Displays new mechanics Peralta went 2-for-3 with a home run and a double in Saturday's spring game against the Angels. Impact It didn't take long for Peralta, who adjusted his mechanics during the offseason per Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic, to produce results. He homered on his first Cactus League swing, an opposite-field shot down the left-field line, then doubled his second time up. The outfielder is coming off a down season in 2021, but he used the offseason to replace a pronounced leg kick in his swing with a quieter toe tap. The 34-year-old Peralta posted a .259/.325/.402 slash line with just eight home runs last year. Additionally, he hit more balls on the ground and fewer in the air, recording the second-lowest average launch angle of his career.
MARCH 20, 2022 • ROTOWIRE