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Why Wily Peralta is so beloved inside Detroit Tigers' clubhouse: 'Huge part of this team'

LAKELAND, Fla. — Wily Peralta is full of emotions.

He misses his teammates.

He misses baseball.

"All the guys treated me right," Peralta told the Free Press, speaking on the phone from his home in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. "They made me feel like part of the team right away, since the first day I got there. Last year I missed spring training, so when I got to the big leagues, I didn't know nobody. They treated me right and made me feel happy. I'm glad that I'm going to be back, trying to help them get to the playoffs and being a part of the journey.