Michael Pérez

Michael Pérez (born August 7, 1992) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball catcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He has previously played in MLB for the Tampa Bay Rays.

For the baseball pitcher, see Mike Pérez (baseball). For the Mexican footballer, see Michael Pérez Ortiz. For other people with similar names, see Mike Perez (disambiguation).

Michael Pérez
Pérez with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2020
Pittsburgh Pirates
Catcher
Born: (1992-08-07) August 7, 1992
Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 26, 2018, for the Tampa Bay Rays
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.181
Home runs9
Runs batted in47
Teams

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, the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed Pérez off of waivers.[9] Pérez played in 70 games for Pittsburgh in 2021, hitting just .143/.221/.290 with 7 home runs and 21 RBI. The Pirates designated Pérez for assignment after the season on November 19, 2021.[10] Pérez cleared waivers on November 24, and was assigned outright to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians.[11]

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Company, Tampa Publishing. "New Rays catcher Michael Perez worth wait". Tampa Bay Times.
  4. "Rays trade Matt Andriese to Arizona for two prospects". Tampabay.com. July 25, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  5. "For starters: Rays at Orioles, with Michael Perez in the lineup". Tampabay.com. July 26, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  6. Semansky, Patrick. "In matchup of struggling teams, Rays edge O's | Sports". heraldmailmedia.com. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  7. "Rays' Michael Perez: Put on DL". CBSSports.com. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  8. "Rays' Michael Perez: Return uncertain". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  9. "Pirates Claim Michael Perez Off Waivers From Rays". MLB Trade Rumors.
  10. "Pirates add four to 40-man roster, designate Michael Perez for assignment | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette".
  11. "Pirates' Michael Perez: Clears waivers".
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