Eury Eduardo Pérez (born May 30, 1990) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Wild Health Genomes of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals, New York Yankees, and Atlanta Braves.
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Wild Health Genomes – No. 6 | ||||||||||||||
Outfielder | ||||||||||||||
Born: (1990-05-30) May 30, 1990 (age 32) San Luis, Dominican Republic | ||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | ||||||||||||||
MLB debut | ||||||||||||||
September 1, 2012, for the Washington Nationals | ||||||||||||||
MLB statistics (through 2015 season) | ||||||||||||||
Batting average | .254 | |||||||||||||
Home runs | 0 | |||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 5 | |||||||||||||
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Pérez participated in the 2010 All-Star Futures Game.[1] After the 2011 season, the Nationals added Pérez to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[2] He is regarded as a speedy outfielder with limited power and emerging hitting ability. In 2012, he broke out with the bat across multiple minor league levels, batting .314. His speed is also well discussed, as he stole 64 bases for Hagerstown in 2010 and 54 in 2012 for GCL, Harrisburg, Syracuse, and Washington.
Pérez was brought up by the Nationals from the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs on May 11, 2013 when Jayson Werth was placed on the disabled list.[3]
On September 18, 2014, Pérez was designated for assignment by the Nationals.[4]
On September 22, 2014 Pérez was claimed off waivers by the New York Yankees.[5] On January 16, 2015, the Yankees designated Pérez for assignment.[6]
On January 23, 2015, the Atlanta Braves claimed Pérez off waivers from the Yankees.[7] He was invited to spring training, and optioned to Triple–A Gwinnett on March 27.[8] He was recalled to the major league club on June 18.[9]
Pérez signed a minor league deal with the Houston Astros organization in January 2016.[10] He was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays on June 23, 2016 and assigned to their AAA club the Durham Bulls.[11]
On December 16, 2016, Pérez signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates that included an invitation to spring training.[12] While playing for Pittsburgh's AAA affiliate the Indianapolis Indians in 2017, Perez batted .336/.400/.433, with 22 steals in 50 games before being traded on August 3, 2017 to the Miami Marlins. [13]
Upon being acquired by the Miami Marlins, Perez was assigned to their AAA club the New Orleans Baby Cakes. [14] He elected free agency on November 6, 2017.
Perez signed a minor league deal with the Giants on February 23, 2018, though he became a free agent after the season.[15]
On March 1, 2019, Perez signed with the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican League.[16] He was released on April 13, 2019.
On April 15, 2019, Perez signed with the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League. He was released on May 25, 2019.
On December 9, 2020, Pérez signed with the Sioux City Explorers of the American Association of Professional Baseball. On July 10, 2021, Pérez was released by Sioux City without having appeared in a game for the team.[17]
On August 16, 2022, Perez signed with the Wild Health Genomes of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
Dominican Republic roster – 2013 World Baseball Classic champions (1st title) | |
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