Yankees trade Oswald Peraza to Angels in end to failed Bronx stint

Oswald Peraza’s failed Yankees tenure is over. 

They traded him to the Angels just ahead of the deadline on Thursday, The Post’s Joel Sherman confirmed, in exchange for outfield prospect Wilberson De Pena and international money. 

Peraza, still just 25, had been one of the Yankees’ top prospects in recent years – No. 2 in 2022 and No. 3 in 2023, per MLB Pipeline – but has struggled mightily in the majors.

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Now, he gets a shot to salvage his career on the West Coast. 

After the Yankees DFA’d DJ LeMahieu earlier this month, Peraza got a run of starts at third base with an opportunity to win the job.

But he had brutal production at the plate and made several mistakes in the field, doing nothing to prove he can be a long-term answer at the position.

And the Yankees’ decision to acquire third baseman Ryan McMahon from the Rockies meant Peraza’s role was again diminished. 

For the season, Peraza has a woeful .152/.212/.241 slash line with a .452 OPS.

In 429 career plate appearances with the Yankees, Peraza had a .190 batting average. 

The 18-year-old Pena has a .211/.296/.451 slash line with a .747 OPS in 31 games in the Dominican Summer League this year.