Audris Joel Pérez (born December 23, 1988) is a Dominican professional baseball catcher who is currently a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Audry Pérez
Pérez with the Memphis Redbirds in 2014
Free agent
Catcher
Born: (1988-12-23) December 23, 1988 (age 35)
Sabana Grande de Palenque, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 15, 2013, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
(through 2014 season)
Batting average.000
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams

Career edit

St. Louis Cardinals edit

After joining the Cardinals organization in 2008, Pérez appeared for the GCL Cardinals and DSL Cardinals. In 2009, Pérez played for the Rookie league Johnson City Cardinals. In 2010, Pérez played for the short-season A-ball Batavia Muckdogs. In 2011, he spent time between the advanced-A ball Palm Beach Cardinals and AA Springfield Cardinals. Pérez spent the entire 2012 season in AA with Springfield. Pérez began 2013 with Springfield and received a promotion to the AAA Memphis Redbirds in July.

Pérez was called up to the majors for the first time on September 3, 2013.[1] Pérez only appeared in 3 games for the Cardinals over 2013 and 2014 before being outrighted off of the roster on September 10, 2014. He elected free agency on November 3.

Colorado Rockies edit

On November 19, 2014, Pérez signed a minor league deal with the Colorado Rockies and received an invitation to Spring Training.

Baltimore Orioles edit

On March 31, 2015, Pérez was traded to the Baltimore Orioles. He spent the year with the Triple–A Norfolk Tides. Pérez was invited to 2016 spring training with Baltimore but did not make the team and would spend the season in Norfolk.

He was invited to 2017 spring training but would not make the team again and would split the year between Norfolk and the Double–A Bowie Baysox. In 54 combined appearances, Pérez batted .296/.327/.414 with 2 home runs and 22 RBI. He elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2017.[2] On February 1, 2018, Pérez re–signed with the Orioles on a minor league contract. He played for Bowie and Norfolk in 2018 before electing free agency on November 3, 2018.

Ottawa Titans edit

On November 20, 2020, Pérez signed with the Ottawa Titans of the Frontier League.[3] On December 28, 2020, Pérez was released.[3][4]

Evansville Otters edit

On December 1, 2021, Pérez signed with the Evansville Otters of the Frontier League. On May 8, 2023, Pérez was released by the Otters.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Cardinals call up 6 players, including RH Wacha". ESPN.com. Associated Press. September 3, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Minor League Free Agents 2017". baseballamerica.com. 7 November 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Transactions". Frontier League. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Sunday's Transactions". San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. December 29, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "Frontier League - 2023 Transactions".

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