Tristan Peters is on the move.
The Winkler product was traded to the Chicago White Sox by the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
Peters, who played in the Manitoba Junior Baseball League with the Pembina Valley Orioles, made his Major League debut with the Rays last season, appearing in four games while going hitless in 12 at-bats.
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Winkler’s Tristan Peters was traded to the Chicago White Sox by the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday. Peters made his Major League debut with the Rays last season, appearing in four games with the club.
Peters, who turns 26 in late February, is known as an excellent outfielder who has hit for some power at the Triple-A level.
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He had 15 home runs, 28 doubles, three triples and 11 stolen bases while hitting .266 in 136 games for the Durham Bulls of the International League last season.
Peters, who was originally chosen by the Milwaukee Brewers in the seventh round of the 2021 MLB Amateur Draft, will head to Spring Training in Arizona in February, looking to make the Opening Day roster for the first time in his professional baseball career.
Ken Wiebe is a sports reporter for the Free Press, with an emphasis on the Winnipeg Jets. He has covered hockey and provided analysis in this market since 2000 for the Winnipeg Sun, The Athletic, Sportsnet.ca and TSN. Ken was a summer intern at the Free Press in 1999 and returned to the Free Press in a full-time capacity in September of 2023. Read more about Ken.
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