Michael Pérez (born August 7, 1992) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Tampa Bay Rays.
| Michael Pérez | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Pérez with the Rays in 2020 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 5 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: August 7, 1992 Cataño, Puerto Rico | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 26, 2018, for the Tampa Bay Rays | |
| MLB statistics (through August 22, 2021) | |
| Batting average | .190 |
| Home runs | 9 |
| Runs batted in | 42 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Career
Pérez attended the Colegio Vocacional Para Adultos in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[1]
Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Pérez in the fifth round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.[2] Pérez played for the Diamondbacks organization for eight years, reaching Triple-A.[3]
Tampa Bay Rays
On July 25, 2018, the Diamondbacks traded Pérez and Brian Shaffer to the Tampa Bay Rays for Matt Andriese.[4] With Wilson Ramos injured, the Rays promoted him to the major leagues the same day, and he made his major league debut the next day against the Baltimore Orioles.[5] He got his first hit, a double, off of Alex Cobb that night.[6] On August 31, Perez was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring and would not play for the remainder of the season.[7] Perez ended the season slashing .284/.304/.392 with one home run and 11 runs batted in.[8] Over the next two seasons, Pérez slashed .185/.277/.269 over 60 games.
Pittsburgh Pirates
On October 30, 2020, he was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[9]
See also
References
- ^ NICK LOCKRIDGE of the Missoulian (August 4, 2012). "Osprey catcher Michael Perez lets his game do the talking | Missoula Osprey". missoulian.com. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ Toribio, Juan. ""I don't know how or why, but it has really helped me." How a small change helped Michael Perez turn things around". The Athletic.
- ^ Company, Tampa Publishing. "New Rays catcher Michael Perez worth wait". Tampa Bay Times.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Rays trade Matt Andriese to Arizona for two prospects". Tampabay.com. July 25, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ "For starters: Rays at Orioles, with Michael Perez in the lineup". Tampabay.com. July 26, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ Semansky, Patrick. "In matchup of struggling teams, Rays edge O's | Sports". heraldmailmedia.com. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ "Rays' Michael Perez: Put on DL". CBSSports.com. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
- ^ "Rays' Michael Perez: Return uncertain". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- ^ "Pirates Claim Michael Perez Off Waivers From Rays". MLB Trade Rumors.
External links
- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)