Boston Red Sox sign Jhonny Peralta, a third baseman with 202 career homers, to a minor league deal

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Then-Cardinals third baseman Jhonny Peralta throws to first during the ninth inning of a game against the Cubs on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

BOSTON, MA- (Chirstopher Smith – Mass. Live.  Please click on the link to read the full story.  Here is an excerpt below.)

The Red Sox have signed third baseman Jhonny Peralta to a minor league deal. He’ll report to Triple-A Pawtucket on Monday.

He’ll likely be in the PawSox lineup Tuesday.

Peralta, who played for Dave Dombrowski with the Detroit Tigers, has a .267/.329/ .423/.752 career line with 202 home runs, 376 doubles, 24 triples and 873 RBIs in 15 seasons (1,798 games).

He slashed .204/.259/.204/.462 with no extra-base hits and no RBIs in 21 games (58 plate appearances) for the Cardinals this year.

 

 

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