Sergio Pérez (baseball)

Sergio Daniel Pérez (born 5 December 1984) is an professional baseball player who plays as a pitcher. Born in the United States, he represents Spain internationally

Sergio Pérez
Pitcher
Born: Sergio Daniel Perez
(1984-12-05) 5 December 1984
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Career

Pérez is a graduate out of University of Tampa. In 2006, he was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 2nd round.

Pérez has played in the off-season with the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League for several seasons and has helped the Navegantes del Magallanes go into the playoffs.

On 16 March 2013, he signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics.[1]

On 4 March 2014, he signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays.[2]

International career

Pérez played for the Spain national baseball team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.[3]

References
  1. John Shea [@JohnSheaHey] (16 March 2013). "Confirmed: #Athletics sign RHP Sergio Perez, who was in #Astros system 7 years, 2nd rounder in '06. Minor-league deal" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. Marc Topkin [@TBTimes_Rays] (4 March 2014). "#Rays sign RH Sergio Perez, Univ. of Tampa product who has spent 8 years in minors (#Astros, #Athletics), mostly at Triple-A" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. Sergio Perez Continues Pursuit of MLB Career After Excellent Winter Archived 2014-05-19 at the Wayback Machine


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