Yonathan Perlaza #43

Yonathan is entering his eighth professional season, all with the Cubs organization....In 436 career minor league games, has batted .268 (409-for-1,527) with 99 doubles, 13 triples, 44 home runs, 207 RBI, 56 stolen bases and a .777 OPS....Reached the Double-A level for the first time in his career in 2022, spending the entire season with Tennessee... Led the Smokies with 36 doubles and three triples, while finishing second in his (120), home runs (23), RBI (73) and walks (72) in 124 games....Following the 2022 season, was named a Southern League Post-Season All-Star, the first post-season award of his career....Spent the entire 2021 season with High-A South Bend, finishing among High-A Central leaders in SLG (fifth, .479), OPS (seventh, .829), 2B (seventh, 24), XBH (seventh, 40), TB (seventh, 171), RBI (seventh, 64), AVG (eighth, .280) and hits (eighth, 100)....Was signed by the Cubs as a non-drafted free agent, Aug. 26, 2015.

2022

Yonathan reached the Double-A level in 2022 for the first time in his career, spending the entire season with Tennessee... Led the Smokies with 36 doubles and three triples, while finishing second in his (120), home runs (23), RBI (73) and walks (72) in 124 games... Batted .284 (59-for-208) with 15 home runs and 38 RBI out of the No.1 spot in the order... Was named the Southern League Player of the Week on Aug. 7 after he hit .416 (10-for-24) with five home runs and eight RBI from Aug. 2-7... Following the campaign, was named a Southern League Post-Season All-Star, the first post-season award of his career.