The Arizona Diamondbacks have reached an agreement with infielder Geraldo Perdomo on a four-year contract extension that will keep him with the team through 2029, with a club option for 2030.
Media Availability: Date: February 18 Time: 10:30 A.M. Location: Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Participants: D-backs Executive Vice President & General Manager Mike Hazen and Geraldo Perdomo
Geraldo Perdomo Profile:
- Age: 25
- Height/Weight: 6-2, 203 lbs
- Bats/Throws: Switch/Right
- MLB Bio:
Career Highlights:
- 2023 NL All-Star Selection.
- Started his career at the D-backs’ academy in the Dominican Republic in 2017 after signing as a 16-year-old in July 2016.
- Among shortstops since 2023 (minimum 1800.0 innings), Perdomo has the fewest total errors (9) and the highest fielding percentage (.989). He is tied for the fewest throwing errors (2, tied with Carlos Correa/MIN) and the fourth fewest fielding errors (7, tied with Dansby Swanson/CHC). In 2023, he led shortstops with a .991 fielding percentage.
- Since 2022, he leads the Majors with 33 sacrifice hits and ranks among NL shortstops in several categories, including walk percentage (3rd, 10.8%), strikeout-to-walk ratio (3rd, 1.65), on-base percentage (6th, .326), walks (6th, 150), triples (T-6th, 8), games (7th, 390), hit-by-pitch (T-7th, 14), times on base (8th, 440), stolen bases (T-9th, 34), and RBI (10th, 124).
- Recipient of the 2024 D-backs’ Luis Gonzalez Award, which is given annually to the player who exemplifies leadership, teamwork, hard work, accountability, respect for others, fan engagement, community impact, and kindness.
- In the 2023 Postseason, Perdomo recorded the second-longest hitting streak in club history (8 games, from NLCS Game 4 to World Series Game 4). His 14 hits surpassed Stephen Drew’s 12 (2007) for the second-most hits by a D-backs shortstop in a single Postseason, behind Tony Womack’s 17 (2001). He did not commit an error in 152.1 innings.
- One of two rookie shortstops to play 100+ games in 2022, alongside Jeremy Peña/HOU.
- Made his Major League debut with the D-backs in 2021.
- As a prospect, he was rated by Baseball America as the organization’s Best Defensive Infielder for four consecutive years (2019-22).
- Over four seasons with the D-backs (since 2021), Perdomo has played in 401 games, hitting .235 (284-for-1,206) with a .327 OBP, .330 SLG, and .657 OPS. He has recorded 54 doubles, 9 triples, 14 home runs, 125 RBI, and 156 walks.
