Geraldo

Perdomo

Dominican Republic general manager Nelson Cruz and manager Albert Pujols confirmed that both infielders will be part of the club’s roster for the impending international showcase. Caminero clobbered 45 round-trippers in his full-season debut last year while Perdomo blossomed into one of the most impactful all-around shortstops in baseball, delivering a sublime 7.0-WAR age-25 campaign.

The American League winners will be announced on Friday night. Here is the complete list of winners for the senior circuit: Hunter Goodman (C), Pete Alonso (1B), Ketel Marte (2B), Manny Machado (3B), Geraldo Perdomo (SS), Juan Soto (OF), Corbin Carroll (OF), Kyle Tucker (OF), Ohtani (DH) and Alec Burleson (UTIL). Ohtani has claimed the award in back-to-back seasons since joining the Dodgers and four times overall in his career. Soto takes home the honor in his Mets debut, giving him six in eight seasons. At this rate, he might need an entire room just to display them all by the time his 15-year megadeal is through. Alonso, Perdomo, Goodman, Carroll and Burleson are all first-time winners.

Perdomo tagged Yuki Matsui for a 406-foot (102.9 mph EV) solo home run to get the Diamondbacks on the board in the fifth inning. That would be his only hit in four at-bats on the night. The 25-year-old shortstop has had an unbelievable season, slashing .291/.390/.465 with a career-high 20 homers, 99 RBI and 27 stolen bases.

Perdomo had singled in the sixth inning before coming through in a big spot for the Diamondbacks in the bottom of the ninth. With the game-tying run already home and the winning run on second, Perdomo knocked a base hit off Tanner Scott to walk it off for the win. The 25-year-old shortstop has had a breakout season, hitting .291/.391/.461 with 19 homers, 96 runs scored, 98 RBI, and 26 steals across 697 plate appearances.

Perdomo knocked in two, putting him at 97 RBI for the season. He was a solid enough player the last couple of years, too, but he totaled 84 RBI in 242 games between 2023 and ’24. He’s 12th in the majors in RBI at the moment, even as he’s tied for 80th with 19 homers.

Perdomo’s home run was his 19th of the year. The 25-year-old shortstop hit a two-run home run off Michael Tonkin in the seventh inning. Perdomo has hit home runs in back-to-back games. He’s hitting .285 with an .841 OPS and 95 RBI. Perdomo has proved that he was the most underrated player in fantasy baseball heading into the season.

Perdomo had a little two-week slump going on — he came into the day hitting .170 in his previous 12 games — but he’s been filling up the box score all year. The homer was his 18th and the steal his 25th. He’s also up to 93 RBI now. The only player in the league with both more RBI and steals than Perdomo is Juan Soto, and even Soto has only one additional RBI.

Perdomo got the scoring started for Arizona when he took Payton Tolle deep for his 17th homer. He also singled three times to bump up his slash to .287/.385/.452. Perdomo has been a useful player for the Diamondbacks over the past few years, but he’s developed into into a well above-average fantasy option, at least for 2025. It’s understandable to be skeptical of him doing this again in 2026, but keep in mind this is a former top prospect who doesn’t turn 26 until near the end of October.

One of the best and most unheralded stories in baseball this season, Perdomo just keeps mashing. His 15 homers have more than doubled his prior career-high and the one he hit in this game gave his squad a valuable insurance run that wound up keeping them ahead in the end. To go along with those homers, he also has 23 stolen bases, 27 doubles, four triples, and a .293 batting average. That is an incredible season.

Perdomo smacked a three-bagger off of Brady Singer to open the ballgame and scored the game’s first run on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Lourdes Gurriel Jr. That would be their only tally in the ballgame. He continues to put up elite numbers at the plate, slashing a robust .290/.393/.450 with 14 homers, 84 RBI and 23 stolen bases.