Former Yankees prospect is turning heads in his new role with the Angels

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During the middle of the 2016 season, Oswald Peraza signed as an international free agent with the New York Yankees. He would go on to battle in the minor leagues before he was added to the 40-man roster after the 2020 season.

However, it would be a few years before he would make his MLB debut. That came late into the 2022 season, and it would only take a few games for him to hit his first home run.

He would become a regular in the lineup after that, but his time in the Bronx would soon come to an end. Ahead of the deadline last season, he was traded to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for Wilberson De Pena and international bonus pool money.

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Former Yankees prospect is turning heads in his new role with the Angels

Going from the Yankees to the Angels could be quite the culture shock. Peraza went from a contending team every single year to one that has not been to the postseason since the 2014 season.

However, that is not stopping him from showing out, especially early this season. Across 23 games, he is hitting .294/.360/.529 with four home runs and eight runs batted in.

The former No. 2 Yankees prospect has been valuable, and with what he did against his former club last week, Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter tags him as one of the biggest surprises so far this season.