Sergio Daniel Pérez (born 5 December 1984) is a professional baseball player who plays as a pitcher. Born in the United States, he represents Spain internationally
Sergio Pérez | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Sergio Daniel Perez 5 December 1984 Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Career
editPérez is a graduate out of University of Tampa. In 2006, he was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 2nd round.
Pérez has played in the off-season with the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League for several seasons and has helped the Navegantes del Magallanes go into the playoffs.
On 16 March 2013, he signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics.[1]
On 4 March 2014, he signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays.[2]
International career
editPérez played for the Spain national baseball team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.[3]
References
edit- ^ John Shea [@JohnSheaHey] (16 March 2013). "Confirmed: #Athletics sign RHP Sergio Perez, who was in #Astros system 7 years, 2nd rounder in '06. Minor-league deal" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Marc Topkin [@TBTimes_Rays] (4 March 2014). "#Rays sign RH Sergio Perez, Univ. of Tampa product who has spent 8 years in minors (#Astros, #Athletics), mostly at Triple-A" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Sergio Perez Continues Pursuit of MLB Career After Excellent Winter Archived 2014-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)