Oswald Peraza managed to break a record, only with his promotion to the Major Leagues with the New York Yankees. The Creole comes from the Triple A subsidiary of the Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders and became the first New Yorker slugger to be born in the 21st century. The Venezuelan received the call of the mulesthis Thursday, September 1.
Born in June 2000, Oswald Peraza is the first yankees player to be part of the active roster and be born in this age.
Our friend @Brookie points out that Oswald Peraza was born in June 2000, which will make him the first player born this millennium to play for the Yankees in the majors.
— Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) September 1, 2022
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Before going up to the big team, Oswald Peraza hit his 19th home run of the campaign. This in the duel between the RailRaiders and the Syracuse Mets.
Oswald Peraza hit his 19th home run of the season in his final at bat before being pulled from the game and promoted to the big leagues! pic.twitter.com/yTesLeJmNh
— Talkin’ Yanks (@TalkinYanks) September 1, 2022