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Shortstop Agrees to Two-Year Contract with a Club Option for 2013 Season
DETROIT – The Detroit Tigers today announced the club has agreed to terms with shortstop Jhonny Peralta on a two-year contract with a club option for the 2013 season.
Acquired by the Tigers from the Cleveland Indians in a two-player deal on July 28, Peralta batted .253 (55x217) with seven doubles, eight home runs and 38 RBI in 57 games with Detroit. In 148 games between both Cleveland and Detroit in 2010, he hit .249 (137x551) with 30 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 81 RBI.
“Jhonny is a proven major league player both offensively and defensively,” Tigers President, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager David Dombrowski said. “We feel that Jhonny’s signing, along with the club’s earlier signing of Brandon Inge, solidifies the left side of our infield for upcoming season.”
Peralta played primarily at shortstop after being acquired by the Tigers, compiling a .984 fielding percentage in 46 games at the position. He has recorded a .975 fielding percentage in 752 games at shortstop during his major league career.
In eight seasons at the major league level with the Indians (2003-10) and Tigers (2010), Peralta is hitting .263 (961x3652) with 208 doubles, 16 triples, 111 home runs and 494 RBI in 980 games
