In terms of his performance, he has nothing to say even if he is released right now. However, U.S. local media made a different assessment of Peralta, saying, "What I see is not everything."
The San Diego Union-Turribune said on the 2nd that "outfielder David Peralta has to do better than his current batting average of 0.207 and OPS of 0.544 to survive in San Diego within the season." "But he is probably one of the most energetic and positive people you have ever met." The media continued, "Despite being a 37-year-old veteran player, Peralta is the first to greet or congratulate his teammates who return to the dugout after hitting or defending." 토토사이트 모음
Peralta's unique personality was not created in a single day. It is eye-catching because it was formed through his painful past experiences.
Originally from Venezuela, Peralta was a promising pitcher. He signed a contract with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2004 as a promising pitcher. He was 17 years old. However, he underwent two surgeries for his shoulder injury. To make matters worse, St. Louis released him when his rehabilitation ended. He decided that it was not worth using anymore.
Despite facing a dead end, Peralta's tenacity to pursue baseball continued. Eventually, he turned his attention to the independent league, and after turning to an outfielder, he played for two seasons. In his first year in 85 games, he posted a batting average of 0.392, 17 homers, 81 RBIs and 1.089 RBIs with an OPS, showing his presence in a total of 98 games with a batting average of 0.332 with three homers and 70 RBIs with an OPS of 0.854.
Peralta's tenacity and hard work toward baseball eventually laid the groundwork for him to join Arizona in 2013. Three years later, in 2016, when he was 26, he realized his dream of making a Major League debut as a pitcher.
Peralta, who spent his prime playing in Arizona until mid-2022, has since been running for 11 years in the big leagues through the Tampa Bay-LA Dodgers to San Diego this year.
"Baseball is a children's game," Peralta said in an interview with the media. "I've played baseball since I was a little kid. There's one thing I've learned in my life as a baseball player. It's that I'm here in the big leagues today, but I don't know where I'll be tomorrow."
"As I learned from my experience of playing in the independent league and moving to the big league, I'm here in the big league today, but I don't know where I'll be tomorrow. That's why I want to do my best to enjoy every game I play by pouring out 150% of my capabilities."
Was it his intention? Peralta, who gave up pitching after shoulder surgery and played in the independent league as an outfielder, won the Silver Slugger award (2018) for the best hitter in each position as well as 11 years in the big league. Gold Glove given to the best defender was also embraced in his arms (2019). He also claimed the most triple titles in his national league twice.
As of Tuesday, when there is no San Diego game, Peralta played in 1,170 big league games, recording a career batting average of 0.278, 117 homers and 545 RBIs. His OPS is not bad at 0.781. Although his prime time has passed, his mindset toward baseball is still the same as before. He deserves to be a good example.