Héctor Pérez (baseball)

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Héctor Pérez
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1996-06-06) June 6, 1996 (age 25)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 16, 2020, for the Toronto Blue Jays
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record0-0
Earned run average10.80
Strikeouts1
Teams

Héctor Antonio Pérez (born June 6, 1996) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Career[]

Houston Astros[]

Pérez signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent in 2014. In 2015, he was assigned to the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League Astros, and later promoted to the Gulf Coast League Astros and Rookie Advanced Greeneville Astros. In 17 pitching appearances, Pérez posted a 2–0 win–loss record, 1.64 earned run average (ERA), and 50 strikeouts in 55 innings pitched.[1] He split time in 2016 with the Short Season-A Tri-City ValleyCats and the Class-A Quad Cities River Bandits, and worked to a 4–1 combined record, 3.15 ERA, and 80 strikeouts in 60 innings.[1] Perez opened the 2017 season with the River Bandits, and was later promoted to the Advanced-A Buies Creek Astros. In a career-high 1071⁄3 innings, Pérez posted a 7–6 record, 3.44 ERA, and 128 strikeouts.[1]

Pérez was assigned to Buies Creek to begin 2018, and earned a promotion to the Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks in early July.[1]

Toronto Blue Jays[]

On July 30, 2018, the Astros traded Pérez, Ken Giles, and David Paulino to the Blue Jays for Roberto Osuna.[2] The Blue Jays added him to their 40-man roster after the season. He spent the 2019 season with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, recording a 7-6 record and 4.60 ERA in 26 games. He made his major league debut September 16, 2020.[3] With the 2020 Toronto Blue Jays, Pérez appeared in 1 game, compiling a 0-0 record with 10.80 ERA and 1 strikeouts in 1.2 innings pitched.[4]

Cincinnati Reds[]

On January 22, 2021, Pérez was traded to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for cash considerations or a player to be named later (Darlin Guzman was sent to Toronto as the PTBNL on July 8[5]).[6] After struggling to a 9.35 ERA across 7 appearances for the Triple-A Louisville Bats, Pérez was designated for assignment on June 2, 2021.[7] At the time of his designation, Pérez had not appeared in a game with Cincinnati. He was outrighted to Triple-A Louisville on June 7.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Hector Perez Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  2. ^ Kelly, Matt (July 30, 2018). "Astros acquire Osuna from Blue Jays". MLB.com. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  3. ^ Armstrong, Laura (November 20, 2018). "Blue Jays exercise right to not share arms". thestar.com. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "Hector Perez Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
  5. ^ "Minor MLB Transactions: 7/8/21". MLB Trade Rumors.
  6. ^ "Reds Acquire Hector Perez From Blue Jays". MLB Trade Rumors.
  7. ^ "Reds Designate Hector Perez For Assignment". MLB Trade Rumors.
  8. ^ "Minor MLB Transactions: 6/7/21". MLB Trade Rumors.

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