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  "textContent": "<p>MIAMI — There’s nothing smooth about <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>White Sox</u></a> outfielder Tristan Peters’ game.</p><p>“Gritty,” he calls it. “I’m going to run hard every time, try to beat out infield singles if I can and put my body on the line if I need to, just to make those catches.”</p><p>But it turns out Peters is pretty smooth on the line, when he wants to be. Line dancing, country and swing, that is.</p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center> <div class=\"Enhancement-item\" data-crop=\"\"> <figure class=\"Figure\"><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-dd0001\" name=\"image-dd0001\"></a> <picture data-crop=\"medium\"> <source type=\"image/webp\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a19022e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x718+0+101/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F95%2F43%2F85c48d5348fb903602b0b3b5d33f%2Fsoxmain43.png 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8a090dc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x718+0+101/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F95%2F43%2F85c48d5348fb903602b0b3b5d33f%2Fsoxmain43.png 2x\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <source width=\"490\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/45bccb8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x718+0+101/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F95%2F43%2F85c48d5348fb903602b0b3b5d33f%2Fsoxmain43.png\" loading=\"lazy\" /> <img class=\"Image\" alt=\"Tristan Peters\" srcset=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/45bccb8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x718+0+101/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F95%2F43%2F85c48d5348fb903602b0b3b5d33f%2Fsoxmain43.png 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4b353f8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x718+0+101/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F95%2F43%2F85c48d5348fb903602b0b3b5d33f%2Fsoxmain43.png 2x\" width=\"490\" height=\"275\" src=\"https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/45bccb8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x718+0+101/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F95%2F43%2F85c48d5348fb903602b0b3b5d33f%2Fsoxmain43.png\" loading=\"lazy\" > </picture> <div class=\"Figure-content\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\"><p>Tristan Peters</p></figcaption><span class=\"line\"></span><div class=\"Figure-credit\"><p>AP</p></div></div> </figure> </div> </div><p>The Manitoba native found his groove when he wasn’t turning heads in center field at Chandler-Gilbert Community College in Arizona in 2019. His skillset both on and off the field stuck with an opposing junior-college manager, who went on to coach the Savannah Bananas and recruit Peters to the famed exhibition team.</p><p>As the 26-year-old Peters now tries to stake his big-league claim in the Sox’ outfield, he credits his brief foray into Banana Ball with helping to develop the high-octane, free-wheeling attitude he brings to the field.</p><p>“It's not really my type of thing, but it helped me a lot just to get out of my shell,” said Peters, who also met his wife, Erin, on the Arizona line-dancing circuit. “And I honestly had a blast playing for them.”</p><p>The Savannah squad that Peters played for in 2021 wasn’t quite the choreographed touring spectacle that packed Rate Field <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment-culture/2025/08/14/savannah-bananas-guaranteed-rate-field\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>last year</u></a> and comes to Wrigley Field in July. He went 16-for-50 with four doubles across 17 games that could be considered collegiate amateur contests with regular dance interludes.</p><p>“It was still like regular baseball, but I enjoyed it very much. Made some good friends, too. They kind of pulled whatever they could out of you. I did do two dances, which I never would have seen myself doing before that,” Peters said.</p><p>He politely declined a demonstration during his first road trip with the Sox, but videos of his kilted ensemble performances — including a final one to the tune of Britney Spears’ “Baby One More Time” — aren’t difficult to track down online.</p><div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center><div class=\"Enhancement-item\"> <div class=\"ExternalContent-wrapper\" > <div class=\"TweetUrl\"> <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Final Dance in BananaLand for Tristan Peters 🥲 <br><br>The Brewers got themselves a good one. <a href=\"https://t.co/KLP5IGZIo1\">pic.twitter.com/KLP5IGZIo1</a></p>— Savannah Bananas (@TheSavBananas) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/TheSavBananas/status/1415452514133098496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script> </div> </div> </div></div><p>“It just brings up some of the more fun aspects of the game, especially for kids. They love that showy kind of stuff,” said Peters, who also played at Southern Illinois University and got drafted by the Brewers while wearing Banana yellow.</p><p>Acquired by the Sox from Tampa Bay <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2025/12/18/white-sox-acquire-outfielder-tristan-peters-from-rays\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>in December</u></a> for cash considerations, Peters showed out with a .270/.333/.514 spring training, including two doubles, two triples and a homer to grab a roster spot.</p><p>“It was good at-bats, grindy-type at bats, which we love to see,” assistant general manager Josh Barfield said. “He's got some juice, but he can put down a bunt. It's just a fun style of baseball to watch.”</p><p>After appearing in four games last season with the Rays, Peters knocked the first hit of his career last weekend in Milwaukee, the start of a five-game on-base streak. He also swiped his first career stolen base Tuesday in Miami and headed to Chicago hitting 5-for-15 with a double after the Sox’ <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/04/01/munetaka-murakami-chicago-white-sox-debut\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>god-awful first two series</u></a> of the season.</p><div class=\"RelatedList Enhancement\" data-module data-align-center> <div class=\"RelatedList-title\">Related</div> <ul class=\"RelatedList-items\"> <li class=\"RelatedList-items-item\"> <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/arts-and-culture/2026/03/21/chicago-snowballs-savannah-bananas-rocket-squirrels-cherie-travis\" >Chicago’s own Savannah Banana-style exhibition baseball teams are rolling out</a> </li> </ul> </div> <p>“Tristan can get you in a lot of different ways,” manager Will Venable said. “Gives our offense a little bit of a different look and a different weapon in there. … Really quality at-bats, really competitive and the defense is really good, too.”</p><p>Peters knows as well as anyone that nothing’s guaranteed for him with regular turnover this year between the Sox and Triple-A Charlotte, especially with injured utility player Brooks Baldwin <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/03/13/white-sox-outfielder-brooks-baldwin-sidelined-by-right-elbow-inflammation\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>on the mend</u></a> and infield prospect Sam Antonacci <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/03/28/white-sox-prospects-noah-schultz-sam-antonacci-triple-a-opening-day?666\" target=\"_blank\" ><u>taking regular reps in left field</u></a> to hasten his path to The Show.</p><p>Peters will just keep lining it up as long as they let him.</p><p>“It's always a blessing to be in big leagues,” Peters said. “Just trying to make the most of it. 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