Robert Pérez (baseball)
| Robert Pérez | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born: June 4, 1969 Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 20, 1994, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 7, 2001, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .254 |
| Home runs | 8 |
| Runs batted in | 44 |
| Teams | |
Robert Alexander Pérez Jiménez (born June 4, 1969) is a former Venezuelan outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, Montreal Expos, New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers in parts of six seasons spanning 1994–2001. Listed at 6' 3", 205 lb., he batted and threw right handed.[1]
Career
Born in Ciudad Bolívar, Pérez started his professional baseball career in the Venezuelan League as a 19-year-old rookie during the 1988–1989 season. He was signed by the Blue Jays organization as an amateur free agent in 1989.[1]
In a six-season career, Pérez posted a batting average of .254 (126-for-497) with eight home runs and 74 runs batted in in 221 games, including 49 runs, 19 doubles, one triple and three stolen bases.[1]
In 2007 and 2008 Pérez played in the Mexican League, batting over .300 both years. He also spent time in Japanese and Korean baseball while playing for the Orix BlueWave (1999) and the Lotte Giants (2003–2004, 2007), respectively, and played with the Novara United of the Italian Baseball League during the 2011 season.[2] In 2003, he tried to make a comeback to the majors by signing a minor league deal with the Seattle Mariners, was released at the end of spring training.
Besides, Pérez spent his entire 27-season career in the Venezuelan League with the Cardenales de Lara club between the 1989-90 and 2014-15 tournaments to become a living legend in his country, where he is nicknamed El Hombre Historia (The History Man). Such a nickname comes from the fact he set several all-time records in Venezuelan baseball history, including for the most home runs (125), RBIs (738), doubles (222) extra-base hits (382) and game appearances (1,300).[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Robert Perez MLB statistics".
- ^ Baseball Reference – Robert Perez MiLB statistics
- ^ Robert Pérez VPBL statistics PuraPelota.com. Retrieved on June 10, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Retrosheet
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics
- Solo Deportes – Article about a Robert Perez game ( Spanish)
- 1969 births
- Cardenales de Lara players
- Caribbean Series players
- Columbus Clippers players
- Diablos Rojos del México players
- Dorados de Chihuahua players
- Dunedin Blue Jays players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Knoxville Blue Jays players
- Leones de Yucatán players
- Living people
- Lotte Giants players
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
- Milwaukee Brewers players
- Montreal Expos players
- Myrtle Beach Blue Jays players
- New York Yankees players
- Novara United players
- Orix BlueWave players
- People from Bolívar (state)
- Piratas de Campeche players
- St. Catharines Blue Jays players
- Seattle Mariners players
- Syracuse Chiefs players
- Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo players
- Tennessee Smokies players
- Toronto Blue Jays players
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Canada
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Italy
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in Mexico
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in South Korea
- Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States
- 2006 World Baseball Classic players