JULY 31, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
YANKEES ACQUIRE OF WILBERSON DE PEÑA AND INTERNATIONAL BONUS POOL MONEY
The New York Yankees today announced that they have acquired minor league outfielder Wilberson De Peña and international bonus pool money from the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for INF Oswald Peraza.
De Peña, 18, has batted .227 (17-for-75) with 22R, 6 doubles, 1 triple, 4HR, 20RBI, 7BB and 5SB in 32 games with the DSL Angels. Over parts of two minor league seasons in the Angels organization (2024-25), the outfielder has hit .226 (31-for-137) with 33R, 7 doubles, 2 triples, 4HR, 29RBI, 17BB and 9SB in 58 games. He has appeared defensively at all three outfield positions (LF – 30G/24GS; RF – 15G/7GS; CF – 5G/4GS). The Santo Domingo, D.R., native was signed by the Angels as a non-drafted free agent on January 15, 2024.
Peraza, 25, has hit .152 (24-for-158) with 18R, 5 doubles, 3HR, 13RBI, 11BB and 3SB in 71 games with the Yankees in 2025. Over parts of four Major League seasons with the Yankees (2022-25), the infielder has batted .190 (74-for-390) with 43R, 16 doubles, 7HR, 30RBI, 31BB and 9SB in 145 career games. The Barquisimeto, Venezuela, native was originally signed by the Yankees as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2016.
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