Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Dillon Peters was born August 31, 1992, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Peters made his professional debut in 2015 with the GCL Marlins and was later promoted to the Batavia Muckdogs; in 11 total starts between the two teams, he was 1–4 with a 3.60 ERA. In 2016, he played for the Jupiter Hammerheads and Jacksonville Suns, compiling a combined 14–6 record and 2.38 ERA over 24 total starts. He spent 2017 with Jupiter, Jacksonville, and the GCL Marlins, posting a combined 7–3 record and 1.57 ERA in 13 starts.

The Marlins promoted Peters to the major leagues where he made his debut on September 1, 2017. He started six games for Miami in 2017, going 1–2 with a 5.17 ERA, with 27 strikeouts in 31.1 innings.

On November 21, 2018, Peters was traded to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for RHP Tyler Stevens.[12] Peters made 17 appearances for Los Angeles in 2019, posting a 4-4 record and 5.38 ERA with 55 strikeouts in 72.0 innings of work.

In 2020 for the Angels, Peters only pitched 1.2 innings, giving up 3 earned runs to go along with two strikeouts and a 16.20 ERA. On February 8, 2021, Peters was designated for assignment following the acquisition of Aaron Slegers. He was outrighted on February 13 and invited to Spring Training as a non-roster invitee.

On May 19, 2021, Peters was selected to the active roster. 

On July 19, 2021, Peters was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for cash considerations and was assigned to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians.