Jhonny Peralta
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"Jhonny Antonio Peralta" is a Dominican Republic/Dominican professional baseball shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Cleveland Indians signed him as an amateur Free agent (sports)/free agent from his native country in 1999. He made his Major League debut for the Indians four years later and has also played for the Detroit Tigers.

As of 2013, Peralta was a two-time Major League Baseball All-Star Game/All-Star selection. In the Minor League Baseball/minor leagues, he won the 2004 International League Most Valuable Player Award/Most Valuable Player award in the International League. He has set single-season home run records for shortstops for two franchises – for the Indians in 2005, and the Cardinals in 2014. While a member of the Tigers in 2013, he served a 50-game suspension for his role in the Biogenesis baseball scandal/Biogenesis performance-enhancing drug scandal. He is signed with the Cardinals through the 2017 season.

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Everybody was disappointed with the way we finished. We all thought we were going to get in the playoffs that last week, but it didn't work out.

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I was watching how he was pitching to Michaels. He was throwing a lot of balls inside. That's what I went up looking for, a pitch inside, and that's where he threw it.

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I knew in my mind that the fans wanted Omar. It was a little hard replacing Omar.

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I knew some fans were going crazy because of those errors and comparing me to Omar. I was feeling it a little.

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I started to feel comfortable after they gave me a chance. I just needed to do what I did at Triple-A, be confident in the field and with every pitch.

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I think I can do even better this season. I feel much more comfortable.

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Last year I hit .292. This year I try to hit .300. I hit 24 homers last year. I try to hit 30 this year.

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I got a big surprise.

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We came pretty close last year. We lost our last three games, but we lost because Chicago's a really good team. We need to start winning in April this year, try to win every day.

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