Michael Pérez

Michael Pérez
Michael Pérez
	Pérez with the Rays in 2020
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 5
	Catcher
	Born: August 7, 1992 (age 32); 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
	Tampa Bay Rays (2018–2020); Pittsburgh Pirates (2021–present);

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.

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]

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)

[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. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[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.

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