Red Sox release Jhonny Peralta from Pawtucket

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The Jhonny Peralta Era ended before it even began for the Red Sox.

Peralta, 35, the veteran infielder released by the Cardinals on June 13 and signed by the Red Sox 10 days later, had an agreement that he would be released if he wasn’t going to be promoted to the majors. He hit .237 with two homers and seven RBI in 16 games for the PawSox.

With Tzu-Wei Lin and Deven Marrero having stabilized third base for the Red Sox for now, Peralta wasn’t going to be called up. Rafael Devers, the 20-year-old third base prospect at Double-A Portland, will likely be promoted to Pawtucket to fill Peralta’s roster spot. A decision is looming on Pablo Sandoval’s future as well. 

 

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