Peter Maris

Peter Louis Maris III

• Bats Left, Throws Right`
• Height 5' 10", Weight 175 lb.
• School University of California, Santa Barbara
• High School Dana Hills High School

• Born September 16, 1993 in Anaheim, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Infielder Peter Maris was signed by the Tampa Bay Rays as an undrafted free agent coming out of the University of California, Santa Barbara on June 15, 2015. In his first professional season, he hit .267/.356/.321 in 63 games for the Princeton Rays of the Appalachian League. He moved steadily up the minor league ranks after that, stopping with the Bowling Green Hot Rods of the Midwest League in 2016, the Charlotte Stone Crabs of the Florida State League in 2017 and Charlotte and the Montgomery Biscuits of the Southern League in 2018. During these three seasons, he batted between .271 and .290 with increasing power, as he hit 17 doubles and 11 homers the third year. The Rays were grooming him as a utility player, having him play all four infield positions during that stretch, in addition to the occasional game in the outfield.

He was taken by the San Francisco Giants in the minor league portion of the 2018 Rule V Draft and was with three teams during the 2019 season, starting with the San Jose Giants of the California League and also appearing in AA with the Richmond Flying Squirrels and AAA with the Sacramento RiverCats. his combined batting line was .228/.304/.355 in 84 games and while he only batted .057 (2 for 35) for Sacramento, he played in the Triple-A National Championship game on September 17th in which the RiverCats defeated the Columbus Clippers, 4-0, hitting a home run after hitting only 5 during the regular season. He was kept on board by the Giants after the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out the 2020 minor league season, and in 2021 he spent almost all of the season with Sacramento, except for two games with Richmond. He had his best season, hitting .283/.344/.503 as a back-up player, but was let go at the end of the season. In 2022, he played in the independent American Association with the Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks. He showed more power than ever in batting .283 in 95 games with 31 doubles and 20 homers, scoring 72 runs and driving in 65.

Related Sites

• UC Santa Barbara bio