Liover Peguero (born December 31, 2000) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Peguero signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks as an international free agent in July 2017. He spent his first professional season in 2018 with the Dominican Summer League Diamondbacks and Arizona League Diamondbacks, batting .259 with one home run and 21 RBIs over 41 games. In 2019, he played for the Missoula Osprey and Hillsboro Hops and slashed .326/.382/.485 with five home runs, 38 RBIS, and 11 stolen bases over sixty games.
On January 27, 2020, the Diamondbacks traded Peguero and Brennan Malone to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Starling Marte. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 since the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Pirates invited him to their Spring Training in 2021. He spent the season with the Greensboro Grasshoppers, slashing .270/.332/.444 with 14 home runs, 45 RBIs, and 28 stolen bases over ninety games. Pittsburgh selected his contract and added him to their 40-man roster after the season.
Peguero was called up to the Pirates' major league roster on June 17, 2022, replacing Tucupita Marcano. He made his major league debut the next day, getting one hit and a walk in four plate appearances in a 7-5 loss to the San Francisco Giants.