Wily Peralta

Peralta with the Milwaukee Brewers

Milwaukee Brewers – No. 38

Pitcher

Born: May 8, 1989
Samaná, Dominican Republic

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

MLB debut

April 22, 2012, for the Milwaukee Brewers

MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)

Win–loss record

42-48

Earned run average

4.20

Strikeouts

459

Teams

Milwaukee Brewers (2012–present)

Wily Peralta (born May 8, 1989) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was signed as a free agent by the Brewers in 2006 and he made his MLB debut in 2012.

Early life

Peralta grew up in Samana, Dominican Republic, but moved to Santo Domingo when he was 11 in order to train with his uncle. He did not own a baseball glove until he was 11 years old. He practiced his throwing with a lemon.^[1]

Career

Minor leagues

Peralta in his Major League debut

Peralta was signed by the Brewers as a free agent in 2006. He played his first professional season in America for the rookie-level Arizona League Brewers that season. After sitting out the 2007 season, he returned in 2008, playing for the rookie-league Helena Brewers and Class A West Virginia Power. Peralta played for the Class A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in 2009. He split the 2010 season between the Class A-Advanced Brevard County Manatees and Double-A Huntsville Stars. He was added to the Brewers' 40-man roster following the season.^[2]

Peralta began the 2011 season with Huntsville.^[1] He was promoted to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds late in the season.

Major League Baseball

He was promoted to the major league roster on April 21, 2012 to replace Kameron Loe. Peralta started his first Major League game on September 5, 2012, against the Miami Marlins. On July 9, 2013, Peralta pitched his first career complete game against the Cincinnati Reds, the first complete game pitched by a Brewers pitcher since April 5, 2011 by Yovani Gallardo.

References

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Milwaukee Brewers Opening Day starting pitchers

Don August Jerry Augustine Ricky Bones Chris Bosio Mike Caldwell Jim Colborn Doug Davis Cal Eldred Yovani Gallardo Moose Haas Teddy Higuera Mark Knudson Lew Krausse, Jr. Kyle Lohse Ben McDonald Bill Parsons Marty Pattin Wily Peralta Rafael Roque Ben Sheets Jim Slaton Jeff Suppan Don Sutton Bill Travers Pete Vuckovich Bill Wegman Steve Woodard Jamey Wright

Milwaukee Brewers current roster

Active roster	2 Scooter Gennett 3 Orlando Arcia 5 Jonathan Villar 7 Eric Thames 8 Ryan Braun 9 Manny Piña 10 Kirk Nieuwenhuis 13 Andrew Susac 14 Hernan Perez 16 Domingo Santana 22 Matt Garza 23 Keon Broxton 25 Michael Reed 26 Taylor Jungmann 27 Zach Davies 28 Jorge Lopez 29 Yadiel Rivera 35 Brent Suter 38 Wily Peralta 41 Junior Guerra 45 Tyler Cravy 46 Corey Knebel 47 Travis Shaw 50 Jacob Barnes 51 Damien Magnifico 52 Jimmy Nelson 53 Jhan Mariñez 54 Michael Blazek 57 Chase Anderson 58 Rob Scahill 59 Carlos Torres -- Jett Bandy -- Lewis Brinson -- Ryan Cordell -- Josh Hader -- Adrian Houser -- Tommy Milone -- Blake Parker -- Brett Phillips -- Taylor Williams

Coaching staff	Manager 30 Craig Counsell Bench 49 Pat Murphy First base 31 Carlos Subero Third base 6 Ed Sedar Hitting 11 Darnell Coles Pitching 36 Derek Johnson Assistant hitting 40 Jason Lane Bullpen 43 Lee Tunnell Bullpen catcher 55 Marcus Hanel

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