Liover Peguero
Peguero with the Altoona Curve in 2022
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 31
Shortstop / Second baseman
Born: (2000-12-31) December 31, 2000
Higüey, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 18, 2022, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Career statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.239
Home runs7
Runs batted in26
Teams

Liover Peguero (born December 31, 2000) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Career

Arizona Diamondbacks

Peguero signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks as an international free agent in July 2017.[1] He spent his first professional season in 2018 with the Dominican Summer League Diamondbacks and Arizona League Diamondbacks, batting .259 with one home run and 21 runs batted in (RBIs) over 41 games played. In 2019, he played for the Missoula Osprey and Hillsboro Hops and slashed .326/.382/.485 with five home runs, 38 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases over 60 games.

Pittsburgh Pirates

On January 27, 2020, the Diamondbacks traded Peguero and Brennan Malone to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Starling Marte.[2][3] He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The Pirates invited him to their Spring Training in 2021.[5][6] He spent the season with the Greensboro Grasshoppers, slashing .270/.332/.444 with 14 home runs, 45 RBIs, and 28 stolen bases over ninety games.[7] Pittsburgh selected his contract and added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[8]

Peguero was called up to the Pirates' major league roster on June 17, 2022, replacing Tucupita Marcano.[9] He made his major league debut the next day, getting one hit and a walk in four plate appearances in a 7–5 loss to the San Francisco Giants.[10]

Personal life

Peguero began teaching himself the English language as a child in the Dominican Republic by listening to hip hop music, reading the lyrics and then translating them into Spanish. Before his first minor league season began, he realized that he had become fluent in English without having taken a single class when he was able to carry on a conversation with fellow Diamondbacks minor leaguer Pavin Smith.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "D-backs sign five international players, including two highly-ranked". Arizona Sports. July 21, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Meet Brennan Malone and Liover Peguero, the Pirates' return in the Starling Marte trade". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  3. ↑ "Pirates acquire Peguero, Malone for Marte". MiLB.com.
  4. ↑ "Fun-loving shortstop prospect Liover Peguero has quickly made an impression on the Pirates". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  5. ↑ "'No fear' Peguero brings energy to camp". MLB.com.
  6. ↑ "/ccpa/". TribLIVE.com.
  7. ↑ "Never one to be shy, Pirates prospect Liover Peguero has some lofty long-term goals".
  8. ↑ "Pirates a to Z: Liover Peguero's performance matched his personality at High-A Greensboro". December 8, 2021.
  9. ↑ "No time to hit showers, Peguero leaves Altoona for Pittsburgh". MLB.com. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  10. ↑ "Peguero sees 'dream come true' with debut, 1st hit". MLB.com. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  11. ↑ delos Santos, Justice (May 25, 2023). "Language app? No, this prospect learned English through rap". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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