoffs.<ref>{{cite web |last=Iott |first=Chris |date=July 31, 2013 |title=Detroit Tigers trade Avisail Garcia, Brayan Villarreal for José Iglesias as part of three-team deal |url=http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/07/report_detroit_tigers_send_avi.html |access-date=January 9, 2014 |website=[[MLive Media Group]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Sipple |first=George |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2013/10/01/jhonny-peralta-detroit-tigers-playoff-roster-oakland-as-alds/2905781/ |title=Tigers' Peralta ready to play LF in playoffs |work=[[USA Today]] |date=October 1, 2013 |access-date=January 27, 2014}}</ref> The Tigers, including [[List of Detroit Tigers owners and executives|general manager]] [[Dave Dombrowski]], expressed exoneration of Peralta's breach following the suspension.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sharp |first=Drew |date=October 9, 2013 |title=Column: Jhonny Peralta making amends with offense |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2013/10/09/detroit-tigers-jhonny-peralta-oakland-athletics-as-biogenesis-suspension-return-column/2949595/ |access-date=January 27, 2013 |work=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> Despite derisive chants from fans and actions such as the San Francisco Giants leaving similar violator [[Melky Cabrera]] off their playoff roster during their [[2012 World Series|World Series]]-winning season, the Tigers saw the 50-game suspension as sufficient punishment.<ref>{{cite web|author-link=Nick Cafardo |last=Cafardo |first=Nick |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2013/10/13/tigers-happy-have-jhonny-peralta-around/eixfxLPJMOwWLmK2bEDTtI/story.html |title=Tigers happy to have Jhonny Peralta around |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=October 13, 2013 |access-date=July 30, 2014}}</ref>
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With the Tigers down 3–0 and facing elimination against the [[2013 Oakland Athletics season|Athletics]] in Game 4 of the [[2013 American League Division Series|American League Division Series]] (ALDS), Peralta connected for a three-run home run in the fifth inning. It was "perhaps the biggest swing of the playoffs for the Tigers so far", surmised sportswriter Noah Trister.<ref>{{cite web |last=Trister |first=Noah |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/18/alcs-tigers-jhonny-peralta-doing-what-he-can-make-/?page=all |title=ALCS: Tigers' Jhonny Peralta doing what he can to make good on suspension |work=[[The Washington Times]] |date=October 18, 2013 |accessdate=January 27, 2013}}</ref> The Tigers eventually won the ALDS but lost to the Red Sox in the [[2013 American League Championship Series|American League Championship Series]]. In ten playoff games, Peralta batted .333 with four doubles, one home run and six runs batted in.<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff report |url=http://www.ksdk.com/story/sports/mlb/cardinals/2013/11/24/cardinals-saint-louis-deal-shortstop/3693551/ |title=St. Louis Cardinals, Jhonny Peralta agree to four-year deal |publisher=[[KSDK]].com |date=November 25, 2013 |accessdate=January 27, 2014}}</ref>

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With the Tigers down 3–0 and facing elimination against the Athletics in Game 4 of the [[2013 American League Division Series|American League Division Series]] (ALDS), Peralta connected for a three-run home run in the fifth inning. It was "perhaps the biggest swing of the playoffs for the Tigers so far", surmised sportswriter Noah Trister.<ref>{{cite web |last=Trister |first=Noah |date=October 18, 2013 |title=ALCS: Tigers' Jhonny Peralta doing what he can to make good on suspension |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/18/alcs-tigers-jhonny-peralta-doing-what-he-can-make-/?page=all |access-date=January 27, 2013 |work=[[The Washington Times]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> The Tigers eventually won the ALDS but lost to the Red Sox in the [[2013 American League Championship Series|American League Championship Series]]. In 10 playoff games, Peralta batted .333 with four doubles, one home run and 6 RBI.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite news |author= |date=November 25, 2013 |title=St. Louis Cardinals, Jhonny Peralta agree to four-year deal |url=http://www.ksdk.com/story/sports/mlb/cardinals/2013/11/24/cardinals-saint-louis-deal-shortstop/3693551/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202122243/http://www.ksdk.com/story/sports/mlb/cardinals/2013/11/24/cardinals-saint-louis-deal-shortstop/3693551/ |archive-date=February 2, 2014 |access-date=January 27, 2014 |work=[[KSDK]]}}</ref>


===St. Louis Cardinals (2014–2017)===
===St. Louis Cardinals (2014–2017)===
[[File:JhonnyPeralta2014.jpg|left|thumb|Peralta batting in 2014]]
[[File:JhonnyPeralta2014.jpg|left|thumb|Peralta batting in 2014]]
On November 24, 2013, Peralta signed a four-year contract worth $53 million with the [[2014 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]]. Featuring a declining salary structure, the contract commenced with his salary at $15.5 million in 2014, then $15 million, $12.5 million, and finally $10 million in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseballprospectus.com/compensation/cots/national-league-central/st-louis-cardinals |title=St. Louis Cardinals ('Jhonny Peralta') |work=[[Baseball Prospectus]] (Cot's Baseball Contracts) |accessdate=November 28, 2013}}</ref> Without a qualifying offer from the Tigers, the Cardinals were not obligated to return a first-round draft pick.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cards-reach-deal-with-shortstop-peralta/article_2c6bbf8c-3a73-57a9-a7fd-56b41ed8975c.html|title=Cards reach deal with shortstop Peralta |first=Derrick |last=Goold |newspaper=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]] |date=November 24, 2013 |accessdate=November 24, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Sheldon |first=Mark |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/stl/cardinals-sign-free-agent-shortstop-jhonny-peralta-to-four-year-contract?ymd=20131123&content_id=64174376&vkey=news_stl |title=Cardinals fill another need with Peralta signing: Veteran lands four-year contract, provides offensive upgrade at shortstop |publisher=[[MLB.com]] |date=November 24, 2013 |accessdate=November 24, 2013}}</ref>
On November 24, 2013, Peralta signed a four-year contract worth $53 [[million]] with the [[2014 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]]. Featuring a declining salary structure, the contract commenced with his salary at $15.5 million in 2014, then $15 million, $12.5 million, and finally $10 million in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Louis Cardinals ('Jhonny Peralta') |url=http://www.baseballprospectus.com/compensation/cots/national-league-central/st-louis-cardinals |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409030124/http://www.baseballprospectus.com/compensation/cots/national-league-central/st-louis-cardinals/ |archive-date=April 9, 2014 |access-date=November 28, 2013 |work=[[Baseball Prospectus]]}}</ref> Without a qualifying offer from the Tigers, the Cardinals were not obligated to return a first-round draft pick.<ref>{{cite web |last=Goold |first=Derrick |date=November 24, 2013 |title=Cards reach deal with shortstop Peralta |url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cards-reach-deal-with-shortstop-peralta/article_2c6bbf8c-3a73-57a9-a7fd-56b41ed8975c.html |access-date=November 24, 2013 |website=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Sheldon |first=Mark |date=November 24, 2013 |title=Cardinals fill another need with Peralta signing |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/stl/cardinals-sign-free-agent-shortstop-jhonny-peralta-to-four-year-contract?ymd=20131123&content_id=64174376&vkey=news_stl |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127123402/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/stl/cardinals-sign-free-agent-shortstop-jhonny-peralta-to-four-year-contract?ymd=20131123&content_id=64174376&vkey=news_stl |archive-date=November 27, 2013 |access-date=November 24, 2013 |work=[[St. Louis Cardinals]] |publisher=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref>


====Controversy with free agent signing====
====Controversy with free agent signing====
However, the signing drew scrutiny because he had served the suspension for his connection to the Biogenesis scandal. [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] pitcher [[Brad Ziegler]] spearheaded a cacophony of complaints that the 50-game suspension was not enough of a deterrent, because he viewed that it failed to prevent players who violated the collective bargaining agreement's banned substances use policy to receive compensation for their performances equal to those who had not been found to violate the policy. Cabrera had signed with the [[2013 Toronto Blue Jays season|Toronto Blue Jays]] for two years and $16 million following his suspension in 2012; however, little protest had arisen from those relatively modest figures.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dunkak |first=Ashley |url=http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/11/26/mlb-players-upset-that-jhonny-peralta-got-big-contract-despite-admitted-steroid-use/ |title=MLB players upset that Jhonny Peralta got big contract despite admitted steroid use |publisher=[[WWJ-TV|CBS Detroit]] |date=November 26, 2013 |accessdate=July 30, 2014}}</ref>
However, the signing drew scrutiny because he had served the suspension for his connection to the Biogenesis scandal. [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] pitcher [[Brad Ziegler]] spearheaded a cacophony of complaints that the 50-game suspension was not enough of a deterrent, because he viewed that it failed to prevent players who violated the collective bargaining agreement's banned substances use policy to receive compensation for their performances equal to those who had not been found to violate the policy. Cabrera had signed with the [[2013 Toronto Blue Jays season|Toronto Blue Jays]] for two years and $16 million following his suspension in 2012; however, little protest had arisen from those relatively modest figures.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dunkak |first=Ashley |date=November 26, 2013 |title=MLB players upset that Jhonny Peralta got big contract despite admitted steroid use |url=http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/11/26/mlb-players-upset-that-jhonny-peralta-got-big-contract-despite-admitted-steroid-use/ |access-date=July 30, 2014 |website=[[CBS News]] |publisher=[[WWJ-TV]]}}</ref>


[[File:JhonnyPeralta201403.jpg|thumb|Peralta scoring in 2014]]
[[File:JhonnyPeralta201403.jpg|thumb|Peralta scoring in 2014]]
Cardinals [[List of St. Louis Cardinals owners and executives|general manager]] [[John Mozeliak]] countered by illustrating that the Cardinals were not self-appointed "morality police. ... Character and makeup are something we weigh into our decision-making. In his case, he admitted what he did, he took responsibility for it. I feel like he has paid for his mistakes, and obviously if he were to make another one, then it would be a huge disappointment."<ref>{{cite web |last=Fallstrom |first=A. P. |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/gm-peralta-cardinals-morality-police-21010916 |title=GM on Peralta: Cardinals not 'morality police' |date=November 26, 2013 |accessdate=December 3, 2013}}</ref> New teammate and Cardinals outfielder [[Matt Holliday]], an outspoken critic of [[performance-enhancing drug]]s (PED), declared indemnity. "I am against PEDs and always will be," he said at the Cardinals' winter fan festival. "But I also am a forgiving person and he served his suspension. That's the rules of the game. I'm happy to have him as a teammate. ... His teammates in Detroit welcomed him back."<ref>{{cite news|last=Mayes |first=Warren |url=http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140121/SPORTS0104/301210067 |title=Cardinals' Matt Holliday glad to have ex-Tiger Jhonny Peralta as teammate despite PED suspension |work=[[The Detroit News]] |date=January 21, 2014 |accessdate=January 27, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202153336/http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140121/SPORTS0104/301210067 |archivedate=February 2, 2014 }}</ref> [[List of St. Louis Cardinals managers|Manager]] [[Mike Matheny]] echoed a similar averment.<ref>{{cite web |last=Langosch |first=Jenifer |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/stl/cardinals-manager-mike-matheny-forgiving-of-new-shortstop-jhonny-peraltas-past?ymd=20131210&content_id=64556450&vkey=news_stl |title=Matheny forgiving of new shortstop Peralta's past |publisher=[[MLB.com]] |date=December 10, 2013 |accessdate=January 27, 2014}}</ref>
Cardinals [[List of St. Louis Cardinals owners and executives|general manager]] [[John Mozeliak]] countered by illustrating that the Cardinals were not self-appointed "morality police. ... Character and makeup are something we weigh into our decision-making. In his case, he admitted what he did, he took responsibility for it. I feel like he has paid for his mistakes, and obviously if he were to make another one, then it would be a huge disappointment."<ref>{{cite web |last=Fallstrom |first=A. P. |date=November 26, 2013 |title=GM on Peralta: Cardinals not 'morality police' |url=https://www.ksl.com/article/27772484/gm-on-peralta-cardinals-not-morality-police |access-date=December 3, 2013 |website=[[KSL-TV]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> New teammate and Cardinals outfielder [[Matt Holliday]], an outspoken critic of [[performance-enhancing drug]]s (PED), declared indemnity. "I am against PEDs and always will be," he said at the Cardinals' winter fan festival. "But I also am a forgiving person and he served his suspension. That's the rules of the game. I'm happy to have him as a teammate. ... His teammates in Detroit welcomed him back."<ref>{{cite news|last=Mayes |first=Warren |url=http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140121/SPORTS0104/301210067 |title=Cardinals' Matt Holliday glad to have ex-Tiger Jhonny Peralta as teammate despite PED suspension |work=[[The Detroit News]] |date=January 21, 2014 |access-date=January 27, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202153336/http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140121/SPORTS0104/301210067 |archive-date=February 2, 2014 }}</ref> [[List of St. Louis Cardinals managers|Manager]] [[Mike Matheny]] echoed a similar averment.<ref>{{cite web |last=Langosch |first=Jenifer |date=December 10, 2013 |title=Matheny forgiving of new shortstop Peralta's past |url=https://www.mlb.com/cardinals/news/cardinals-manager-mike-matheny-forgiving-of-new-shortstop-jhonny-peraltas-past/c-64556450 |access-date=January 27, 2014 |work=[[St. Louis Cardinals]] |publisher=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref>


====2014====
====2014====
On April 27, [[2014 St. Louis Cardinals season|2014]], Peralta hit his first multi-homer game in [[Busch Stadium]] against the [[2014 Pittsburgh Pirates season|Pittsburgh Pirates]]. It also gave him six home runs for the month, surpassing [[Édgar Rentería]]'s club record of five in April he set for shortstops in [[2000 St. Louis Cardinals season|2000]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Langosch |first=Jenifer |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2014_04_27_pitmlb_slnmlb_1&mode=recap_home&c_id=stl |title=Wainwright deals, Peralta powers way to win |date=April 27, 2014 |accessdate=April 27, 2014}}</ref> Peralta surpassed another team record for shortstops Rentería set in 2000, hitting his 17th home run of the season on August 20.<ref name=cardsshr>{{cite web |last=Jobe |first=David |url=http://fox2now.com/2014/08/20/peralta-sets-cardinals-ss-homerun-mark/ |title=Peralta sets Cardinals SS homerun mark |publisher=[[KTVI]] St. Louis |date=August 20, 2014 |accessdate=October 13, 2014}}</ref> While he produced his usual amount of home runs, his batting average was inconsistent early in the season. In each month from April to August, it progressed from .196 to .237 to .241 to .252 to .270.<ref>{{cite web |last=Nations |first=Stephen |url=http://www.ksdk.com/story/sports/commentary/2014/09/11/the-quiet-brilliance-of-jhonny-peralta/15477571/ |title=The quite brilliance of Jhonny Peralta |publisher=[[KSDK]].com |date=September 11, 2014 |accessdate=October 23, 2014}}</ref>
On April 27, [[2014 St. Louis Cardinals season|2014]], Peralta hit his first multi-homer game in [[Busch Stadium]] against the [[2014 Pittsburgh Pirates season|Pittsburgh Pirates]]. It also gave him six home runs for the month, surpassing [[Édgar Rentería]]'s club record of five in April he set for shortstops in [[2000 St. Louis Cardinals season|2000]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Langosch |first=Jenifer |date=April 27, 2014 |title=Wainwright deals, Peralta powers way to series win |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/wainwright-deals-peralta-powers-way-to-series-win/c-73579298 |access-date=April 27, 2014 |website=[[MLB.com]] |publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]}}</ref> Peralta surpassed another team record for shortstops Rentería set in 2000, hitting his 17th home run of the season on August 20.<ref name="cardsshr">{{cite web |last=Jobe |first=Dave |date=August 20, 2014 |title=Peralta sets Cardinals SS homerun mark |url=http://fox2now.com/2014/08/20/peralta-sets-cardinals-ss-homerun-mark/ |access-date=October 13, 2014 |website=[[KTVI]]}}</ref> While he produced his usual amount of home runs, his batting average was inconsistent early in the season. In each month from April to August, it progressed from .196 to .237 to .241 to .252 to .270.<ref>{{cite web |last=Nations |first=Stephen |date=September 11, 2014 |title=The quite brilliance of Jhonny Peralta |url=http://www.ksdk.com/story/sports/commentary/2014/09/11/the-quiet-brilliance-of-jhonny-peralta/15477571/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913004837/http://www.ksdk.com/story/sports/commentary/2014/09/11/the-quiet-brilliance-of-jhonny-peralta/15477571/ |archive-date=September 13, 2014 |access-date=October 23, 2014 |website=[[KSDK]]}}</ref>


With the second-place Pirates just a game behind in the standings with two left to play for the season, Peralta drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning against the [[2014 Arizona Diamondbacks season|Diamondbacks]] as part of a three-RBI night.<ref>{{cite magazine |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2014/09/27/ap-bbn-cardinals-diamondbacks-1st-ld-writethru |title=Cardinals beat Arizona in 10, stay alone in 1st |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=September 26, 2014 |accessdate=October 13, 2014}}</ref> He ended the season leading the Cardinals in home runs with 21.<ref>{{cite magazine |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2014/10/01/ap-bbn-cardinals-time |title=Year after year, Cardinals find ways to contend |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=October 1, 2014 |accessdate=October 13, 2014}}</ref> Peralta also led the club in doubles (38) and was second in slugging percentage (.443), RBI (75), total bases (248) and games played (157). His batting average was .263 and OBP .336.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/2014.shtml |title=2014 St. Louis Cardinals batting, pitching, & fielding statistics |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |accessdate=October 23, 2014}}</ref>
With the second-place Pirates just a game behind in the standings with two left to play for the season, Peralta drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning against the [[2014 Arizona Diamondbacks season|Diamondbacks]] as part of a three-RBI night.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=September 26, 2014 |title=Cardinals beat Arizona in 10, stay alone in 1st |url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2014/09/27/ap-bbn-cardinals-diamondbacks-1st-ld-writethru |access-date=October 13, 2014 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> He ended the season leading the Cardinals in home runs with 21.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=October 1, 2014 |title=Year after year, Cardinals find ways to contend |url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2014/10/01/ap-bbn-cardinals-time |access-date=October 13, 2014 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> Peralta also led the club in doubles (38) and was second in slugging percentage (.443), RBI (75), total bases (248) and games played (157). His batting average was .263 and he posted an OBP of .336.<ref name="mlbstats" /><ref>{{cite web |title=2014 St. Louis Cardinals batting, pitching, & fielding statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/2014.shtml |access-date=October 23, 2014 |website=[[Baseball Reference]]}}</ref>


In his first season in the [[National League]] (NL), Peralta ranked seventh in the league in doubles and sixth in games played. According to [[Baseball-Reference.com]]'s advanced metrics, he had his best season defensively, finishing fifth in the NL among all players – third among shortstops – with 2.6 defensive [[Wins Above Replacement]] (dWAR). His combined offensive and defensive WAR placed tenth among all NL players at 5.8. In counting and rate defensive statistics among NL shortstops, he finished second in [[double play]]s turned (98), and fifth in [[fielding percentage]] (.981), [[putout]]s (191), [[Assist (baseball)|assists]] (418), and [[range factor]] per nine innings (4.17).<ref name=mlbstats>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/peraljh01.shtml |title=Jhonny Peralta statistics and history |website=Baseball-Reference.com |accessdate=October 23, 2014}}</ref> On October 23, ''The [[Sporting News]]'' announced Peralta was selected to their NL All-Star team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2014-10-22/sporting-news-national-league-all-star-team-clayton-kershaw-photos/slide/5 |title=Sporting News 2014 National League All-Star Team: SS– Jhonny Peralta, Cardinals |date=October 22, 2014 |accessdate=October 23, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024053213/http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2014-10-22/sporting-news-national-league-all-star-team-clayton-kershaw-photos/slide/5 |archivedate=October 24, 2014 }}</ref><ref name=snallstar>{{cite news |last=Goold |first=Derrick |url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland/cardinals-notes-jenkins-rising-peralta-honored/article_ee8dc1ed-7e9d-5f5e-9bde-fd1516996f13.html |title=Cardinals Notes: Jenkins rising, Peralta honored |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=October 23, 2014 |accessdate=October 23, 2014}}</ref> He finished 15th in the NL [[Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award|MVP]] voting, the first time in his career he received consideration for the award.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2014.shtml#NLmvp |title=2014 awards voting |website=Baseball-Reference.com |accessdate=November 27, 2014}}</ref>
In his first season in the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] (NL), Peralta ranked seventh in the league in doubles and sixth in games played.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=2014 National League Batting Leaders |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/2014-batting-leaders.shtml |access-date=September 17, 2024 |website=[[Baseball Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> According to [[Baseball Reference|Baseball Reference's]] advanced metrics, he had his best season defensively, finishing fifth in the NL among all players – third among shortstops – with 2.5 defensive [[Wins Above Replacement]] (dWAR). His combined offensive and defensive WAR placed tenth among all NL players at 5.8.<ref name=":3" /> In counting and rate defensive statistics among NL shortstops, he finished second in [[double play]]s turned (98), and fifth in [[fielding percentage]] (.981), [[putout]]s (191), and [[Assist (baseball)|assists]] (418).<ref>{{Cite web |title=2014 National League Fielding Leaders |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/2014-fielding-leaders.shtml |access-date=September 17, 2024 |website=[[Baseball Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> On October 23, ''The [[Sporting News]]'' announced Peralta was selected to their NL All-Star team.<ref>{{cite web |date=October 22, 2014 |title=Sporting News 2014 National League All-Star Team: SS– Jhonny Peralta, Cardinals |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2014-10-22/sporting-news-national-league-all-star-team-clayton-kershaw-photos/slide/5 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024053213/http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2014-10-22/sporting-news-national-league-all-star-team-clayton-kershaw-photos/slide/5 |archive-date=October 24, 2014 |access-date=October 23, 2014 |website=[[The Sporting News]]}}</ref><ref name="snallstar">{{cite news |last=Goold |first=Derrick |date=October 23, 2014 |title=Cardinals Notes: Jenkins rising, Peralta honored |url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland/cardinals-notes-jenkins-rising-peralta-honored/article_ee8dc1ed-7e9d-5f5e-9bde-fd1516996f13.html |access-date=October 23, 2014 |newspaper=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]}}</ref> He finished 15th in the NL [[Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award|MVP]] voting, the first time in his career he received consideration for the award.<ref>{{cite web |title=2014 awards voting |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2014.shtml#NLmvp |access-date=November 27, 2014 |website=[[Baseball Reference]]}}</ref>


====Third All-Star selection (2015)====
====Third All-Star selection (2015)====
On May 25, [[2015 St. Louis Cardinals season|2015]], Peralta hit a walk-off home run in the tenth inning against the [[2015 Arizona Diamondbacks season|Diamondbacks]], his seventh home run of the season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Krest |first=Shawn |url=http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasybaseball/update/25195442/jhonny-peralta-hits-walk-off-homer-for-cardinals |title=Jhonny Peralta hits walk-off homer for Cardinals |publisher=CBS Sports.com |date=May 25, 2015 |accessdate=June 7, 2015}}</ref> In his time with the Cardinals through June 1, he ranked first in extra-base hits (80) and home runs (29), third in RBI (101), second in slugging percentage (.461) and OPS (.804) and fourth in on-base percentage (.361) among MLB shortstops. On defense, he did not rely heavily on range, but on smart positioning and making the routine plays, qualifying him for +1 defensive runs saved after saving 17 the year before.<ref>{{cite web |last=Miklasz |first=Bernie |url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bernie-jhonny-peralta-keeps-rolling-on/article_4c876cbd-3912-549a-8364-f41fc7f8695d.html |title=Peralta keeps rolling on |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=June 2, 2015 |accessdate=June 7, 2015}}</ref>
On May 25, [[2015 St. Louis Cardinals season|2015]], Peralta hit a walk-off home run in the tenth inning against the [[2015 Arizona Diamondbacks season|Diamondbacks]], his seventh home run of the season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Krest |first=Shawn |date=May 25, 2015 |title=Jhonny Peralta hits walk-off homer for Cardinals |url=http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasybaseball/update/25195442/jhonny-peralta-hits-walk-off-homer-for-cardinals |access-date=June 7, 2015 |website=[[CBS Sports]]}}</ref> In his time with the Cardinals through June 1, he ranked first in extra-base hits (80) and home runs (29), third in RBI (101), second in slugging percentage (.461) and OPS (.804) and fourth in on-base percentage (.361) among MLB shortstops. On defense, he did not rely heavily on range, but on smart positioning and making the routine plays, qualifying him for +1 defensive runs saved after saving 17 the year before.<ref>{{cite web |last=Miklasz |first=Bernie |date=June 2, 2015 |title=Peralta keeps rolling on |url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bernie-jhonny-peralta-keeps-rolling-on/article_4c876cbd-3912-549a-8364-f41fc7f8695d.html |access-date=June 7, 2015 |work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]}}</ref>


He was selected as the National League's starting shortstop in the [[2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] at [[Great American Ball Park]] in [[Cincinnati]]<ref name=2015as>{{cite news |last=Goold |first=Derrick |url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cards-land-molina-wacha-rosenthal-on-all-star-team/article_2fd202d8-8e93-5736-aa31-59cd598aa3e5.html |title=Cards land Molina, Wacha, Rosenthal on All-Star team |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=July 7, 2015 |accessdate=July 7, 2015}}</ref> after batting .298 with 13 home runs and 46 RBI over the first 87 games in 2015. After the All-Star break, he batted .243, and produced three doubles and two home runs over the final two months, or 54 games.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hummel |first=Rick |authorlink=Rick Hummel |url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-hope-to-get-peralta-more-rest/article_a205d580-df05-5e0f-91e7-9aa2afe41042.html |title=Cardinals hope to get Peralta more rest |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=January 25, 2016 |accessdate=January 25, 2016}}</ref> Peralta finished the season with a .275 batting average, 17 home runs, 71 RBI, 26 doubles, and 159 hits in 155 games played.<ref name=mlbstats/>
Peralta was selected as the National League's starting shortstop in the [[2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] at [[Great American Ball Park]] in [[Cincinnati]]<ref name="2015as">{{cite news |last=Goold |first=Derrick |date=July 7, 2015 |title=Cards land Molina, Wacha, Rosenthal on All-Star team |url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cards-land-molina-wacha-rosenthal-on-all-star-team/article_2fd202d8-8e93-5736-aa31-59cd598aa3e5.html |access-date=July 7, 2015 |newspaper=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]}}</ref> after batting .298 with 13 home runs and 46 RBI over the first 87 games in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jhonny Peralta 2015 Batting Splits |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=peraljh01&year=2015&t=b |access-date=September 17, 2024 |website=[[Baseball Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> After the All-Star break, he batted .243, and produced three doubles and two home runs over the final two months, or 54 games.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hummel |first=Rick |author-link=Rick Hummel |date=January 25, 2016 |title=Cardinals hope to get Peralta more rest |url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-hope-to-get-peralta-more-rest/article_a205d580-df05-5e0f-91e7-9aa2afe41042.html |access-date=January 25, 2016 |newspaper=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]}}</ref> Peralta finished the season with a .275 batting average, 17 home runs, 71 RBI, 26 doubles, and 159 hits in 155 games played.<ref name=mlbstats/> In the [[2015 National League Division Series]], Peralta hit just .143 with an RBI as the Cardinals were defeated by the [[Chicago Cubs]] in four games.<ref name="mlbstats" />


====Final years with St. Louis (2016-2017)====
====Final years with St. Louis (2016-2017)====
Thumb injuries caused Peralta to miss significant time in [[2016 St. Louis Cardinals season|2016]].<ref name=wilhelm071916>{{cite newspaper |last=Wilhelm |first=David |url=http://www.bnd.com/sports/mlb/st-louis-cardinals/article90609252.html |title=Down and out: Third baseman Peralta becomes latest Cardinal to land on disabled list |work=[[Belleville News-Democrat]] |date=July 19, 2016 |accessdate=July 21, 2016}}</ref> While fielding a ball during spring training on March 7, he damaged an [[Ulnar collateral ligament of thumb|ulnar collateral ligament]] in his left thumb.<ref>{{cite web |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/08/sports/baseball/st-louis-cardinals-jhonny-peralta-thumb-roundup.html?_r=0 |title=Cardinals’ Jhonny Peralta hurts thumb and could miss 2 months |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 7, 2016 |accessdate=March 8, 2016}}</ref> He underwent surgery to repair the ligament and was expected to miss 10 to 12 weeks of play.<ref>{{cite news |author=Tribune news services |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/ct-cardinals-jhonny-peralta-surgery-20160310-story.html |title=Cardinals' Jhonny Peralta undergoes surgery for thumb injury |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=March 10, 2016 |accessdate=March 12, 2016}}</ref> He began a [[Physical therapy|rehabilitation]] assignment with the Single-A [[Peoria Chiefs]] on May 20, 2016,<ref>{{cite web |last=Goold |first=Derrick |url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-notes-peralta-headed-to-peoria-for-rehab-games/article_e37c89db-6dac-50ad-9ae0-40bca976617e.html |title=Cardinals notes: Peralta headed to Peoria for rehab games |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=May 20, 2016 |accessdate=May 29, 2016}}</ref> and the club activated him for game action before a series against [[2016 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati]] on June 7.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/16027636/jhonny-peralta-st-louis-cardinals-activated-dl-start-3b-vs-cincinnati-reds |title=Cardinals activate Jhonny Peralta for series opener vs. Reds |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |date=June 7, 2016 |accessdate=June 8, 2016}}</ref> The Cardinals placed him back on the on disabled list on July 19 due to swelling in the left thumb, although that injury appeared unrelated to the torn ligament and an MRI had revealed no structural damage, per Mozeliak.<ref name=wilhelm071916/> In 2017 he batted .204/.259/.204.
Thumb injuries caused Peralta to miss significant time in [[2016 St. Louis Cardinals season|2016]].<ref name=wilhelm071916>{{cite news |last=Wilhelm |first=David |url=http://www.bnd.com/sports/mlb/st-louis-cardinals/article90609252.html |title=Down and out: Third baseman Peralta becomes latest Cardinal to land on disabled list |work=[[Belleville News-Democrat]] |date=July 19, 2016 |access-date=July 21, 2016}}</ref> While fielding a ball during spring training on March 7, he damaged an [[Ulnar collateral ligament of thumb|ulnar collateral ligament]] in his left thumb.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 7, 2016 |title=Cardinals' Jhonny Peralta hurts thumb and could miss 2 months |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/08/sports/baseball/st-louis-cardinals-jhonny-peralta-thumb-roundup.html?_r=0 |access-date=March 8, 2016 |website=[[The New York Times]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> He underwent surgery to repair the ligament and was expected to miss 10 to 12 weeks of play.<ref>{{cite news |author= |date=March 10, 2016 |title=Cardinals' Jhonny Peralta undergoes surgery for thumb injury |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2016/03/10/cardinals-jhonny-peralta-undergoes-surgery-for-thumb-injury/ |url-status= |access-date=March 12, 2016 |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> He began a [[Physical therapy|rehabilitation]] assignment with the Single-A [[Peoria Chiefs]] on May 20, 2016,<ref>{{cite web |last=Goold |first=Derrick |date=May 20, 2016 |title=Cardinals notes: Peralta headed to Peoria for rehab games |url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-notes-peralta-headed-to-peoria-for-rehab-games/article_e37c89db-6dac-50ad-9ae0-40bca976617e.html |access-date=May 29, 2016 |website=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]}}</ref> and the club activated him for game action before a series against [[2016 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati]] on June 7.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 7, 2016 |title=Cardinals activate Jhonny Peralta for series opener vs. Reds |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/16027636/jhonny-peralta-st-louis-cardinals-activated-dl-start-3b-vs-cincinnati-reds |access-date=June 8, 2016 |website=[[ESPN]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> The Cardinals placed Peralta back on the disabled list on July 19 due to swelling in the left thumb, although that injury appeared unrelated to the torn ligament and an MRI had revealed no structural damage, per Mozeliak.<ref name=wilhelm071916/> He was activated on August 2.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saxon |first=Mark |date=August 2, 2016 |title=Cardinals get Moss, Peralta back from DL stints |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/17204854/st-louis-cardinals-get-brandon-moss-jhonny-peralta-back-dl-send-aledmys-diaz-dl |access-date=September 17, 2024 |website=[[ESPN]] |language=en}}</ref> Due to the emergence of shortstop prospect [[Aledmys Díaz]], the Cardinals began to shift Peralta over to third base upon his return.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Wilhelm |first=David |date=March 10, 2017 |title=Peralta sizing up the hot corner for Cardinals |url=https://www.bnd.com/sports/mlb/st-louis-cardinals/article137837208.html |access-date=September 17, 2024 |website=[[Belleville News-Democrat]]}}</ref> Peralta finished the 2016 season batting .260 with eight home runs and 29 RBI in 80 games.<ref name="mlbstats" />

He was [[designated for assignment]] by the Cardinals on June 9, 2017<ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article/235371390/jhonny-peralta-designated-for-assignment |title=Peralta DFA'd as Cards shuffle roster, coaches |publisher=MLB.com |date=June 9, 2017}}</ref> and he was released on June 13.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/06/cardinals-release-jhonny-peralta.html|title=Cardinals Release Jhonny Peralta|work=MLB Trade Rumors|first=Jeff|last=Todd|date=June 13, 2017|accessdate=June 13, 2017}}</ref>
In 2017, Peralta continued to start at third base for the Cardinals.<ref name="mlbstats" /><ref name=":4" /> However, he struggled to begin the season, posting a slash line of .204/.259/.204 with no home runs or RBI in 21 games.<ref name="mlbstats" /> He was [[designated for assignment]] by the Cardinals on June 9, 2017<ref>{{cite web |last=Kramer |first=Daniel |date=June 9, 2017 |title=Peralta DFA'd as Cards shuffle roster, coaches |url=http://m.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article/235371390/jhonny-peralta-designated-for-assignment |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609215518/http://m.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article/235371390/jhonny-peralta-designated-for-assignment/ |archive-date=June 9, 2017 |access-date=June 9, 2017 |work=[[St. Louis Cardinals]] |publisher=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref> and he was released on June 13.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/06/cardinals-release-jhonny-peralta.html|title=Cardinals Release Jhonny Peralta|work=MLB Trade Rumors|first=Jeff|last=Todd|date=June 13, 2017|access-date=June 13, 2017}}</ref>


===Boston Red Sox===
===Boston Red Sox===
The [[Boston Red Sox]] signed Peralta on June 23, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/06/red-sox-sign-jhonny-peralta.html|title=Red Sox Sign Jhonny Peralta|website=MLB Trade Rumors|date=June 23, 2017 |language=en-US|access-date=July 24, 2017}}</ref> He was initially assigned to the Triple-A [[Pawtucket Red Sox]], where hit .200 with two home runs and 5 RBI in 10 games.<ref name=":0" /> Peralta never played in a Major League game for the Red Sox, and he was released on July 13.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dillon |first=Kevin |date=July 13, 2017 |title=Boston Red Sox release Jhonny Peralta, could set stage for Rafael Devers call-up to Triple-A |url=http://www.masslive.com/redsox/index.ssf/2017/07/boston_red_sox_release_jhonny.html |access-date=July 24, 2017 |work=[[The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts)|The Republican]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
The Boston Red Sox signed Jhonny Peralta on June 23, 2017. The Red Sox were in serious need of a third baseman after Hernandez and Holt suffered season-ending injuries, Rutledge juggled 2B and 3B after an injury to Pedroia, Marrero was struggling with his bat, and an injury-plagued Pablo Sandoval made multiple mistakes at the plate and at the hot corner before an ear infection. The Red Sox were left with Marrero at third, when Dombrowski announced the team would be making serious improvements at third. That came on the same day as the Peralta signing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/06/red-sox-sign-jhonny-peralta.html|title=Red Sox Sign Jhonny Peralta|website=MLB Trade Rumors|language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-24}}</ref>

Peralta never played in a Major League game for the Red Sox, and on July 13, 2017, he was released by the Red Sox.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.masslive.com/redsox/index.ssf/2017/07/boston_red_sox_release_jhonny.html|title=Boston Red Sox release Jhonny Peralta, could set stage for Rafael Devers call-up to Triple-A|work=masslive.com|access-date=2017-07-24|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Skills profile==
==Skills profile==
The metrics for Peralta's overall career defense show him as an average shortstop. However, his numbers have improved to the point where he was once a below-average shortstop to being a well above-average defender.<ref>{{cite web |last=Edwards |first=Craig |url=http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2014/6/23/5830206/explaining-jhonny-peralta-defense |title=Explaining Jhonny Peralta |publisher=Viva El Birdos |date=June 23, 2014 |accessdate=June 23, 2014}}</ref>
The metrics for Peralta's overall career defense show him as an average shortstop. However, his numbers have improved to the point where he was once a below-average shortstop to being a well above-average defender.<ref>{{cite web |last=Edwards |first=Craig |date=June 23, 2014 |title=Explaining Jhonny Peralta |url=http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2014/6/23/5830206/explaining-jhonny-peralta-defense |access-date=June 23, 2014 |website=Viva El Birdos |publisher=[[SB Nation]]}}</ref>


==Awards and accomplishments==
==Awards and accomplishments==
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* [[International League Most Valuable Player Award]] (2004)<ref name=ilmvp/>
* [[International League Most Valuable Player Award]] (2004)<ref name=ilmvp/>
* 3× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|Major League Baseball All Star]] ([[2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2011]], [[2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2013]], [[2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2015]])<ref name=2015as/>
* 3× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|Major League Baseball All Star]] ([[2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2011]], [[2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2013]], [[2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2015]])<ref name=2015as/>
* ''The [[Sporting News]]'' [[National League]] All-Star at shortstop (2014)<ref name=snallstar/>
* ''The [[Sporting News]]'' [[National League (baseball)|National League]] All-Star at shortstop (2014)<ref name=snallstar/>
* [[Buffalo Baseball Hall of Fame]] Inductee (2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jhonny Peralta - Buffalo Baseball Hall of Fame |url=https://img.mlbstatic.com/milb-images/image/private/q_100/milb/n6z4zwnqrmsfjpp4muxw |website=[[Buffalo Baseball Hall of Fame]]}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Peralta is married to Molly Peralta. The couple have three daughters; including, twins named Gabriela Rose and Laina Katherine.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=425509#gameType='R'&sectionType=career&statType=1&season=2013&level='ALL' |title=Jhonny Peralta player stats ('Bio') |publisher=MLB.com |accessdate=November 24, 2013}}</ref>
Peralta is married to Molly Peralta. The couple have three daughters; including, twins named Gabriela Rose and Laina Katherine.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jhonny Peralta Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/jhonny-peralta-425509 |access-date=November 24, 2013 |website=[[MLB.com]] |language=en}}</ref>


===Name spelling===
===Name spelling===
While the spelling of his first name is unusual in the United States, Peralta stated many people use that spelling in the Dominican Republic.<ref>{{cite news |first=Steve |last=Kornacki |title=Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta's even-keel play impresses manager Jim Leyland |url=http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2010/08/tigers_shortstop_jhonny_peralt.html |publisher=[[MLive]] |accessdate=August 21, 2013 |date=August 10, 2010}}</ref>
While the spelling of his first name is unusual in the United States, Peralta stated many people use that spelling in the Dominican Republic.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kornacki |first=Steve |date=August 10, 2010 |title=Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta's even-keel play impresses manager Jim Leyland |url=http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2010/08/tigers_shortstop_jhonny_peralt.html |access-date=August 21, 2013 |work=[[MLive Media Group]]}}</ref> He also told the ''Santo Domingo Times'' that his spelling is right and every "Johnny" or "Johnnie" in the world is wrong.<ref>{{cite web |last=Greenspan |first=Sam |date=June 3, 2010 |title=11 athletes whose names are (or really seem like) typos |url=http://www.11points.com/Sports/11_Athletes_Whose_Names_Are_(Or_Really_Seem_Like)_Typos |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100606180435/http://www.11points.com/Sports/11_Athletes_Whose_Names_Are_(Or_Really_Seem_Like)_Typos |archive-date=June 6, 2010 |access-date=August 14, 2011 |website=11 Points}}</ref>
He also told the ''Santo Domingo Times'' that his spelling is right and every "Johnny" or "Johnnie" in the world is wrong.<ref>{{cite web |last=Greenspan |first=Sam |url=http://www.11points.com/Sports/11_Athletes_Whose_Names_Are_(Or_Really_Seem_Like)_Typos |title=11 athletes whose names are (or really seem like) typos |publisher=11 Points |date=June 3, 2010 |accessdate=August 14, 2011}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[List of Major League Baseball players suspended for performance-enhancing drugs]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball players suspended for performance-enhancing drugs]]


==References==
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*{{note label|BABIP|a|a}} [[Batting average on balls in play]], or BABIP, is the calculation of the batting average of all playable batted balls only. It excludes strikeouts and home runs and includes sacrifice flies. This statistic is widely variable, as defense, "luck", and opposing team's talent levels all affect BABIP. Most hitters' BABIP falls within or close to the range of .290 and .300.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fangraphs.com/library/offense/babip/ |title=Sabermetrics Library: BABIP |publisher=[[Fangraphs]] |accessdate=January 28, 2014}}</ref> According to [[Baseball-Reference.com]], Peralta's career BABIP through 2013 was .315.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?id=peraljh01&year=Career&t=b |title=Jhonny Peralta career batting splits |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |accessdate=January 28, 2014}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 21:19, 17 September 2024

For the Peruvian politician, see Jhony Peralta.
Not to be confused with Jhonny Pereda.

Jhonny Peralta
Peralta with the St. Louis Cardinals
Shortstop
Born: (1982-05-28) May 28, 1982 (age 42)
Santiago, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 12, 2003, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
June 6, 2017, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Batting average.267
Home runs202
Runs batted in873
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Jhonny Antonio Peralta (born May 28, 1982) is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). The Cleveland Indians signed him as an amateur free agent in his native Dominican Republic in 1999, and he made his major league debut for the Indians on June 12, 2003. He subsequently played for the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals. A solid hitter with power, Peralta has rated average defensively. He throws and bats right-handed, stands 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m), and weighs 225 pounds (102 kg).

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 .326 with 44 doubles, 15 home runs and 86 runs batted in. Buffalo was also the International League champion that same season.

Each year from 2005 through 2015, Peralta reached at least 100 hits, and double figures in both home runs and doubles. He is a three-time MLB All-Star selection. He set single-season home run records for shortstops for two franchises – for the Indians in 2005, and the Cardinals in 2014. While a member of the Tigers in 2013, he served a 50-game suspension for his role in the Biogenesis performance-enhancing drug scandal. In 2017 he signed with the Boston Red Sox, but was released less than a month later without having played in a game for the team.

Playing career (1999–2017)

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Minor leagues (1999–2004)

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The Cleveland Indians signed Peralta as an amateur free agent in 1999 and assigned him to the Dominican Summer League Indians that season. Peralta batted .303 with a .398 on-base percentage (OBP) and a .514 slugging percentage (SLG); 41 percent of his hits went for extra bases. Those figures were boosted by an unsustainable .373 batting average on balls in play (BABIP).[a] Nevertheless, the Indians promoted him aggressively.[3]

In 2000, the 18-year-old Peralta played for the Columbus RedStixx, the Single-A affiliate of the Indians in the South Atlantic League. He batted .241 with three home runs and 34 runs batted in (RBI) in 106 games, playing all but one game at shortstop (the other was at third base).[4] The following season, he advanced to the Kinston Indians, Cleveland's High-A affiliate in the Carolina League. In 125 games, he batted .240 with seven home runs and 47 RBI.[4]

In 2002, Peralta moved up to the Double-A Akron Aeros, where he hit .281 with 15 home runs and 62 RBI in 130 games. In 2003, he batted .257 with a home run and 21 RBI in 63 games with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. After his 2003 call up to the major leagues, Peralta began to draw widespread attention for his hitting with the Aeros and Bisons.[4]

In 2004, Peralta batted .326 with 15 home runs and 86 RBI in 138 games with the Bisons.[4] He also scored 109 runs and stroked 44 doubles, the most ever in the Bisons' modern era, followed by 39 for Kevin Pillar in 2014.[5] This offensive leap helped him win the International League Most Valuable Player Award that year,[6] and Buffalo went on to win the Governors' Cup as the International League champions. He also received the Lou Boudreau Award as the Indians' 2004 Minor League Player of the Year.[7]

Cleveland Indians (2003–10)

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Peralta batting for the Cleveland Indians in 2009

Peralta made his Major League debut with Cleveland on June 12, 2003, appearing in the eighth inning as a defensive replacement for Casey Blake at third base.[8] He posted a .227 batting average with four home runs and 21 RBI in 77 games with Cleveland in 2003.[9] The next season, despite his accomplishments at the Triple-A level, Peralta saw just 25 at bats (AB) in eight games at the major league level due to the presence of perennial fan-favorite Omar Vizquel, who left the Indians as a free agent following the 2004 season.[9]

Peralta became Cleveland's full-time starting shortstop early in 2005 and batted .292 with 24 home runs and 78 RBI in 141 games.[9] His home run and RBI totals set a franchise record for an Indians shortstop. On July 3, he became affixed in the Indians' third slot in the batting order. Cleveland then won 23 of their next 33 games to put them one game behind the New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics in the Wild Card race late in August. He joined Woodie Held as the only shortstops in Indians history to hit at least 20 home runs.[10]

On March 10, 2006, Peralta agreed to a five-year, $13 million contract with an option for a sixth year to stay with the Indians until the 2011 season.[11] However, his 2006 season saw a decline both offensively and defensively from the previous season. He finished with a .268 average, 13 home runs and 68 RBI in 149 games.[9] At the start of spring training in 2007, it was revealed that Peralta suffered from vision problems in 2006 and had corrective LASIK eye surgery to deal with it.[12]

During the 2007 season, Peralta improved upon his 2006 numbers, and hit .270 with 21 home runs and 72 RBI in 152 games.[9] The Indians won the American League Central, and in the 2007 American League Division Series, Peralta hit safely in every game of the four-game series, batting .467 with three doubles, 2 RBI and four walks.[9] After eliminating the New York Yankees in the ALDS, the Indians advanced to the 2007 American League Championship Series to face the Boston Red Sox.[13] In Game 2, Peralta hit a three-run home run off Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling for his first career postseason home run. He recorded 4 total RBI in Cleveland's 13–6 win.[14] He added another three-run home run in Game 4, a 7–3 Indians win.[15] Peralta hit .259 with two home runs and 8 RBI in the seven-game series, which was eventually won by the Red Sox.[9][13]

Peralta batted .276 with 23 home runs and a career-high 89 RBI in 154 games during the 2008 season.[9]

After breaking an 0-for-8 skid on May 1, 2009, against the Detroit Tigers, Peralta's 86th career home run with the Indians broke the team record for shortstops that Woodie Held held. His solo home run provided the margin of victory for Cleveland in a 6–5 score.[16] Peralta finished the season batting .254 with 11 home runs and 83 RBI in 151 games.[9]

Peralta hit his first career inside-the-park home run against Tigers pitcher Andy Oliver on July 18, 2010. The home run came on a play in which outfielder Ryan Raburn crashed through the bullpen door attempting to catch the ball.[17] In 91 games with Cleveland, Peralta batted .246 with seven home runs and 43 RBI.[9]

Detroit Tigers (2010–13)

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Ten days after hitting his first inside-the-park-home-run against the Tigers, the Indians traded Peralta to the Tigers for minor league pitcher Giovanni Soto and cash considerations.[18] Because the club had already retired the number 2 – Peralta's uniform number as an Indian – in honor of Hall of Famer Charlie Gehringer, he chose the number 27 instead.[19] On July 30, Peralta hit a home run in his first plate appearance (PA) as a Tiger, and then, another, two plate appearances later.[20] After joining the Tigers, he returned to primarily playing shortstop. He made 46 appearances shortstop, nine at third base, four at designated hitter and two at first base for the remainder of the 2010 season.[9] Peralta hit .253 with eight home runs and 38 RBI in 57 games with the Tigers after the trade.[9] On November 2, 2010, the Tigers declined Peralta's option for 2011, making him a free agent.[21]

Peralta with the Detroit Tigers in 2011

On November 8, 2010, Peralta signed a two-year, $11.25 million contract to remain with the Tigers. The deal also included a club option for the 2013 season.[22] He was named to his first career All-Star Game as a replacement for Derek Jeter on July 8, 2011.[23] Peralta finished the regular season with a career-high .299 batting average and collected 21 home runs and 86 RBI in 146 games. Playing a full season at shortstop for the first time since 2008, he committed just seven errors in 608 chances for a career-best .988 fielding percentage.[9] The Tigers won the AL Central, and in the postseason, Peralta played in 11 of the Tigers' games, hitting .220 with three doubles, two home runs and 3 RBI. The Tigers made it to the 2011 American League Championship Series, where they lost in six games to the Texas Rangers.[24]

Peralta hit his first walk-off home run as a Tiger against the Chicago White Sox on May 4, 2012.[25] He batted .239 with 13 home runs and 63 RBI in 150 games.[9] The Tigers returned to the postseason as the AL Central winner. After helping the Tigers advance past the Oakland Athletics in the 2012 American League Division Series, Peralta stepped up in the 2012 American League Championship Series. In the series-clinching Game 4 against the New York Yankees, Peralta hit two home runs and drove in three runs to help Detroit to an 8–3 win and a place in the 2012 World Series.[26] While Peralta did homer in Game 1 of the World Series, it would prove to be his only hit of the series.[24][27] The Tigers would go on to lose in a four-game sweep to the San Francisco Giants.[24] In 13 total playoff games, Peralta hit .260 with three home runs and 5 RBI.[24] After the season, the Tigers exercised Peralta's club option for 2013, keeping him in Detroit for another season.[28]

On June 20, 2013, Peralta hit a walkoff two-run home run off Boston Red Sox closer Andrew Bailey to secure the Tigers' victory, 4–3. It was the Tigers' first walkoff win of the season.[29] That season, Peralta was named to his second AL All-Star team as a reserve shortstop. This was his first selection by player vote (his previous selection was as an injury replacement).[30] Peralta entered the All-Star break with a .303 batting average, eight home runs and 46 RBI.[31]

However, a cloud overshadowed what was shaping to be one of Peralta's best seasons. On August 5, he accepted a 50-game suspension for his role in the Biogenesis performance-enhancing drug scandal.[32] On September 25, the Tigers announced that Peralta would be activated to the 40-man roster following his suspension. He returned two days later for the final series of the regular season.[33] In his shortened regular season, Peralta batted a career-high .303 with 11 home runs and 55 RBI in 107 games.[9]

Because Detroit had acquired rookie shortstop José Iglesias from the Boston during the suspension, manager Jim Leyland installed Peralta mainly in left field for the remainder of the season and playoffs.[34][35] The Tigers, including general manager Dave Dombrowski, expressed exoneration of Peralta's breach following the suspension.[36] Despite derisive chants from fans and actions such as the San Francisco Giants leaving similar violator Melky Cabrera off their playoff roster during their World Series-winning season, the Tigers saw the 50-game suspension as sufficient punishment.[37]

With the Tigers down 3–0 and facing elimination against the Athletics in Game 4 of the American League Division Series (ALDS), Peralta connected for a three-run home run in the fifth inning. It was "perhaps the biggest swing of the playoffs for the Tigers so far", surmised sportswriter Noah Trister.[38] The Tigers eventually won the ALDS but lost to the Red Sox in the American League Championship Series. In 10 playoff games, Peralta batted .333 with four doubles, one home run and 6 RBI.[24][39]

St. Louis Cardinals (2014–2017)

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Peralta batting in 2014

On November 24, 2013, Peralta signed a four-year contract worth $53 million with the St. Louis Cardinals. Featuring a declining salary structure, the contract commenced with his salary at $15.5 million in 2014, then $15 million, $12.5 million, and finally $10 million in 2017.[40] Without a qualifying offer from the Tigers, the Cardinals were not obligated to return a first-round draft pick.[41][42]

Controversy with free agent signing

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However, the signing drew scrutiny because he had served the suspension for his connection to the Biogenesis scandal. Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Brad Ziegler spearheaded a cacophony of complaints that the 50-game suspension was not enough of a deterrent, because he viewed that it failed to prevent players who violated the collective bargaining agreement's banned substances use policy to receive compensation for their performances equal to those who had not been found to violate the policy. Cabrera had signed with the Toronto Blue Jays for two years and $16 million following his suspension in 2012; however, little protest had arisen from those relatively modest figures.[43]

Peralta scoring in 2014

Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak countered by illustrating that the Cardinals were not self-appointed "morality police. ... Character and makeup are something we weigh into our decision-making. In his case, he admitted what he did, he took responsibility for it. I feel like he has paid for his mistakes, and obviously if he were to make another one, then it would be a huge disappointment."[44] New teammate and Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday, an outspoken critic of performance-enhancing drugs (PED), declared indemnity. "I am against PEDs and always will be," he said at the Cardinals' winter fan festival. "But I also am a forgiving person and he served his suspension. That's the rules of the game. I'm happy to have him as a teammate. ... His teammates in Detroit welcomed him back."[45] Manager Mike Matheny echoed a similar averment.[46]

2014

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On April 27, 2014, Peralta hit his first multi-homer game in Busch Stadium against the Pittsburgh Pirates. It also gave him six home runs for the month, surpassing Édgar Rentería's club record of five in April he set for shortstops in 2000.[47] Peralta surpassed another team record for shortstops Rentería set in 2000, hitting his 17th home run of the season on August 20.[48] While he produced his usual amount of home runs, his batting average was inconsistent early in the season. In each month from April to August, it progressed from .196 to .237 to .241 to .252 to .270.[49]

With the second-place Pirates just a game behind in the standings with two left to play for the season, Peralta drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning against the Diamondbacks as part of a three-RBI night.[50] He ended the season leading the Cardinals in home runs with 21.[51] Peralta also led the club in doubles (38) and was second in slugging percentage (.443), RBI (75), total bases (248) and games played (157). His batting average was .263 and he posted an OBP of .336.[9][52]

In his first season in the National League (NL), Peralta ranked seventh in the league in doubles and sixth in games played.[53] According to Baseball Reference's advanced metrics, he had his best season defensively, finishing fifth in the NL among all players – third among shortstops – with 2.5 defensive Wins Above Replacement (dWAR). His combined offensive and defensive WAR placed tenth among all NL players at 5.8.[53] In counting and rate defensive statistics among NL shortstops, he finished second in double plays turned (98), and fifth in fielding percentage (.981), putouts (191), and assists (418).[54] On October 23, The Sporting News announced Peralta was selected to their NL All-Star team.[55][56] He finished 15th in the NL MVP voting, the first time in his career he received consideration for the award.[57]

Third All-Star selection (2015)

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On May 25, 2015, Peralta hit a walk-off home run in the tenth inning against the Diamondbacks, his seventh home run of the season.[58] In his time with the Cardinals through June 1, he ranked first in extra-base hits (80) and home runs (29), third in RBI (101), second in slugging percentage (.461) and OPS (.804) and fourth in on-base percentage (.361) among MLB shortstops. On defense, he did not rely heavily on range, but on smart positioning and making the routine plays, qualifying him for +1 defensive runs saved after saving 17 the year before.[59]

Peralta was selected as the National League's starting shortstop in the All-Star Game at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati[60] after batting .298 with 13 home runs and 46 RBI over the first 87 games in 2015.[61] After the All-Star break, he batted .243, and produced three doubles and two home runs over the final two months, or 54 games.[62] Peralta finished the season with a .275 batting average, 17 home runs, 71 RBI, 26 doubles, and 159 hits in 155 games played.[9] In the 2015 National League Division Series, Peralta hit just .143 with an RBI as the Cardinals were defeated by the Chicago Cubs in four games.[9]

Final years with St. Louis (2016-2017)

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Thumb injuries caused Peralta to miss significant time in 2016.[63] While fielding a ball during spring training on March 7, he damaged an ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb.[64] He underwent surgery to repair the ligament and was expected to miss 10 to 12 weeks of play.[65] He began a rehabilitation assignment with the Single-A Peoria Chiefs on May 20, 2016,[66] and the club activated him for game action before a series against Cincinnati on June 7.[67] The Cardinals placed Peralta back on the disabled list on July 19 due to swelling in the left thumb, although that injury appeared unrelated to the torn ligament and an MRI had revealed no structural damage, per Mozeliak.[63] He was activated on August 2.[68] Due to the emergence of shortstop prospect Aledmys Díaz, the Cardinals began to shift Peralta over to third base upon his return.[69] Peralta finished the 2016 season batting .260 with eight home runs and 29 RBI in 80 games.[9]

In 2017, Peralta continued to start at third base for the Cardinals.[9][69] However, he struggled to begin the season, posting a slash line of .204/.259/.204 with no home runs or RBI in 21 games.[9] He was designated for assignment by the Cardinals on June 9, 2017[70] and he was released on June 13.[71]

Boston Red Sox

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The Boston Red Sox signed Peralta on June 23, 2017.[72] He was initially assigned to the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox, where hit .200 with two home runs and 5 RBI in 10 games.[4] Peralta never played in a Major League game for the Red Sox, and he was released on July 13.[73]

Skills profile

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The metrics for Peralta's overall career defense show him as an average shortstop. However, his numbers have improved to the point where he was once a below-average shortstop to being a well above-average defender.[74]

Awards and accomplishments

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Personal life

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Peralta is married to Molly Peralta. The couple have three daughters; including, twins named Gabriela Rose and Laina Katherine.[76]

Name spelling

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While the spelling of his first name is unusual in the United States, Peralta stated many people use that spelling in the Dominican Republic.[77] He also told the Santo Domingo Times that his spelling is right and every "Johnny" or "Johnnie" in the world is wrong.[78]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Batting average on balls in play, or BABIP, is the calculation of the batting average of all playable batted balls only. It excludes strikeouts and home runs and includes sacrifice flies. This statistic is widely variable, as defense, "luck", and opposing team's talent levels all affect BABIP. Most hitters' BABIP falls within or close to the range of .290 and .300.[1] According to Baseball Reference, Peralta's career BABIP through 2013 was .315.[2]

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