San Diego. – Joel Peguero’s perseverance finally paid off. Ten years after signing his first professional contract, the Dominican pitcher was called up by the San Francisco Giants to make his Major League debut, making the dream that has accompanied him since he was 18 years old a reality. You may be interested in: Tatis Jr. steals a home run from Rafael Devers and Padres are one game away from first place Peguero, today at 28 years old, arrived at the Giants organization from Triple-A Sacramento as part of the roster moves made before the series finale against the Padres at Petco Park. To make room on the 40-man roster, the club transferred reliever Erik Miller to the 60-day injured list. “It feels incredible,” the right-hander expressed excitedly. “I waited a long time. My dream has come true.” The Dominican player began his career in 2015 with the Tampa Bay Rays and, although he reached Triple-A in 2021, he never received the call to the Majors. He went through the Rockies, Nationals, and Tigers organizations, where he worked in Double-A Erie during the 2024 season. There he showed consistency as a reliever, with an ERA of 3.14 in 43 appearances. Signed by San Francisco in the past offseason, Peguero impressed from the start of Spring Training, reaching 101 mph with his fastball and earning the “2025 Barney Nugent Award“, recognition for the best rookie of the camp. While he was close to integrating the bullpen on Opening Day, a knee injury slowed him down at the beginning of the season. After an irregular start, he finished strong in Triple-A: he left an ERA of 2.45 and limited opposing batters to a .154 average in his last 14 outings. The injury to right-hander Landen Roupp, who left Wednesday with a knee sprain, opened the door for Peguero to receive the long-awaited call-up. Manager Bob Melvin praised the pitcher’s current form: “He’s at his best right now. We knew we’d see it at some point. He has a great arm and today he gets his first opportunity. We’re excited about that.”