Chris Perez (baseball)
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| Cleveland Indians – No. 54 | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: July 1, 1985 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| May 16, 2008 for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Career statistics (through 2011 season) |
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| Win-Loss | 10-14 |
| Earned run average | 3.13 |
| Strikeouts | 210 |
| Saves | 68 |
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| Men’s baseball | ||
Competitor for  United States |
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| Baseball World Cup | ||
| Gold | 2007 Tianmu | National team |
Christopher Ralph Perez (born July 1, 1985) is a right-handed relief pitcher for the Cleveland Indians. His pitches have been clocked at 98 mph on the radar gun.[1] He is 6' 4", 225 lbs. In 2010, fans began referring to him by the nickname "Pure Rage."
Perez grew up on Anna Maria Island in Florida. Perez pitched for the University of Miami and was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (42nd overall) of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft.
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[edit] Career
[edit] St. Louis Cardinals
He was 1-1 with a team-leading eleven saves and a 3.20 ERA in 26 games for the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds in 2008. He fanned 38 batters in his 25 1/3 innings pitched, walked just 12 and allowed only 18 hits. He was added to the Cardinals 25-man active roster from Triple-A Memphis on May 16, 2008. He made his debut that same day.
He attended the Cardinals' 2009 spring training camp to compete for a relief pitcher spot, but had arm trouble and was returned to the minor leagues for more experience.[2]
[edit] Cleveland Indians
Perez and Jess Todd were traded to the Cleveland Indians on June 27, 2009 for Mark DeRosa. Following the trade of Kerry Wood to the New York Yankees on July 31, 2010, Perez became the Indians' permanent closer.
After a breakout 2011 season that included playing in the All-Star Game and being 4th in the league in saves, on February 23, 2012, Perez strained his left oblique and is expected to miss 4–6 weeks. However, Perez himself set a goal for March 15. He was throwing a 10-minute bullpen session, when, after 25-30 pitches, felt a pain in his left side. He is not expected to miss Opening Day.[3]
He resides in Tampa, Florida[4] with his wife, Melanie.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Tribe deals DeRosa to Cards for Perez MLB.com
- ^ Cardinals Send Down Perez SI.com, March 30, 2009
- ^ Bastian, Jordan (February 26, 2012). "Indians closer Chris Perez shelved with strained left oblique". MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120226&content_id=26866342&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb.
- ^ "Cardinals disable Jason Isringhausen: Rookie Chris Perez purchased from Memphis (AAA) roster". St. Louis Cardinals PRESS RELEASE. 2008-05-16. http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20080516&content_id=2711612&vkey=pr_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl.
- ^ Chris Perez's Bio & Stats MLB.com
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Perez player profile at Scout.com
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