[1] Despite spending time on the 40-man rosters of the Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, and Cincinnati Reds, he never played in Major League Baseball (MLB).

[2][3] Peterson earned First Team All-American honors and was named MWC Co-Player of the Year with teammate Mitch Garver.

[7][8] In 2014, he played for the High Desert Mavericks and Jackson Generals, where he slashed .297/.360/.552 with 31 home runs, 111 RBIs, and a .912 OPS in 123 total games.

Peterson spent 2016 with both Jackson and Tacoma where he had a .264 batting average with 19 home runs and 78 RBIs in 119 games between the two clubs.

After 103 games with the Rainiers,[10] the Mariners designated him for assignment on July 30 to open a roster spot for Leonys Martín.

[13] On July 29, 2019, Peterson signed with the Sugar Land Skeeters of the independent Atlantic League.

On August 3, 2021, Peterson was traded to the Cleburne Railroaders of the American Association of Professional Baseball for cash considerations.

[13] On May 29, 2023, Peterson announced his retirement from professional baseball and that he would become an agent at Milk & Honey Sports, which had represented him as a player.

[24] Peterson's younger brother, Dustin, was selected in the second round of the 2013 MLB Draft and most recently played in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

[25][26] Their sister, MacKenzie, played college softball for the New Mexico Lobos and Tartleton State Texans.

[28] Peterson married Breanna Macha-Peterson, a former Arizona State Sun Devils softball pitcher,[29] in November 2019.