Oswald Peraza played well enough last season to earn a September callup to the Yankees and a start at shortstop in the ALCS.
Now, he’s in a battle to become the full-time answer at short — along with Anthony Volpe and Isiah Kiner-Falefa —although Kiner-Falefa looks to be the odd man out with Opening Day approaching.
“I took one of those tests off the wall and there was something with my left eye, so they wanted me to have it checked out,’’ Peraza said through an interpreter. “So I went and got contacts.”The prescription, Peraza said, is for distance, and is especially helpful in the field. “Overall, I see everything better, so that’s gonna give you more of a sense of confidence,’’ Peraza said.He went hitless Sunday and is just 6-for-28 this spring, but Peraza has hit better of late, going 3-for-8 with a double and a home run in his three games prior to Sunday.
He still had a .778 OPS in 99 games with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre prior to being called up last season and followed that with an .832 OPS in 57 regular season plate appearances with the Yankees down the stretch.
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