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Oswald Peraza had a strong case to be the Yankees’ Opening Day shortstop

This spring training for Yankees fans has been one full of excitement. From “The Martian” blasting home runs left and right (he got on base, too) to other prospects like Andrés Chaparro and players like Willie Calhoun leaving their marks as well.

However, the 2023 spring training games have been defined by performances from the team’s top two shortstop prospects, Anthony Volpe and Oswald Peraza. There has been loads of discourse surrounding these two and which of them should get the start on Opening Day, and even though Aaron Boone made his decision to choose Volpe while demoting Peraza, there’s still a case for the latter to be the guy in the six hole.