Héctor Pérez (baseball)

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

Héctor Pérez
Cincinnati Reds – No. 49
Pitcher
Born: (1996-06-06) June 6, 1996
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 16, 2020, for the Toronto Blue Jays
MLB statistics
(through September 16, 2020)
Win–loss record0-0
Earned run average10.80
Strikeouts1
Teams

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 107​1⁄3 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 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.[5]

References
  1. "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. https://www.mlb.com/player/hector-perez-660431
  5. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/01/reds-acquire-hector-perez-from-blue-jays.html
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