Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo has not looked like the same player than finished fourth in the National League MVP voting come 2025's end. The switch-hitting franchise shortstop is hitting just .233/.341/.342 so far this season, and has been struggling in nearly all areas of the game. Just two games prior, Perdomo was given an off day after a handful of mistakes nearly derailed the D-backs in a win over the Blue Jays . "He'd be the first one to tell you [it's been a tough start to the season]. He's grinding a little bit," manager Torey Lovullo said of Perdomo in an interview with Arizona Sports 98.7's Burns & Gambo show. "I called him in on that day off and we had a good heart-to-heart talk. We sat here for five, seven, ten, fifteen minutes and just hammered out a couple things that were on his mind. The game's not easy. He sometimes makes it look so easy that we think he can just put it in automatic and it's gonna happen every pitch, every game," Lovullo said. "I broke it down for him.…